Interview: Jon Foy – Director of “Resurrect Dead”
Jon Foy has had a long road since winning Best Documentary Director at Sundance in 2011. He has toured with his unwavering film that looks into the mysterious Toynbee Tiles. This obsession turned film is not over with yet, with the films’ DVD release party this Monday at the Trocadero in Philadelphia (See ad to [...]
Interview: Andrea von Foerster – Chronicle Soundtrack
Andrea von Foerster may not be a household name, but her work as a music supervisor helped define the present generation’s teenagers and twenty-somethings from her work on The O.C., (500) Days of Summer, and most recently, the sci-fi action flick, Chronicle (opening in theatres Feb. 3). In this Cinedork.com exclusive, we chat with Andrea [...]
Interview: Ti West – Writer/Director of The Innkeepers
Guest Contributor – Irv Slifkin from www.moviefanfare.com Although he is only 32 years-old, writer-director Ti West has five horror films under his belt and more in the planning stages. And while he is too old, perhaps, to be called a “wunderkind” West’s age and amount of realized projects are certainly nothing to sneeze at. West, [...]
Top Cinedork Articles of 2011
Top ten lists are all over the place so here at Cinedork we decided to take our Top Ten List and make it all about ourself (how narcissistic of us). Below are the top visited articles of 2011 on Cinedork.com! 10. Interview with James Wan and Leigh Whannell for “Insidious” – We sat down with [...]
Interview: Lizzy Olsen and Sean Durkin – Martha Marcy May Marlene
I was sitting in the Sofitel Hotel (which is such an amazing name for a Hotel in the first place) waiting to meet an Olsen sister (fulfilling some childhood dream of mine) when the ground began to shake. I knew at that exact moment that God was giving me a sign. A sign of what? [...]
Interview: Mateo Gil – “Blackthorn”
Guest Contributor – Irv Slifkin from www.moviefanfare.com At the memorable finale of 1969’s Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Yankee bank robbers Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) face off against scores of sharp-shooting lawmen and soldiers in Bolivia. After Butch informs Sundance that the bandit duo should consider Australia with its beautiful beaches [...]
Interview: Sam Childers – The “Machine Gun Preacher”
With his handlebar mustache and tattooed arms, Sam Childers looks like he has spent most of his life perched atop a Harley speeding down an open highway. And, indeed, he looks the part for a reason. As a former drug addict and hired muscle, it is safe to say that Childers has had his fair [...]
Interview: Jonah Hill – “Moneyball”
In a career like Jonah Hill’s there are usually some bumps along the way but one film after another Jonah Hill (born ‘Jonah Hill Feldstein’) keeps bringing his A-Game and the world can’t seem to get enough. “TheFat kid from Superbad” has now become “That guy in that movie with P.Diddy and the English guy” or “That [...]
Interview: Nicolas Winding Refn – “Drive”
Guest Contributor – Irv Slifkin from www.moviefanfare.com Nicolas Winding Refn is tired. He’s been up since 5 AM, working on a TV commercial via Skype from his Philadelphia hotel room. No rest for the weary, even if the weary is a serious multi-tasker. “I wish I could get more commercial work,” says the 40-year-old filmmaker, [...]
Audio Interview: Evan Glodell – “Bellflower”
Dan from the best-est, most Geekiest website known to man Geekadelphia.com interviewed Evan Glodell for his film Bellflower just like we did back in August. However @Danthefan brought his recorder along so we can hear directly from the source the amazing talent of a filmmaker such as Mr. Glodell.
Interview: Mehcad Brooks – “Creature” and “True Blood”
Mechad Brooks is a huge Dork and we respect the shit out of him. Video game addiction, film buff, this guy has Dork written all over himself. We were lucky enough to talk to him about his new film “Creature” with legendary horror star Sid Haigs. Creature is in theaters everywhere! GO SEE IT! Every [...]
Interview: Lone Scherfig – Director of “One Day”
Lone Scherfig’s new project “One Day” is a natural follow up to her Academy Award Nominated film “An Education.” Similarly you have to main leads continually, and ever so gradually, conflicting and connecting with each other in a balancing act throughout the film. The film feels like watching someone walk across a tightrope. They ever [...]
Evan Glodell – The Next Great American Filmmaker – Creator of “Bellflower”
Evan Glodell is the new face of independent cinema. Not only is he a pyromaniac who can build a flamethrower that would lay waste to Michael Bay’s ego, he is also a brilliant engineer.
Interview: Gilles Paquet-Brenner – Director/Writer of Sarah’s Key
It’s hard to put into words how smart and brilliant Gilles Paquet-Brenner is in person. His knowledge and understanding of the concepts that he was trying to bring to the big screen was amazing. He thought through every aspect of the film from start to finish. Even concepts of staying away from emotion while filming [...]
