AltWeeklies Wire
An Interview with Werner Herzognew
Timothy Treadwell's first encounters with bears were something like an epiphany, and he considered it his holy duty to protect them, Werner Herzog says.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
The New King of Memphisnew
Young directors staring down their first commercial release don't often get a celebrity rollout -- but director Craig Brewer is an exception.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis and Chris Herrington |
07-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Craig Brewer, Hustle & Flow
Zupan on Impactnew
Twelve years after adjusting to life in a wheelchair, Mark Zupan adjusts to life in the limelight with his new movie about his sport, Murderball.
Austin Chronicle |
Shawn Badgley |
07-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pitching Wunew
Director Alice Wu talks about opening the doors that were shut in her face while making Saving Face
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-14-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alice Wu, Saving Face
Ring Leader of Korean Filmnew
With his latest boxing masterpiece and martial arts comedy, Ryu Seung-wan is on a quest to keep Korean film at the forefront both at home and abroad.
Montreal Mirror |
Sarah Rowland |
07-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
U.N. General Returns to Rwanda in Shake Hands with the Devilnew
Peacekeeper Romeo Dallaire documents the Rwandan genocide through interviews and personal experience.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Budapest Subway System Is Out of Kontrollnew
The subway trains don't just run on time in the Hungarian film Kontroll. They run in time to a propulsive techno-pop soundtrack and the rhythm of an over-caffeinated heartbeat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nimród Antal, Kontroll
Apocalypse Nownew
Up until four years ago, Chris Metzler was only vaguely familiar with the Salton Sea. But the area's sordid rep intrigued Metzler, a Missouri-bred filmmaker who, at that time, earned his keep editing "awful American B-movies" and music videos in Los Angeles.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
06-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Night Lifenew
Brooklyn collective e-Xplo's installation exploring the biggest "non-space" of them all -- night time
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mellow, Chilled-Out Fellownew
Devin the Dude sounds something like Snoop Dogg with better skills and without the L.A. gang aura.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
05-25-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Crash Coursenew
Director Paul Haggis and an ensemble of talent -- including actor Matt Dillon -- tackle issues of diversity in a post-9/11 world in their new film. The Phoenix interviews Haggis and Dillon about Crash.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
05-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Road Less Travelednew
Off the Map director Campbell Scott and star J.K. Simmons try to explain the film's unusual, indescribable appeal.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
05-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Director Tackles Teen Pregnancy in New Filmnew
Director Todd Solondz looks and acts pretty much like you'd expect the architect of some of the ickiest, misanthropic films on the indie scene to look and act.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-05-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Palindromes, Todd Solondz
Backward And Forward And Doomed?new
Todd Solondz wants it both ways with Palindromes.
Boston Phoenix |
Gerald Peary |
05-03-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rude Awakeningnew
A documentary by animators Tony West and Dan Lund chronicles the downsizing that put more than 1,300 Disney animators, artists and craftspeople out of work.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
04-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
