DESTIN CRETTON IS NOT A “HIPSTER”

Now, almost exactly a year to the day from the time I saw the film, it’s coming to theaters in limited release as well as on all your favorite view-at-home platforms. I took the opportunity of the film’s release to do a much overdue interview with “I Am Not A Hipster” writer/director Destin Cretton…



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PUSHING HIS LUCK: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKER LUIS PRIETO

Luis Prieto’s “Pusher” will encourage you to pay off your Master Card… pronto…



Posted on October 31, 2012 by

“REEL TERROR” – INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR DAVID KONOW

With “Reel Terror,” Konow assembles the skin, bones, and viscera of horror’s hundred-year onscreen history, and doesn’t miss a bloody stitch…



Posted on October 8, 2012 by

PEAK PERFORMANCE: INTERVIEW WITH CHAD JUKES ON “HIGH GROUND”

PORT TOWNSEND FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION! “High Ground” is an emotional metronome of a film, swaying between the horror of combat and the staggering beauty of high-altitude vistas…



Posted on September 22, 2012 by

JAMES L. NEIBAUR REVISITS HARRY LANGDON’S SILENT COMEDIES

Film historian James L. Neibaur takes a fresh look at one of the most polarizing figures in film comedy…



Posted on September 20, 2012 by

A NATURAL TO TRADITION: SPIKE LEE ON “RED HOOK SUMMER”

You could imagine Spike Lee, in his preteen years, taking in every classic movie that came on TV. In his 25-plus-year career he’s included enough allusions and genres to suggest he was raised on film history. But during a recent phone conversation, Spike says it ain’t so…



Posted on August 30, 2012 by

MIKE O’HEARN UNLEASHES HIS ALTER EGO

In “Alter Ego,” Mike O’Hearn plays an ex-wrestler on the verge of transitioning to A-list movie stardom, but his mind begins to work against him and his grasp of reality becomes increasingly frayed…



Posted on August 15, 2012 by

RAY ZONE: A 3-D HISTORY ADVENTURE

Film Threat spoke with Zone on how the 3-D experience progressed from the glory days of “Bwana Devil” in 1953 to today’s digital offerings – along with a funky 1970s detour into the skin flick industry!



Posted on August 8, 2012 by

THERE’S NO STOPPING FILMMAKER PHILIP DORLING

While there were many questions on my mind as to how Philip was able to put together a major film, practically right out of film school, we decided to open the floor to the world of social media…



Posted on August 1, 2012 by

TALKING INDIE FILM DISTRIBUTION WITH NOBUDGEFILMS.COM’S KENTUCKER AUDLEY

Kentucker Audley and I did a brief email interview about NoBudge, Frank V. Ross and the state of independent distribution…



Posted on July 11, 2012 by

BREAKING THE ’6 MONTH RULE”

“People are always surprised by this movie,” says Blayne Weaver, the writer, director and star of 6 MONTH RULE. “We’ve gone to great lengths to avoid cliches. We’re inherently different, and it’s interesting to see how folks process that”. RULE, the award-winning independent feature which opened Friday in New York City, has been labeled by [...]



Posted on June 2, 2012 by

DAYBREAK: INTERVIEW WITH FILMMAKERS DON ARGOTT AND DEMIAN FENTON

Via telephone transmission from Pennsylvania to Tacoma, this flourishing filmmaking team explains that despite the miles worn by both their subject and his band, “Last Days Here” prefers to embrace the future and not wallow in the past…



Posted on April 4, 2012 by

2012 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL INTERVIEW WITH SLAMDANCE CO-FOUNDERS DAN MIRVISH AND PAUL RACHMAN

Filmmakers and Slamdance Co-Founders Dan Mirvish and Paul Rachman talk with Nic Baisley about starting Slamdance and share tips for filmmakers wanting to get their movies shown in Park City…



Posted on March 10, 2012 by

2012 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL INTERVIEW WITH SLAMDANCE CO-FOUNDER PETER BAXTER

Slamdance President and Co-Founder Peter Baxter takes a moment from running the festival to chat with Nic Baisley about what Slamdance is doing all year long to engage with filmmakers, how they’ve grown to complement Sundance instead of being adversaries, and how they are retaining audiences and sponsors this year…



Posted on March 9, 2012 by

2012 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL INTERVIEW WITH KRISTINA NIKOLOVA AND PAUL DALIO OF “FAITH, LOVE AND WHISKEY”

Cinematographer turned filmmaker Kristina Nikolova talks with Nic Baisley during the 2012 Slamdance Film Festival about her first feature film “Faith, Love and Whiskey.” She and co-writer Paul Dalio talk about their connection, casting for this very personal film, and making movies in Bulgaria…



Posted on March 8, 2012 by
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