Venice Film Festival and Opening Night 2j1y4s
Natalie Portman in Black Swan (2010) Fabulous BBC news report on opening night at La Biennale 2010 with reporter Kaleem Aftab. SEE REPORT HERE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11161596 STAY TUNED with much more, interviews from filmmakers and more Venice Film Festival news in the next few days! Posted by Vanessa McMahon September 04, 2010 ...
Nawaf Al-Janahi's 'The Circle' 1i6847
One of my favorite films this year that I couldn't wait to see since first learning about it at the 2010 Taormina Film Festival was The Circle (2009) by the young and up and coming director Nawaf Al-Janahi from Abu Dhabi. Born on the same year and only four days after me, I have to it my pride to be a '77 aquarian when seeing such greatness. The Circle left me in deep contemplation about life and indeed as soon as it ended, I found myself watching it immediately a second time. Here to speak w...
Origjanski Zlatko, Anastasia and 'Before the Rain' 393a4f
Today, September 1, 2010, marks the opening of the Venice Film Festival 2010. Let me take you back to a film that won the Golden Lion sixteen years ago. I'll never forget the first time I saw the Macedonian film Before the Rain (1994), which was winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1994. Well, I have always believed that the soundtrack makes the film, like frosting makes the cake. One just cannot go without the other. And the melodious music from Before the Rain, that alway...
Talking 'Quietly' with Cole Wiley 2r4l6g
I am super proud to present my good friend Colen C. Wiley. Cole and I met at an NYU interview four years ago where each of us had been interviewed by then NYU film teacher Milcho Manchevski, director of a favorite film of mine, Before the Rain (1994). Cole Wiley is the most educated up and coming filmmaker I know. He is a Harvard Law...
15 Till Midnight with Brandon Slagle 1p2j4t
Hi Brandon! Thanks for being here to talk about your many recent film projects. You certainly have a lengthy resume for 2010 and it doesn't look like you'll be letting up any time soon! ME: Can you talk about your latest films? There are so many so I don't know which to focus on. BRANDON: The most recent ones would be The Super, Avantgarde, 15 Till Midnight, and Song of the Shattered. They each couldn't be more differen...
Venice Film Festival in 1 week! 276zo
Robert Rodriguez' film Machete (2010) to open at Venice Film Festival 2010 I will be at La Biennale 2010 doing Film Festival updates, market and interviews. Please stay tuned for exciting news and press at La Biennale right here! In the meantime, check out some other interesting film industry production insight from previous interviews below! 1) Interview with Guillermo Arriaga (Babel, 21 Grams, The Burning Plain) in Aruba at AI...
Roberto Moreira is 'Paulista' 462t70
Roberto Moreira, the brave and brilliant Brazilian director of Paulista (Quanto Dura Amor 2009) is here to speak with us about his international award winning film. I spoke at length with Roberto and actress Maria Clara Spinelli in Palm Springs. See attached links below for previous dialogues with Roberto and Maria. ME: Robreto, muito obrigada for being here tonight! Can you speak with us about your film Paulista? What is it about and what inspire...
'I Think of a Dream Like That' Paolo Stella 4j5j5c
Here is the charming, cute and clever Paolo Stella, actor of my favorite underdog indie film of the year, the Italian breakout film, ‘Penso Un Sogno Cosi' (I Dream A Dream Like That) (2010) by visionary director Marco de Luca. Paolo is here to speak about his film and his career as an actor in Rome! I met Paolo in Aruba at the Aruba International Film Festival and our first words were my interview of him on the red carpet before the Aruba premier of their film and then the followin...
Coming Up Roses and Jayce Bartok 1x2t5y
Today I have the smart, skilled, stylish and sometimes sleazy (only in films of course! ;-)) actor/writer/director/producer Jayce Bartok with us to share his film adventures, past, present and future. ME: Jayce, how are you? Thanks for the interview. As you know, I'm super excited to hear about your latest film Coming Up Roses (2010) But first, can you speak to us about how you got into acting? Was it something you always knew you wanted to do? &nbs...
LARRY THOMAS, Let Them Eat Soup! 1u6a5k
I have the fantastic privilege to share my interview with the fabulous Larry Thomas, first class talented actor of TV and Film and the world famous Soup Nazi from the hit series Seinfeld. Read about Larry's latest projects as well as his experience being forever branded SOUP NAZI with the famous line: ‘NO SOUP FOR YOU!' When I asked Larry if he would do an interview with me, first he replied: ‘No interview for you!' LOL! But then he softened up and his the interview flowed like so...
Hamill with Joseph McKelheer 1k122j
Joseph McKelheer in demand; he's an actor, writer and film producer with an impressive film library under his belt. He's here today to speak about himself and his films. ME: Joseph, can you speak about how you got into writing and producing for film? JOSEPH: I think most producers get to a point where the sense of urgency to make a film is so great they'll do almost anything to make it happen. For me, that 'anything' was writing. I never fancied myself as a writer, ...
'Break' out with Frank Krueger 57e2l
On the go, go-getter actor Frank Krueger is here today to speak about his recent films The Pink Conspiracy (2007), Break (2008), Gerald (2010) and more! ME: Hi Frank, thanks for talking with us. First, can you tell us about your film The Pink Conspiracy? Like a brief on what it's about and then your role in it? FRANK: The Pink Conspiracy is a dark fun relationship comedy about a guy who disc...
The Kindness of Alessandro Parrello 6t461a
Today, I present Mr. Alessandro Parrello who plays Giovanni Allegretti in the much anticipated directorial debut of Deborah Hadfield in The Kindness of Strangers (2010). Alessandro Parrello is the Italian acting sensation who is about to explode! Ale takes time out of his Italian holiday to speak about his burgeoning film career. ME: Hey, Ale, thanks for trekking down the mountains of Abruzzo with all the horses and cows to be here. Ale is a veritable Ital...
