It‘s the first episode of Sean Kelly on Movie’s podcast series “Lost Interviews.” Over the years I have accumulated a number of interviews with filmmakers, usually at film festivals. Usually, I would transcribe and post the interviews to coincide with the reason of the film I am interviewing for. However, sometimes that doesn’t happen and […]
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The documentary Meet the Patels continues its Toronto theatrical run by opening today at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema for a week-long run. The documentary focuses on Ravi Patel, who undergoes the matchmaking process by his very traditional parents. The whole process was filmed by Ravi’s sister Geeta and turned into a romantic comedy-styled documentary. Meet
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The documentary Deep Web opens today at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. The film is directed by Alex Winter, who also directed the 2013 documentary Downloaded and is probably known by most for his acting role of Bill S. Preston Esq. in Bill and Ted‘s Excellent Adventure. Alex Winter took the time to answer a few questions about
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Its two weeks later and my interviews from the 2014 Blood in the Snow Film Festival are still rolling out. Today, I have my conversation with writer/director Kyle Hytonen, producer/actor Dean Young, and actor Nigel Grinstead from the 1980s slasher homage Massacre at Femur Creek, which had its Toronto Premiere as part of the Short
The comedic short film Damned Selfie had its world premiere at the 2014 edition of Blood in the Snow, as part of the Short Film Showcase. At the festival, I sat down with writer/director Justin McConnell to talk about the film. Please note that the interview might feature some SPOILERS for the short. (UPDATE 12/21:
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Even though I managed to cover the majority of the films that played at Blood in the Snow, one film that I sadly missed was the short film Insane. However, that didnt stop me from having a few words at the festival with the films director Adam O’Brien. Sean Kelly: Describe the film. Adam O’Brien:
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The horror comedy Bloody Knuckles ended up winning three awards at the 2014 Blood in the Snow Film Festival, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Special FX. During the festival, I sat down with writer/director Matt O’Mahoney to ask a few questions about the film. Sean Kelly: Tell me what Bloody Knuckles is about?
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Opening today at the Carlton Cinema is the documentary Kung Fu Elliot, about a man named Elliot Scott, who considers himself to be Canadas Jackie Chan. Kung Fu Elliot is directed by the duo Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau. The film is the directorial debut for Bauckman, who previously worked as an editor on Belliveaus
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David Hayter makes his directorial debut with the action-thriller Wolves. Hayter is best known as an actor and voice-over artist, particularly as the voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series. He is also known for writing the screenplays for X-Men, The Scorpion King, X2: X-Men United, and Watchmen. In advance of the
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The centrepiece feature of this years Reel Asian Film Festival is the Hong Kong horror anthology film Tales from the Dark Part 1, which consists of three stories about ghosts seeking retribution. One of the three segments is entitled Stolen Goods and is the directorial debut for internationally acclaimed Hong Kong actor Simon Yam, who
