HKIFF 2012: an interview with Peter Chan Ho-sun (Filmmaker in Focus)
Born in Hong Kong and raised in Bangkok, Peter Chan Ho-sun studied cinema in the United States at the UCLA film school before coming back to his native country in the early 80's.  He started work in the film industry... More »
  

HKIFF 2012: an interview with Bede Cheng (program manager)
The 8th edition of Entertainment Expo Hong Kong ( March 19 -April 15, 2012) features nine spectacular events covering a global mix of film, TV, music and digital entertainment. It includes FILMART (Hong Kong International Film & TV Market), the... More »
  

Exclusive: TWITCH talks with renowned stuntman and ActionFest honoree Mickey Gilbert
Mickey Gilbert is a tough sonofabitch, a direct line to the glory days action cinema. His credits go back decades, from his his dozens of roles in The Wild Bunchas and acting as Redford's double in Butch Cassidy, to... More »
  

SXSW 2012: Mike Birbiglia discusses SLEEPWALK WITH ME
After it's amazing reception at Sundance this year, including winning the Best of NEXT audience award, Sleepwalk With Me is continuing with that momentum at SXSW. Mike Birbiglia, sat down with us to discuss his debut feature, sleepwalking and... More »
  

IFFR 2012 Interview: ÓSKAR THÓR AXELSSON Talks BLACK'S GAME
(How to look composed while your high-profile debut film has its world premiere at an international festival, lesson 1...) On Wednesday the 1st of February 2012, the Icelandic crime thriller "Svartur á Leik" aka. "Black's Game" had its world premiere... More »
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Talking Shit: Discussing ZOMBIE ASS with director Noboru Iguchi & stars Arisa Nakamura & Demo Tanaka
Among the special programmes at this year's Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival was a celebration of the work of Noboru Iguchi, the director of such low budget splatter classics as THE MACHINE GIRL, ROBOGEISHA and ZOMBIE ASS, which enjoyed its... More »
  

A Few Words With MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE Director Sean Durkin
In celebration of the dvd/blu-ray release of Sean Durkin's feature directorial debut, the sombre yet stunning cult film Marthe Marcy May Marelene, he graciously popped by to have a brief chat. Let's be clear, Martha Marcy May Marlene is... More »
  

IFFR 2012 Interview: SHINYA TSUKAMOTO talks KOTOKO
(...and blood and sperm of course, because he is Shinya Tsukamoto after all.) Last year Tsukamoto Shinya visited the International Film Festival Rotterdam as part of a group of directors promoting the excellent "Kaidan: Horror Classics" and Twitch put up... More »
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IFFR 2012 Interview: MIIKE TAKASHI Talks ACE ATTORNEY
(...and blood and sperm of course, because he is Miike Takashi after all.) This year the popular and VERY prolific Japanese director Miike Takashi visited the International Film Festival Rotterdam to present his newest film... well, his newest finished one... More »
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Sundance 2012 Interview: Don Coscarelli talks JOHN DIES AT THE END
If you read my review of John Dies at the End, you know that I had a great time watching the movie, at midnight, in the Egyptian Theater during The Sundance FIlm Festival. Introduced by a bushy bearded Paul Giamatti who... More »
  

Wolves in Sheep Clothing (Genre as Sartorial Satire): Robin Hardy talks the Legacy of The Wicker Man the Timing of The Wicker Tree, and 40 years of History
It has indeed been nearly 40 years since the release of the British cult film about cults: The Wicker Man.  Director Robin Hardy has a fairly sparse resume in the ensuing years, only a single film, and a single... More »
  

Sundance 2012 Interview: HELLION writer/director Kat Candler
Filmmaker Kat Candler is a goddamned rarity. Having been in the industry over 10 years now, she's constantly working on new projects, winning awards, and remains one of the most down-to-earth people I've ever met. I would put her... More »
  

Director & Stuntman Nash Edgerton Talks SPIDER Sequel BEAR, His Work With David Michôd, And How Stunts Tell Stories!
Nash Edgerton is one of the most exciting cats in filmmaking today. It's strange to still call him upcoming, but while his style is signature; his videos insanely viral; his fans among the most famous; and his mark on indie... More »
  

The Northlander: talking to MARIANNE director Filip Tegstedt
Filp Tegstedt's Marianne stood out among some pretty impressive genre productions at the Leeds Film Festival 2011 given the Swedish director's debut almost doesn't feel like a conventional horror film at all. The story of a man eaten alive by... More »
  

A Brief Chat with the One and Only Roger Corman
Chances are that if you love movies you know who Roger Corman is. If you're not sure, however, about all the things that he's accomplished in his nearly sixty-year career, you may want to check out his page at IMDb--but... More »
  

Exploring CORMAN'S WORLD with Documentarian Alex Stapleton
In an awards season awash with nostalgia for the movie culture of yore, it's nice to see a bit of living history up on the screen in the form of Alex Stapleton's Corman's World. No question that Hugo and The... More »
  

AFI Fest 2011: Twitch chats with AFI Fest's Jacqueline Lyanga & Lane Kneedler
Ahead of this Thursday's kick off of AFI Fest 2011, Twitch had a chance to chat with Festival Director Jacqueline Lyanga and Associate Director of Programming Lane Kneedler about their vision for the festival and some of their top picks.... More »
  

Alexandre Philippe Talks THE PEOPLE VERSUS GEORGE LUCAS
[This interview initially ran leading up to SXSW 2010. With the film now nearing a domestic DVD release - it is now available for order here - we take the opportunity to present it again.]Of the documentary selections for the... More »
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BOMBAY BEACH: Alma Har'el Interview
A little history on Bombay Beach first: The desolate and surreal Salton Sea in California stands as a formidable metaphor for the broken American Dream. The largest lake in California, it was created when the Colorado River flooded the windswept... More »
  

FANTASTIC FEST 2011: Nacho Vigalondo, Julian Villagran Extraterrestrial Interview Part One.

Nacho Vigalondo always rules Fantastic Fest both physically and in terms of what he brings to the table film-wise. He is funny, intense, often drunk, but also insightful and genuine. In short, he is an awfully lot of fun to... More »
  
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