I'm always intrigued by indie sci-fi films and today I have the privilege to highlight an up-and-coming indie actor, who happens to be the boyfriend of my good friend/colleague Ashley. If you remember in 2013 I posted an interview with Tim Jacobs when he was working as an extra on RIPD. Tim has been one of …
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Posts about specific movie/TV actors
Indie Film Spotlight: BEEBA BOYS + Q&A with director Deepa Mehta
I'm thrilled that MSPIFF is launching its Tribute Program on its 35th anniversary this year. The program recognizes the achievements of an international filmmaker whose work is making waves on a global scale. And they certainly made the perfect choice for its first honoree. Deepa Mehta is a pioneering female Canadian-Indian director, well known as the award-winning …
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Filmmaker Spotlight: John Irvin’s Triple Play
Welcome, friends, fans and aficionados of film and television. As does happen occasionally. An excavation and exploration of one topic can take a hop and a turn in another completely unexpected layer of depth and direction. As I found myself recently breaking the topsoil and troweling around the body of work accumulated by the long …
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Acting Black Blogathon: 5 Favorite Roles of Wesley Snipes
When I first saw the post on Wendell's blog about the Acting Black Blogathon, somehow my first inclination is to write about Wesley Snipes. I know there are a ton of other great Black actors I admire – Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, etc. but I watched an interview …
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Guest Post: Spotlight on Darren McGavin – Master Character Actor!
Greetings all and sundry! After a few weeks of laying low and perusing vicariously the wares of various film festivals supplied by our Hostess, Ruth. I decided to embrace a wave of nostalgia. Break open a fresh set of digging clothes. Brain bucket, miner's light, tools. And a few carafes of coffee. To plumb a …
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Remembering Alan Rickman – Seven favorite roles of the iconic British thespian
It's with a heavy heart that I write this post… I had planned on highlighting his career on his birthday later next month, as I had written this piece six years ago as a tribute. I have always loved British actors and Alan Rickman is certainly at the top of the list of those iconic …
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Spotlight on indie sci-fi 400 DAYS – Q & A with writer/director Matt Osterman
400 Days is a psychological sci-fi film centering on four astronauts who are sent on a simulated mission to a distant planet to test the psychological effects of deep space travel. Locked away for 400 days, the crew’s mental state begins to deteriorate when they lose all communication with the outside world. Forced to exit the …
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