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Interview by Bears Fonte My favorite film at SXSW this year, having had a few weeks to let it all sink in, was most certainly PROSPECT. Based on a short that played the fest a few years ago, Zeek Earl and Christopher Caldwell’s film follows a father-daughter mining team harvesting gems on a toxic planet.

The hottest new metal band from the coldest country on Earth is Impaled Rektum… or at least that’s what Finnish comedy HEAVY TRIP centers on. After twelve years of rehearsing in a garage without a gig, lead singer Turo (Johannes Holopainen) is finally ready to bring to the world what their bassist describes as ‘symphonic

Interview by Carla Sanchez Taylor (RiPple PuDdle) Screenwriters Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan tell Carla Sanchez Taylor (RiPple PudDle) about the writing of the film CHAPPAQUIDDICK.  They wanted to make sure they told Ted Kennedy's perspective on the accident that claimed the life of Mary Jo Kopechne after his car plunged off a bridge, but

Review By Allie Hanley The theater screen isn’t quite big enough to contain all the fun to be had in Steven Spielberg’s latest thrill ride, “Ready Player One," in theaters now. Based on Austin native Ernest Cline’s fun read of the same title, “Ready Player One (RPO)” is part roller coaster ride and part moral

Review by Christine Thompson light-hearted and with a lesson In ALL I WISH, writer/director Susan Walter (Alien: Resurrection) explores that it’s never too late to achieve success and to find one’s true love. That's the logline, but the last bit that could have been added is "no matter how hard you try to mess it up."  In ALL

Interview by Paul Salfen Matteo Messina, photo by Hank Fortner Grammy-winning composer Mateo Messina has graced Oscar-winning films, indie hits, and popular television shows with his distinct, moving and wildly innovative musical voice.  His folksy, guitar-led score for Jason Reitman’s “Juno,” starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera, contributed to the film’s runaway success, and led to Messina’s Grammy

Leigh Whannell, the writer behind the SAW and INSIDIOUS franchises, certainly knows how to scare…

Interviews by Christine Thompson We had a chance to sit down and talk to Jim Caviezel (Luke) and James Faulkner (Paul) about their roles in PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST, opening in theaters March 23rd.  This is Caviezel's first faith-based movie since Mel Gibson's "The Passion of Christ," and in the interview he tells us why

Interview by John Wisniewski Sgt. Stubby and ConroyRelease Date: April 13, 2018 (Approx. 3,000 Screens, U.S. & Canada) Genre: Animated, Family, Adventure, History Running Time: 90 Minutes Richard Lanni is the director and co-writer of SGT STUBBY: AN AMERICAN HERO.  Based on the incredible, real-life story of America’s most decorated dog – a stray rescued

Interview by Bears Fonte One of my favorite films at this year’s SXSW was the period comedy WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY, a repositioning of the famous poet Emily Dickinson. I say repositioning instead of reimagining because many people would argue our traditional notion of who Dickinson was is more than likely wrong and based on