Interviews

GREGG BARSON CAPTURES THE FINAL ACT OF PHYLLIS DILLER

By | April 2005

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2005 INTERVIEW! Phyllis Diller has given her final performance after announcing in 2002 that she would be retiring from the biz we know as show. Filmmaker Gregg Barson was there to capture this farewell performance, as well as the preparations leading up to it. “Goodnight, We Love You” offers a glimpse into the life of this legendary performer…

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GREGG BARSON CAPTURES THE FINAL ACT OF PHYLLIS DILLER

Phyllis Diller has given her final performance after announcing in 2002 that she would be retiring from the biz we know as show. Filmmaker Gregg Barson...

TOM PUTNAM GIVES US THE GREASE ON BIGFOOT

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MATT ZOLLER SEITZ: THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE “HOME”

One of the best film critics working today is Matt Zoller Seitz, whose invigorating analysis of today's cinema is published in the New York Press weekly...

MATTHEW BORTOLIN: DARTH VADER VS. THE BUDDHA

Were you initially cognizant of the parallels between “Star Wars” and Buddhist theology when you first saw the 1977 landmark, or did your connections...

NICK DAY AND MAURIZIO BENAZZO: D.I.Y. DISTRIBUTION

Anyone involved in the indie film world cannot help but notice that a growing number of filmmakers are self-releasing their movies. This is often done by...

ONDI TIMONER: DIGGING FOR GOLD

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. But when you’re on the road with Anton Newcombe, the stability-impaired guru behind Brian Jonestown Massacre, such...

SOLONDZIAN CRUELTY – NO SUCH THING

Have you ever attended a screening of your own movies to gauge real audience reaction? ^ Sometimes the laughter I hear makes me wince. I am not the best...

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Filmmaker Quentin Lee is not afraid to take chances. In fact, this sense of daring separates him from many creative artists, both within the Hollywood...

QUENTIN LEE: THE LIBERATION OF “ETHAN MAO”

Your films bring a depth and scope of maturity and sensitivity to issues relating to the Asian-American and gay communities, which are two demographic...

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