Talking 'Global Metal' with Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn
Wicked. Had the chance to sit down with Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen, directors and writers of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey and the newest installment of their Metal franchise Global Metal which opens today in Toronto and Vancouver, then next... More »
  

Chilean martial artist Marko Zaror speaks to Kaiju Shakedown
If you haven't checked it out already head on over to Kaiju Shakedown and read excerpts of an interview Grady did with Chilean martial artist Marko Zaror. We're quite fond of his two movies Kiltro and Mirage Man and you... More »
  

LA CORONA—A Few Questions for Amanda Micheli
Let it be known that I listen to my filmbuds. If Brian Darr—dispatching to The Greencine Daily from the Sundance Film Festival—says a documentary short is a "doozy", my antennae quiver. "Doozy" is not a word you hear levied about... More »
  

THE VIOLIN—Interview With Francisco Vargas
Francisco Varga's multi-award winning Mexican drama, The Violin, opens January 11, 2008, in Bay Area theatres (including the Roxie Film Center in San Francisco and the Shattuck Cinema in Berkeley). The Violin, a Film Movement release, runs 98 minutes, is... More »
  

SILENT LIGHT—Two Questions for Carlos Reygadas
Along with the singular pleasure of sharing dim sum with Carlos Reygadas was the added pleasure of reading reactions to Silent Light—my favorite film from the Toronto International Film Festival—from two of my favorite Bay Area film writers. SF360's Max... More »
  

SILENT LIGHT—Dim Sum With Carlos Reygadas
It's just that kind of week. Again, due to pressing engagements during his brief stayover in San Francisco, Carlos Reygadas cancelled the interviews calendared by the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. YBCA has a remaining screening of the Bay... More »
  

DEPARTYD—Una Platica Con Director Patricio Valladales
In the "if looks could kill" department, along comes Departyd, the sophomore venture of Chilean director Patricio Valladales (aka "Patovalla"). As Todd has already synopsized, Departyd—based on "Party" by Italian graphic novelist Andrea Cavaletto—involves stud magnet Miguel who seduces women... More »
  

2007 IIFF: CARTONEROS—Interview With Ernesto Livon-Grosman
Many years ago in my mid-20s I studied with a Hopi medicine woman whose first lesson to me was that—if I did not handle my own garbage—I could do nothing for the Earth. That stern primer in recycling has stayed... More »
  

The Abandoned Interview - Identity Horror, Midnight Madness and More!
As a new and exciting series of Midnight Madness (be sure to check out its blog for lots of goodies) is about to be unleashed we take a look at one of the hits from last year, "The Abandoned." Nacho... More »
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MANDA BALA (SEND A BULLET)—The Center For Latin American Studies Q&A With Director Jason Kohn
I went to Berkeley yesterday evening fully intending to catch a PFA screening of SFIAAFF's The Great Happiness Space: Tale Of An Osaka Love Thief and became distracted by boisterous posters announcing a free screening of Jason Kohn's Manda... More »
  

PART TWO OF OUR INTERVIEW WITH GUILLERMO DEL TORO
The second part of our short interview with Guillermo focussed on his thoughts regarding film violence and marketing. As previously mentioned this interview was conducted as a round table that also included journalists Sergio Mims of WHPK-FM/N’Digo and Peter... More »
  

PART ONE OF INTERVIEW WITH GUILLERMO DEL TORO
A few months ago I was honored in the extreme to sit with some fellow journalists for a small round table interview. Present were Sergio Mims of WHPK-FM/N’Digo and Peter Sobczynski of Liberty Suburban Chicago Newspapers/WKQX. I’ve edited the... More »
  

2007 BERLIN & BEYOND—Interview With Rainer Hoffmann, Cinematographer for The Short Life Of Jos
A little bit of news on this film ... Canada's Atopia Pictures have just secured all North American rights to The Short Life Of José Antonio Gutierrez and plan a limited theatrical run in April to be followed by... More »
  

Del Toro, Cuaron and Inarritu on Charlie Rose
This was actually posted on AICN a couple of days ago but I wanted to make people aware of it who might have missed it, or don't go to AICN. This is an episode of Charlie Rose and he's... More »
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2007 PSIFF—Interview With Peter Ketnath
Though not exactly an interview gained at the Palm Springs International, I'm using this phone interview with Peter Ketnath—the German actor in Cinema, Aspirin & Vultures—to launch my coverage of PSIFF. Along with Café Transit, Cinema, Aspirin & Vultures... More »
  

PAN'S LABYRINTH—Landmark Embarcadero Q&A With Director Guillermo Del Toro
Graham Leggat, Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society, introduced Guillermo Del Toro following the Embarcadero Landmark screening of Pan's Labyrinth. As with my interview with him, Del Toro is not a man to censor himself and his... More »
  

PAN'S LABYRINTH—Interview With Guillermo Del Toro
I met up with Guillermo Del Toro at the Ritz Carlton for a brief chat about his latest film Pan's Labyrinth. Without question, Del Toro has been one of the individuals I have most wanted to talk with all... More »
  

TURISTAS CLIPS
I don't know but listening to the rich white Tourist whine about wanting to go home at the end of the Turistas trailer evokes a bit of a smirk. Is that the best they can do for a kicker?... More »
  

The Night Buffalo—Interview With Guillermo Arriaga
I recently met Guillermo Arriaga in the lobby of the Monaco Hotel where he was lodged while promoting his new novel in the States. After introducing myself, he asked where my family was from, and my family name, and... More »
  

San Fran Report—Interview with Alicia Scherson
At the 2006 San Francisco International Film Festival, I caught up with Chilean director Alicia Scherson (Play) in the hospitality suite and she graciously granted me the following interview.... More »
  
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