I had the distinct honour of joining my friend Sean Kelly of SKonMovies.com fame on his fantastic podcast to discuss LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL – a deliciously spooky, retro found-footage horror film that was a hit at Fantasia International Film Festival last summer! The King of Horror himself, Mr. Stephen King, called the film […]
Read more "CAMEO: SEAN KELLY REVIEWS LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (VIDEO)"I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing TIFF Midnight Madness Programmer, Peter Kuplowsky, on the red carpet for the TIFF Midnight Madness Closing Night Film, Weston Razooli’s RIDDLE OF FIRE (check out my interview with Weston Razooli here). Fun fact: Many moons ago, I was a Volunteer on TIFF’s Special Events team. I volunteered for […]
Read more "TIFF 2023: VIDEO – INTERVIEW WITH PETER KUPLOWSKY"I had the great fortune of interviewing filmmaker Weston Razooli, Director of the TIFF Midnight Madness Closing Night Film, RIDDLE OF FIRE, at the film’s red carpet premiere at TIFF 2023. Just shy of midnight, it was the final red carpet of TIFF 2023 – yet the atmosphere was BUZZING! I spoke with Razooli about […]
Read more "TIFF 2023: VIDEO – Interview with Weston Razooli"I had the pleasure of interviewing award-winning director, Juho Kuosmanen, at the red carpet premiere for ALICE & JACK at the Toronto International Film Festival! ALICE & JACK, created and written by Victor Levin and directed by Juho Kuosmanen, stars Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough as two searingly attracted lovers as they navigate a complex […]
Read more "TIFF 2023: VIDEO – INTERVIEW WITH JUHO KUOSMANEN"During the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, I had the honour of speaking with award-winning composer, Volker Bertelmann. Bertelmann was at the festival for the World Premiere of his latest film, ONE LIFE, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins (review of ONE LIFE here). Bertelmann has scored numerous award-winning films, including ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT […]
Read more "TIFF 2023: IN CONVERSATION WITH Volker Bertelmann, Oscar-winning composer of ONE LIFE (2023)"During TIFF 2023, I had the immense privilege of meeting and interviewing Paul Middleditch and Hamish Bennett, the directors of the TIFF selection, UPROAR (2023). The film UPROAR was one of my favourite films at the fest! Follow along on my conversation with the directors below! Toronto Film Files (TFF): First off, I want to […]
Read more "TIFF 2023: IN CONVERSATION WITH Paul Middleditch & Hamish Bennett, DIRECTORS OF UPROAR (2023)"On the final Saturday of TIFF, surrounded by the sounds of the city and framed within red carpets, I had the distinct pleasure of catching up with my friend, Ryan, for his TIFF wrap-up on TheMatinee.ca Ryan is a great friend. He also had a huge impact on me getting involved in the Toronto film […]
Read more "Catching up with TheMatinee.ca at TIFF 2023"Chances are that you’ve been unsettled by a Damon Herriman performance. Between his bone-chilling performances as Charles Manson in the Netflix smash-hit MINDHUNTER and Quentin Tarantino’s multi-Oscar-winning feature ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD (2019), and his performance as redneck rapscallion Dewey Crowe in the multi-Emmy-winning FX series JUSTIFIED, Damon Herriman has created a name […]
Read more "IN CONVERSATION WITH ‘JUDY & PUNCH’ STAR DAMON HERRIMAN"*SPOILER WARNING*: This interview contains spoilers! If you’d like to avoid spoilers: Step 1: Watch Jack Of All Trades on Netflix (Canada and US), Super Channel, iTunes, Hollywood Suite, or anywhere movies are found. Step 2: Come back here and dive in! Good? Let’s go! ~~~ Jack Of All Trades is at once an exposé […]
Read more "SPECIAL INTERVIEW: JACK OF ALL TRADES (STU STONE & HARV GLAZER, 2018)"DANIEL ISN’T REAL is a juggernaut of a thriller, and a modern portrait of trauma and mental illness that enthralled audiences during its Canadian premiere at the 2019 Fantasia International Film Festival. Luke (in a nuanced performance from Miles Robbins) is your average college student. He manoeuvres through awkward roommate encounters and struggles to find […]
Read more "FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2019: DANIEL ISN’T REAL (ADAM EGYPT MORTIMER, 2019)"
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