Film critic Ian Schultz completed this interview with the cult filmmaker Alex Cox via email. Cox, director of such cult classics as Repo Man, Walker and Sid & Nancy, covered a wide range of topics—from his then new sci-fi film Bill the Galactic Hero to the current state of cinema. https://vimeo.com/alcox/bill Bill the Galactic Hero … Continue reading Alex Cox Interview
I conducted a interview with director Hal Hartley by email about his then new film Ned Rifle about the struggle of being a independent filmmaker in the 21st Century amongst other topics, here is what transpired. Your new film, Ned Rifle, is the second sequel to Henry Fool. What were the biggest challenges of living up to it’s … Continue reading Hal Hartley Interview
I interviewed the Indie auteur Alex Ross Perry around the release of his last film Listen Up Philip. I sent him some questions about the film, his upcoming projects and film piracy. This is what transpired… With Listen Up Philip you made a film about extremely misanthropic people; did you feel any pressure by the financiers to tone it down? … Continue reading Alex Ross Perry Interview
Nicholas Ray to this day remains one of the most daring directors to ever work within Hollywood to this day. All of his best work deals with deeply damaged individuals if it's James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause to James Mason's portrayal of a drug addicted father in Bigger Than Life. Ray himself was a deeply … Continue reading In A Lonely Place – Blu-Ray Review
Black Mama White Mama is one of many woman in prison films that Pam Grier did in the early ’70s for American International Pictures. It’s basically a low-budget rip-off of The Defiant Ones which starred Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier. Eddie Romero was behind the camera who was a Filipino director who made both Filipino language films and also … Continue reading Black Mama, White Mama – Blu-Ray Review
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