Clara, a sci-fi film, won the Jury Best Narrative Feature award at the Austin Film Festival. The festival, which ran October 25 – November 1, screened more than 180 films, and brought screenwriters and filmmakers together to celebrate the role of the screenplay in film and television. Clara, written by …
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Interview: Actress Lois Smith with Linda Winer, LPTW Oral History Series
'I was getting lots of scripts in which there was dementia or death. And I thought with some of them, I don’t want to settle into this and really didn’t. I’ve been fortunate. The last two characters I’ve played, one died, the other was terminal. There’s bound to be some of that.'
Read More »Rhys Wakefield, Star of ‘The Grand Son’ — Exclusive Interview
Purge actor Rhys Wakefield discusses the creative processes behind his latest film in this exclusive interview with Blogcritics.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Rhys Wakefield, Star of ‘The Grand Son’
Purge actor Rhys Wakefield discusses the creative processes behind his latest film in this exclusive interview with Blogcritics.
Read More »San Antonio Film Festival Interview: Joshua J. Smith, Creator of ‘Buckshot’
The writer/director of 'Buckshot' talks about bringing his first feature to San Antonio.
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Maverick Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen discusses his lengthy and colorful career in anticipation of the release of the documentary 'King Cohen.'
Read More »Exclusive Interview: Anthem Libertarian Film Festival’s Jo Ann Skousen on Film and the Voice of Reason
'I am hopeful that providing a venue for libertarian films, like this festival, will encourage more producers to green-light libertarian scripts. Meanwhile, we have nine outstanding short narratives this year, covering topics from envy and revenge to immigration and justice. Most of them are made by women and about women, which pleases me as well.'
Read More »Movie Review: Leigh Whannell’s Computer-Powered ‘Upgrade’
The writer/director draws on classic exploitation tropes to create a bleak vision of the future that is both funny and frightening.
Read More »Interview: Alicia Slimmer on Taking ‘Creedmoria’ from Idea to Distribution — Cannoli, Rejections and Dreams
I see so many great films at festivals that then disappear from the radar, I was delighted to find out that 'Creedmoria' was coming out on VOD on May 15, 2018. I spoke with writer/producer/director Alicia Slimmer about the filmmaker journey from random thought to available on everybody’s iPhone.
Read More »SXSW 2018 Exclusive Interview: Filmmaker Jason Outenreath on His Immigration Documentary ‘They Live Here, Now’
The human rights filmmaker discusses his new feature-length documentary/narrative hybrid.
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