Oscar- and BAFTA-nominated director Peter Peake is back with Take Rabbit, an animated short film based on the well-known riddle about transporting a fox, a rabbit and a cabbage across a river, one at a time, without leaving one in danger of being eaten by another while you go back for the last one. I… My Animated Chat With Director Peter Peake On New Film ‘Take Rabbit’, Riddles, & Oscar Madness Read More
Entrance No Exit For Cast & Crew With My Q&As…
Director Jo Southwell managed to quickly crowdfund then pull together a full team for her short film Entrance No Exit. (You can read my diary of my time as an extra on the shoot here). I spoke to Jo and some of her cast and crew about their experiences and how they got into the… Entrance No Exit For Cast & Crew With My Q&As… Read More
FishBowl California: Interviews With Director Michael A MacRae & Actor Steve Olson
“I was honored to work with some of the best talent in the world. I learned from them” Michael A MacRae Michael A MacRae directed and co-wrote Fishbowl California, a hilarious comedy about 20-something slacker Rodney (Steve Olson) who ends up living with June (Katherine Cortez), a bolshy, beer-loving widow, after she catches him stealing her electricity. Check… FishBowl California: Interviews With Director Michael A MacRae & Actor Steve Olson Read More
Fishbowl California Interviews: Actor Steve Olson (Rodney)
“I know Rodneys. I try not to give advice since people usually don’t take it anyways, let alone from me” Steve Olson Steve Olson stars in the hilarious indie comedy Fishbowl California, about Rodney, a 20-something slacker who ends up house-sharing with cantankerous, hard-drinking widow June (Katherine Cortez) after she catches him trying to steal… Fishbowl California Interviews: Actor Steve Olson (Rodney) Read More
Jessica Whitehill On Screenwriting Plus Humanity & Humour In “The 12”
Screenwriter Jessica Whitehill wrote The 12, a bleakly witty church invasion thriller where a tiny congregation learns its own strengths when faced with a terrifying but very human gunman. The feature-length movie was shot in only five days by her husband, director James Whitehill. Jessica has worked extensively in theatre and film – her script for SVEN won best sci-fi screenplay at the… Jessica Whitehill On Screenwriting Plus Humanity & Humour In “The 12” Read More
James & Jessica Whitehill On 5-Day Feature “The 12”
The debut feature film from director James Whitehill and screenwriter Jessica Whitehill, The 12 is a British thriller with a seam of black humour. In the movie, an unstable gunman, Caleb, takes a pastor and his congregation hostage. As the group gets to know the intruder, they discover he already has connections to their church; and… James & Jessica Whitehill On 5-Day Feature “The 12” Read More
Gun Shy Director Simon West Talks Crowdfunding, Con Air & Tequila
“I wanted to make this film with the least amount of interference creatively and have the most control over the whole project… The beauty of crowdfunding is that almost all the money raised goes directly into the production budget and on to the screen” Simon West Film director Simon West’s latest movie, Gun Shy, was released on iTunes this… Gun Shy Director Simon West Talks Crowdfunding, Con Air & Tequila Read More
Interviews With Director Gary Sinyor & Cast Of The Unseen
In new British thriller The Unseen, Gemma (Jasmine Hyde) and Will (Richard Flood) have lost their only child Joel in an accident. As they struggle to cope, Gemma starts suffering intermittent sight loss, a terrifying condition which just adds to her disorientation, and which we experience through her eyes. Paul (Simon Cotton), a stranger, finds… Interviews With Director Gary Sinyor & Cast Of The Unseen Read More
Interview With Jasmine Hyde – Gemma In The Unseen
***Warning spoilers ahead! *** Jasmine Hyde is extraordinary as Gemma, the central character in the terrific new British thriller The Unseen. She and her husband have lost their young son, an only child, and as they struggle to come to terms with their loss she starts intermittently losing her sight – and we experience these attacks… Interview With Jasmine Hyde – Gemma In The Unseen Read More
Interview With Simon Cotton – Paul In The Unseen
***Warning spoilers ahead! *** Paul, Simon Cotton’s character in The Unseen, can best be described as “handsome but creepy”. As soon as I saw him I suffered a bout of JustCantPutMyFingerOnIt-itis, and my creep radar went wild. But thanks to Simon’s performance I did struggle for much of the film as to whether I was… Interview With Simon Cotton – Paul In The Unseen Read More
Interview With Richard Flood – Will In The Unseen
Richard Flood plays Will in new British thriller The Unseen. He’s lost his son, and now has to deal with his wife Gemma intermittently losing her sight, and their new friend Paul, who is muscling in on their grief. Will’s own coping mechanisms aren’t working – he starts hearing their dead son Joel in their home, but is it psychological or something more… Interview With Richard Flood – Will In The Unseen Read More
Is Horror Reanimating? Is IT It? Q&A With Shudder’s Colin Geddes
“I like to break the genre down into films that are terror-based (rooted in reality, such as serial killers, slashers, crime) in which the outcome is predictable in the sense that it’s bound by the rules of physics; and horror, which is uncanny or supernatural, and not rooted in any firm rules of our world.”… Is Horror Reanimating? Is IT It? Q&A With Shudder’s Colin Geddes Read More