Michael Lehmann is still best known for his 1988 film Heathers, despite having also made a great satirical take on the action film, Hudson Hawk, and the little-seen alien invasion eco-terrorist satire, Meet the Applegates, and doing loads of television work, including Bored to Death, Californication, American Horror Show and most recently Snowfall. We had been … Continue reading Michael Lehmann Talks Heathers, Hudson Hawk, Working in T.V. and Seconds
Tim Hunter very graciously allowed me to interview him to tie in the UK release of his new feature Looking Glass which is his first feature in a decade. It's a psycho-sexual desert noir starring Nicolas Cage and Robin Tunney. I've sat through more of the recent Nicolas Cage films that I care to admit … Continue reading Tim Hunter Talks Looking Glass, River’s Edge, Twin Peaks and More
Martin Koolhoven's excellent feminist revenge western Brimstone is out on Blu-Ray in the UK now. He very kindly agreed to answer some questions about his film and his love of the western. What was the biggest challenge for you in making a Western? Trying to do something that didn’t resemble the movies I love. Some … Continue reading Interview With Martin Koolhoven
In 2015 the industrial group Laibach became the first Western band to ever play a concert in North Korea—a ludicrous state of affairs, and the strangest choice of band there could have been, given Laibach’s history of political provocation. The event is documented in the film Liberation Day (named for the fact that they played … Continue reading Liberation Day – Interview with Laibach and director Morten Traavik
Director Olivier Assayas came of age in Paris ’68—a fact that has influenced many of his films. Through the 1980s he worked for Cahiers du Cinema as a film critic while making his own start as a filmmaker–he calls that early exposure to the art of cinema his film school. More than any other French filmmaker, he sees film … Continue reading Oliver Assayas talks Kirsten Stewart, Technology and Val Lewton
