Interviews Archives
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20th Philadelphia Film Festival – Race to the Bottom of the Earth
Surprisingly compelling considering it's basically one man talking into a video camera about frost bite, broken camping stoves, broken skies, whiteout conditions, and calling his wife each night with sometimes incoherent reports of the day.
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Commentary – Machine Gun Preacher w/ Sam Childers Q & A
The real Sam Childers says the timeline of his actual transformation from this way of living, to becoming a preacher and savior for orphaned children in war torn Sudan, took a heck of a lot longer than how it's portrayed in the film, however, the basis of the story is completely true
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MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE – Sean Durkin & Elizabeth Olsen Q & A
Have you heard about Martha Marcy May Marlene? It’s been a darling of this year’s festival circuit – The title gives the impression four women share top billing, but in actuality newcomer Elizabeth Olsen (cast only two weeks before shooting), is not only the subject of the multiple monikers, she hauntingly carries the full weight of this dark drama; along with some good, creepy assistance by John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone). The film explores the mind altering experience of cult life. A group of mostly 20-something men and women share an old farm house in upper state New York. The initial impression is one of communal, live off the land, find…
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Tinsel & Tine Interview – Eric Bresler (Cinedelphia) Profiled
Before getting into Cinedelphia, a go to site of film coverage, interviews, reviews, listings, ticket giveaways, event coverage and more! I wanted to chat about Eric's film background. As I suspected, he was an aspiring filmmaker; one who took on a huge undertaking for his 2001 senior project at Drexel University (Film & Video Program)....
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Interview: Casper Andreas “Going Down in La La Land”
Q: Going Down in La La Land is about the seamier side of the entertainment industry. Any first hand knowledge of the porn world? CA: No. But I have a friend who worked on the administration side for a company in LA ; he gave me advice on the script in addition to helping me secure some locations and extras for some of those scenes.
