The relationship between the young Ekaj (Jake Mestre) and the older Mecca (Badd Idea) is central to writer-director Cati Gonzalez’s movie. It gives warmth and structure to this story about two young gay Puerto Rican men, struggling to survive in that harshest of environments, New York City. But it’s also one that threatens to become… Ekaj Read More
Precognition 3 stars
A battle rages in a wood, as soldiers on the ground engage in a futile struggle against an airborne assault. It’s a noisy, jarring introduction with screams and explosions. But most striking is writer-director Luke Tedder’s disjointed and disruptive filming of the fighting – leaving us the audience as disoriented as the soldiers being attacked…. Precognition Read More
Deciphering The Making Of Short Film The Code With Director Patrick Ryder
Award-winning director Patrick Ryder’s latest short film is The Code, a World War 2 drama set in the forests of France shortly before the events of Dunkirk. It follows brothers Will (Kevin Leslie) and Eddie (Jacob Anderton) and their friend Tommy (Robert Dukes), separated from the rest of their regiment and desperate to get to… Deciphering The Making Of Short Film The Code With Director Patrick Ryder Read More
The Code (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
*** Read my interview with director of The Code, Patrick Ryder *** Three British soldiers, one horribly injured, come across a wounded German, still attached to the silk parachute which is splayed out across a tree trunk lying on the forest floor. The German he utters remains mostly un-translated. He can speak English though, and… The Code (Short Film) Read More
Winter Ridge Director Dom Lenoir On The Making Of His British Thriller
“There are a thousand examples of films outside the box that succeed on their quality” Director of Winter Ridge, Dom Lenoir Winter Ridge, a British thriller about a serial killer targeting elderly people with dementia, is going on international release this year (check out my review and watch the trailer here). Set in the fictional… Winter Ridge Director Dom Lenoir On The Making Of His British Thriller Read More
Winter Ridge 3 stars
*** My interview with Winter Ridge director Dom Lenoir *** “As the sun dims so too can consciousness” says Joanne Hill (Game Of Thrones‘ Hannah Waddingham), dementia specialist and host of a group for local sufferers, talking about that time when dusk falls. It’s an evolutionary trait we all have but it is heightened in… Winter Ridge Read More
My Animated Chat With Director Peter Peake On New Film ‘Take Rabbit’, Riddles, & Oscar Madness
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
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong 3.5 stars
“This is the saddest heist in the long-storied history of crime” says first-time burglar Marlon as he and fellow future felon Leo attempt to escape from a house they’ve broken into and are now unable to leave. That title is accurate and inaccurate, luckily for the right reasons. This is an engaging movie with a… A Bad Idea Gone Wrong Read More
Life And The Art Of Lying (Short Film) Short Film 3 stars
“Fuck you Charlie, fuck you!” screams Mara, a young woman finally able to admit her feelings for Charlie, but who has just been blindsided by a huge secret Charlie has been keeping from her. Our first sympathies are always with Charlie of course, who has found out her cancer has turned, an illness she has… Life And The Art Of Lying (Short Film) Read More
Six Degrees & Kevin Bacon: The Making Of Short Film “Entrance No Exit”
*** Check out my Entrance No Exit cast & crew interviews *** It’s a mysterious, extraordinary entity, a technological marvel that somehow becomes a repository for our heaviest baggage. Yes, I’m talking about Fiat 500s. Oh and film. 1. CHARIOTS OF FIRE Never was this shown so clearly than when I waited at the station with three actors to… Six Degrees & Kevin Bacon: The Making Of Short Film “Entrance No Exit” 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
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