Interview Stockpile
In the week leading up to South by Southwest this spring, I interviewed eight SXSW-related people for Austinist. An interview a day doesn’t sound like much, but believe me, it was. Most of the other...
View ArticleInterviews With People: Lloyd Kaufman
This week, I had a chance to chat with Troma Films kingpin Lloyd Kaufman. You probably know Kaufman best as the director of The Toxic Avenger. But you might not know that’s he’s also a Yale graduate,...
View ArticleInterviewed: Second Skin Producer Victor Piñeiro
There are a lot of interesting movies premiering at SXSW this year, including Second Skin, a documentary look at the lives of seven MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games) players. The...
View ArticleInterviewed: SXSW Film Fest Producer Matt Dentler
I recently interviewed SXSW Film Fest producer Matt Dentler about this year’s fest (which looks completely amazing, BTW). Matt’s a cool guy–you should also check out our conversation from last year,...
View ArticleBaghead Interview and Giveaway
Back in March, I did an email interview with Mark and Jay Duplass, the super cool ex-Austinites behind the new comedy/thriller Baghead, which got tons of positive press from Sundance and Tribeca this...
View ArticleInterviewed: Bruce Campbell
At the Austin premiere of the highly anticipated My Name Is Bruce, I had a drink and a friendly chat with b-movie megastar Bruce Campbell. It was a very last minute thing, and I wasn’t sure it was even...
View ArticleLinklater’s Me and Orson Welles
The good folks at the Austin Film Society have just announced the Austin premiere of Richard Linklater’s newest, Me and Orson Welles, with stars Zac Efron and Christian McKay in attendance. And though...
View ArticleLadies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
For this week only, Pitchfork has a free stream of Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen, a 1965 documentary portrait of the famed poet, author and musician. Though the film contains almost none of...
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