Exclusive interviews with actors, directors, and craftspeople — candid conversations about making movie magic, career, and any other random thought that crosses my mind.
James Ponsoldt is quickly shuffling his way to the forefront of the independent movie scene and I had a chance to sit down with him and talk about his film The Spectacular Now, which is currently sitting as my favorite film of the year thus far, as well as his plans for the future. Infectiously...
With his film releasing in limited theaters and VOD this weekend, I had a chance to sit down with Matthias Hoene (pronounced: who-na) to talk about his zom-com Cockneys Vs. Zombies. Following a clan of bumbling Cockneys trying to be cons, Horne frames the zombie genre in the light of a first-time bank heist. For...
Curled up in leather chairs by a sputtering fireplace, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Felicity Price and I had a chance to talk about their new film Wish You Were Here. Director/screenwriter, Kieran, and leading lady/screenwriter, Felicity, worked through making a distinctlyAustralian film that is also universally human and found success. With acting as divine as it...
Last week, I got a chance to chat with Karen Whitehead, director of Her Aim Is True. Focused on the career of Jini Dellaccio, Karen’s documentary takes aim at both the world of 1960s rock ‘n’ roll, asking how a young woman photographer made such an impact in a largely patriarchal subculture. From The Rolling...
High on the velvety steps of the Seattle International Film Festival‘s opening night gala, I had a chance to speak with Clark Gregg, the one actor who has been in as many Marvel films as Robert Downey Jr. From the first inklings of the Marvel Movie Universe in Iron Man, Gregg has played Agent...
Hot off the success of his documentary, I had a chance to sit down with Tom Berninger of Mistaken For Strangers. Brother to The National frontman, Matt Berninger, and emerging filmmaker, Tom set out with the band for their year-long world tour with all intentions of making a rock doc. He came away with something...
Stephen Sihla and Eric Slade’s Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton is a close exploration of a man who embodied the tenants of free expression. Living under the mantra of ‘Follow Your Weird,’ Broughton was both a poet and a filmmaker, an avante garde champion of artist expression who refused to play by...