Category: Interview
Interview: Shannon Lee, Justin Lin and Jonathan Tropper on Cinemax’s ‘Warrior’
Ahead of the release of Warrior, the new series based on an original concept by Bruce Lee, we chat to his daughter Shannon Lee, Executive Producer Justin Lin, and series creator Jonathan Tropper.
Interviewing Madeline Wise: ‘Crashing,’ Trumpisms and a Troupe of One’s Own
There’s nothing “actorly” about Madeline Wise’s film and TV performances, despite her extensive theatrical training and stage-smart knowhow. In fact, this talented, creative thespian is so natural onscreen in shows such as HBO’s Crashing (2017-present)—for which she most recently did a six-episode arc—and web series such as the Adam Goldman-written-and-directed Whatever This Is. (2013) that…
Interviewing Peter Odabashian: Drama in the Documentary Art Form
Veteran documentary filmmaker and Hollywood professional Peter Odabashian is so laid-back and gregarious that you may, while speaking to him, forget that he works in one of the most grueling of industries … one that is informed by strenuous workloads, stiff competition and potentially small financial rewards—if any are reaped at all. Despite these challenges,…
Dawn Mikkelson’s Risking Light: Forgiveness in Three Parts
Looking at the media landscape in 2018, it’s very easy to become cynical about the world we live in. Dawn Mikkelson provides something of an antidote to that cynicism with her film Risking Light, which premieres at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival this Saturday July 14th. Risking Light is the story of three people from…
Swagger of Thieves: Julian Boshier Talks ‘Head Like A Hole’
Fans of music documentaries like Some Kind of Monster and Anvil: The Story of Anvil will not want to miss Julian Boshier’s Swagger of Thieves when it screens at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival on Saturday the 14th of July. Swagger of Thieves follows the much-loved 90’s New Zealand band Head Like A Hole as…