Harry Dean Stanton was LUCKY
Click here to listen to the interview. Bastille Day was Harry Dean Stanton’s birthday. A wayward actor with as much interest in sitting in his backyard with a smoke and … Continue reading
Mark O’Brien in Righteous Black & White
There are many things I love about Mark O’Brien’s feature film directorial debut, THE RIGHTEOUS, one of the gems I discovered at this year’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Not the … Continue reading
FANTASIA 25: WHEN I CONSUME YOU
I’ll post the full interview with the four closer tot he film’s release, but for now, here is Blackshear on why he went so dark this time out. And here … Continue reading
John Dower Celebrates THE MYSTERY OF D.B. COOPER.
Click here to listen to the interview. When I spoke with John Dower by zoom on November 20, 2020 about his intriguing documentary, THE MYSTERY OF D.B. COOPER, was that … Continue reading
Binging Brett Haley
No one more binge-worthy than Brett Haley, master of the optimistically bittersweet, and purveyor of such finely observed, wise, and heartfelt delights as HEARTS BEAT LOUD (Nick Offerman playing against type … Continue reading
You Bet They’re ASKING FOR IT
The word subversive gets thrown around a lot, but when it comes to ASKING FOR IT, there is no better way to describe this very black and astringent comedy. … Continue reading
Close up on FARAWAY EYES
The world premiere of writer/director Harry Greenberger’s second feature film, FARAWAY EYES (now called HERE AFTER), happened on March 7, 2020, just before the festival in which it was booked … Continue reading
Why Is Fox Afraid to Show an Ad for A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN?
I was delighted when I found out that I would be able to interview Marshall Curry for his Oscar-nominated short film, A NIGHT AT THE GARDEN. The seven-minute film … Continue reading
CAPERNAUM’s Nadine Labaki on Art and Politics.
Nadine Labaki and her star, Zain al-Rafeea received a 15-minute standing ovation after her film, CAPERNAUM, screened at the Cannes Film Festival. It would go on to win the … Continue reading
The Waking Life of Richard Linklater.
There are many things that I adore about the intellectually eclectic films of Richard Linklater. If he had done nothing except the incisive, heartbreaking, and romantically dizzying BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE … Continue reading
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