Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
For most independent filmmakers, having their movie premiere at a major film festival would signal a successful near-end of a long slog getting it to the big screen. But for writer/director Dennis Lee, that was just the beginning. Having written his first feature “Fireflies In The Garden” in film school back in 1999, his casting [...]
In the first of a series of profiles on up and coming directors, I chat to former dancer Abe Sylvia, whose feature film “Dirty Girl” is now out in US cinemas. I’m always amazed at the dedication first time filmmakers need to get their movie out into the world, and with “Dirty Girl” it took [...]
(I seem to have an alarming amount of pro-Gosling blogs on my website. I’m not obsessed. I swear! This is an excerpt from a story I wrote which ran in Filmink Magazine’s October issue. Thought I’d share it ahead of the film’s release in Australia, for more, pick up the magazine on sale now.) Producer/star [...]
Glancing at the hundreds of people lining the red carpet for Toronto’s Drive premiere, I noticed 90% were female. “I love your dress!” yelled one young girl to me, “Will you send Ryan Gosling our way after you interview him? We love him!” “Sure!” I laughed, “And you do the same if you get him [...]
“Just think, you’ll be halfway to 60!” said my (supposedly) good friend Hema, laughing at my shocked expression. “Oh my god, 60!” I replied, “My heart jumped into my throat when you said that!” In a few short days, I’ll be thirty years old. Thirty! When I think of a thirty year old, I think [...]
