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Sitges 2008: KING OF THE HILL Director Gonzalo Lopez Gallego Talks SOLO And A JEALOUS GHOST

It should come as no surprise to regular readers of this site that we are big believers in Spanish director Gonzalo Lopez Gallego. His film King of the Hill (El Rey De La Montana) is a great favorite and earlier... More »

By Todd Brown

THE TWITCH INTERVIEW - JUNGLE JULIA

It's the Twitch Grindhouse double bill action! First up is this exclusive interview with Death Proof star Sydney Tamiia Poitier aka Jungle Julia. Followed up by Ardvark's review of the mega spectacular Japanese DVD boxset (read here). Now-a-days you can... More »

By Blake

A BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH A LEGEND OF CINEMA – ENZO G. CASTELLARI

Many of Enzo G. Castellari’s classic movies were made over thirty years ago and I’ve seen them over and over again, with each passing viewing feeling just as fresh and powerful. Mr. Castellari exploded the Italian crime film movement in... More »

By Blake

STUCK—Interview With Stuart Gordon, Mena Suvari and John Strysik

On October 26, 2001, Chante Jawan Mallard who was intoxicated behind the wheel of her car hit a homeless man, Gregory Biggs. Instead of getting Mr. Biggs help, she panicked and drove home with him stuck in her windshield. Two... More »

By Blake

40th Sitges - A Blood Soaked Interview with the Inside (À l'intérieur) Directors

From Sam Raimi, F.W. Murnau, Sergio Martino, Clive Barker, John Carpenter, George A. Romero and on, filmmakers have long been exploring and giving audiences a taste and glimpses of hell. With only their debut feature directing team Alexandre Bustillo and... More »

By Blake

40th Sitges – Park Chan-wook Speaks on Bakjwi and The Snow Piercer (& 18 wallpaper images of him)

NEWS FLASH - PARK CHAN-WOOK DIDN’T STOP MAKING MOVIES TO BE AN ASTRONAUT. Now that we have that cleared up… BLAKE: What can you tell us about your next film Bakjwi? PARK CHAN-WOOK: Bakjwi is the Korean word for “bat.”... More »

By Blake

40th Sitges - Interview with Frontier(s) director Xavier Gens and lead actress Karina Testa

At the 40th Sitges Film Festival I sat down this week with Xavier Gens and lead actress Karina Testa. An interview with both follows on Frontier(s) and I also have a 20 image wallpaper gallery showcasing them out here (view... More »

By Blake

Inside Directors Speak on Hellraiser

So you want some more details on the “Hellraiser” project from the "Inside" ("À l'intérieur") directors? I sat down with them this week at the 40th Sitges Film Festival and got some additional details. A full interview with them on... More »

By Blake

Leading Voices in Global Cinema

Todd Brown, Founder & Editor Toronto
Peter Martin, Managing Editor Dallas
Ryland Aldrich, Festivals Editor Los Angeles
James Marsh, Asian Editor Hong Kong
Brian Clark, European Editor Paris

China Beat: What did China See in IRON MAN 3?

Much has already been written, both on these pages and many others, about the landmark Hollywood-China co-production that is Marvel and DMG Entertainment's Iron Man 3. The film, directed by Shane Black, is the third solo outing for Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, and has proved a phenomenal success around... More »

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 2: I'M IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY'S GIRL

CHAPTER 4: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANNA KARINA AND BUTT PLUGSI'm sitting outside at a small Café that my editor told me to meet him at. I'm a 10 minute walk from the Marche Du Film convention hall and I'm still waiting for my editor to arrive so he take guide... More »

CINEMA HOLOCAUST ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA, PART 1: THOSE GOD DAMN FILM BLOGGERS

MIKE'S JOURNAL. MAY 13. MORNINGI wake up sometime around five AM. My flight to France doesn't leave until five PM. I should be there for security check in sometime around 3PM. There is no reason for me to be up this early but I'm feeling anxious. I have an itch... More »

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 1: A MAN'S HANDSHAKE SAYS EVERYTHING

CHAPTER ONE: THE BIGGER THE SIDEBURNS, THE BIGGER THE ASSHOLE. I've hit the big time now. I've finally made it. I'm in like Flint from here on out. I'm boarding a plane to France where I'll be attending the Cannes Film Festival for the first time.No more unpaid blogging from... More »

Destroy All Monsters: Leo DiCaprio and the Myth of the Chick Flick

I have a running argument about whether or not movie box office is a zero-sum game. I tend to attack film earning potential from the "mother of two" perspective - which is that while yes, it's nice to believe that if a film is good it has a theoretically unlimited... More »