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, cinema Iceland 3t552z
Interview with Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, the grand Icelandic director of Polite People (2010) and City State (2011). Olaf speaks in depth about both films and being a filmmaker far north, in Iceland. ME: First, can you speak about how you got into writing and directing and producing for film? OLAF: I was depressed, probably because I always take life much more seriously than needed. Out of that depression came a longing to create something and film...
Talking with Tim Seyfert 4m3p4o
http://www.timetravelboyfriends.com Talking with Tim, a fellow Californian working on film in London. He has a number of exciting film projects going down and tons more on the way. Watch out for this growing fish in the sea of international film circuits! ME: Hi, Tim. Thanks for ing us. So awesome to talk to you. You're a fellow Californian working in London like me! So, can you tell us how you got into acting? TIM: Acting wasn't something I ini...
Parley with Daniel Pearce 6r4o5z
Parleying with Daniel Pearce on his role in the blockbuster hit Salt (2010), working with the beautiful and ‘down to Earth' Angelina Jolie and being an actor in film and TV between LA and NY. ME: Hey, Daniel, thanks for speaking with us. Well, you're in the film Salt, (2010) by director Phillip Noyce. Can you speak a little bit about the part you play and a little bit about the film itself? Like a sum up for those who dont know yet. ...
ESCAPE! with Joe Wehinger c5y16
Today I have Director/Writer Joe Wehinger here with me to speak about his new film The AmericanStandards (2010) among other, groundbreaking industry projects. Joe is one of the freshest and most far- seeing directors in the industry today. Read him speak of all his film and media hip happenings. ME: Hi Joe, can you speak about your film The American Standards (2010)? As your first feature what inspired you to tell this story? JOE:...
Artan Minarolli is ALIVE! 24411x
Interview with Artan Minarolli, director of Albania's internationally acclaimed film Alive (2009). About a young man named Koll in Tirana, Albania who is just trying to live the modern life of a university student but gets stuck in an ancient blood feud in the countryside of his ancestral land. Will modern times help Koll escape his tragic familial fate? I met Artan Minarolli in January in Palm Springs at the closing night party where were all packed tight in a room hiding from ...
'Mercy' please, Leon Clingman! 6a71s
During the World Cup, FIFA 2010, my friend South African actor Leon Clingman and I traded information about World Cup news from each country we were in (he in South Africa and me in Brazil). Now, the Cup is over and film excitement has taken over in South Africa once again. Leon Clingman speaks to us from Cape Town about his latest film projects. LEON: My role in Black Butterflies is really small (3 lines). I play a doctor who works at the reception of a psychiatric ho...
Daring Daran Fulham 265e6i
TODAY'S SPECIAL: An interview with the daring international man of mystery Mr. Daran Fulham, the uber talented Art Director for Samson and Delilah (2009), Defiance (2008), Les Deux Monde (2007), Blood Diamond (2006), Syriana (2005) and so much more. Daran speaks about his fascinating career as Art Director and his latest work on the cinematic masterpiece Samson and Delilah by director Warwick Thornton, entirely filmed on location in his native land of Australia. ME: Hi...
Interview with Director Damien Chazelle on 'Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench' (2009) 18646g
Writer/Director Damien Chazelle is the young visionary behind Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009), an eclectic stimulating and chic film about love and music, break-ups and jazz. In this film, Damien wrote, produced, directed, edited and did the cinematography. In an interview about his film, here is what he had to say: You just got back from Serbia and now here you are. Thanks for ing us! Can you tell us about your film Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009) and what ...
Portal to 'Red White and Blue' 3c3l5z
The internationally acclaimed and festival winning Red White and Blue (2010) isn't the patriotic film that you would expect from such a title...No, it's a story peppered with symbolism about deprivation, love, ion and gore. Red, White and Blue is a heart-palpitating thought-provoking thriller story about nymph-ess Erica and 'three lives bound together by blood'. I had the fortunate opportunity to meet with producer Bob Portal to speak about his film Red White and Blue as well...
Erik Stoops, not to be Mythed!!! 2x6s4i
Hello Erik! How are you? This is so exciting to talk with you! Okay, let's jump right in... Shall we? I can't wait to hear all about you and your new film The Legend of Secret (2010). ME: First, can you speak about how you got into writing for film and producing? ERIK: I became a published author at the age of nineteen, with a field guide book under my birth name Erik Daniel Stoops called ‘Snakes and Reptiles of the Southwest' published by the Old Golden We...
Today is Better than Two Tomorrows 6ze5h
Interview with celebrated composer Cyril Morin!! Cyril Morin's latest score is for the documentary film Today is Better than Two Tomorrows (2009), a hair raisingly poignant film that takes a look into the lives of two 12 year-old Laoatian boys as they experience a rite of age ceremony in a far off Buddhist land. Journey with them as they from childhood into ritualized and socially recognized adulthood, after which they will never be the same. ME: Hi, Cyril. Can you tell us what...
Jeremiah Sayys 'OF SILENCE' 2g4fo
Jeremiah Sayys is the talented writer/producer/director/actor of the soon to be released film Of Silence (2010). Of Silence poses this thought-provoking philosophical question: What if silence was a living thing? I asked Jeremiah to tell us about his new film, which for my part, I cannot wait to see. ME: Jeremiah, can you tell us about Of Silence and what inspired you to make this film? JEREMIAH: It’s a challenging story, a mind-bender. It asks questions, b...