Interview: Mike Cahill discusses intertwing science fiction and drama in Another Earth
In Another Earth mankind discovers that another version of Earth is also spinning around the sun. This monumental discovery serves as the backdrop for the moving story of Rhoda (Brit Marling, whose interview is on its way) whose life is fundamentally changed by this celestial body. When I sat down for a roundtable interview with Mike Cahill (co-writer, director, director of photography, and editor of the film) we discussed blending the grand science fiction elements of the film, which ultimately is a personal human drama, as well as the process behind creating the film and being bought at Sundance by Fox Searchlight. Click through for the full, unedited interview.
Interview: Mike Rapaport discusses his documentary featuring A Tribe Called Quest
Michael Rapaport, known for his roles on television and in film including on Prison Break and Boston Legal as well as in Special, SLC Punk, Hitch, and many others, makes his directorial debut with Beats, Rhymes & Life which illuminates the history and legacy of the rap group A Tribe Called Quest which is released [...]
Interview: Morgan Spurlock – Making a More Fun Documentary
Morgan Spurlock has been around for a long time, even before Super Size Me. He got his start creating web shorts and being the host of MTV’s “I Bet You Will” which was pretty much betting people for money to do the things they do on Jackass.
Interview: James Wan and Leigh Whannell – Insidious
Saw is a horror classic. It is up there with Friday the 13th, Last House on the Left, Halloween, all of them. James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the two people behind the gore-fest that is Saw are now releasing their new passion project, Insidious. PG-13 rated directors cut, this film will scare the crap out [...]
Interview: Tom McCarthy – Win Win
Tom McCarthy is someone we have all seen in films before. Someone who tends to be memorable, but not so much that he is a common dinner table name like Justin Beiber. Most people however will be able to recognize him as “Dr. Bob” from the Meet the Parents/Fockers/Little Fockers series. His roles in acting [...]
Review: Kill the Irishman
Danny Green, a Cleveland 1970′s union boss turned mobster, doesn’t drink and has the emotional range of a Secret Service bodyguard. Allegedly book smart, the Irishman (Ray Stevenson) can’t even come up with an anti-Italian ethnic joke better than you’d hear in a remedial reading class. “Kill The Irishman,” beset with a cliched script written [...]
Interview with Topher Grace and Teresa Palmer – “Take Me Home Tonight”
Who is Topher Grace? Well if you haven’t been living under a rock for the past… forever… there was this “little” show called “That 70s Show” where a bunch of high schoolers sat in a circle and smoked pot till Ashton Kutcher married Demi Moore. For the geek of that show, Topher Grace, his journey [...]
Review: Another Year
The theme of this film feels more like a character study than it does to be a story about anything in particular. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Another Year is a film that tries to take on the complexities of life, love, and the choices we and others have made. That [...]
Interview: Alice in Wonderland (Cartoon) – Kathryn Beaumont
As a young child I’m sure many of us had fond memories of Alice in Wonderland. From the smoking caterpillar to the flamingo golf we all have some part of that film stay with us throughout our lives.
Review: The Illusionist
So the idea of The Illusionist sounds amazing. Another Triplets of Belleville, a quirky comedy with little dialogue showing the beauty of the world through these characters. The problem here is the lack of that beauty from the story. As beautiful the paintings as backdrops are and the fine detail in the animations of the [...]
Interview: Blue Valentine Writer/Director – Derek Cianfrance
Yes! we interviewed the amazingly talented writer/director of Blue Valentine Derek Cianfrance but we’ll get to that later. Blue Valentine is the subject at hand. This film is a newly branded masterpiece of cinema that holds some of the best acting done in any film in the past 10 years. I swear I jumped at [...]
Interview/Review with Edward Zwick Director of “Love and Other Drugs”
HOLY ANNE HATHAWAY BOOBS BATMAN!!! Yes, I did restrain myself from asking Mr. Zwick how much they paid Anne Hathaway to be naked for at least 80% of this movie.
Interview/Review – “127 Hours” – Danny Boyle – A Director with Many Hats
His film 127 Hours has played many festivals and is now in limited theaters (opening in Philadelphia today). But where did Danny Boyle come from? He may be known as “That Slumdog Guy” but in reality, you may know him a lot better than you think. (And if you don’t know him, find out why [...]
Interview: Chris Morris – “Four Lions” – Writer and Director
Who is Chris Morris? – Well, lets just say he isn’t your average filmmaker, even though his story to fame follows the traditional princess fairy tale. Starting his career in radio, he worked his way up to the top where at some point he was offered a job as the boss on the British sitcom [...]
19th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Podcast – Wrap Up Edition
We talk about our favorite films, our interviews, and why the Philadelphia Film Society is the best film organization (besides us) in Philadelphia. Check them out on www.filmadelphia.org, get a membership, see lots of movies!
M. Night Shyamalan Interview – All 5 Parts and Our Two Questions
WE MET M.NIGHT!!!!!
M. Night Shyamalan Interview – Part 2
Part Two of our interview with Mr. M. Night. Shyamalan.
M. Night Shyamalan Interview – Part 1
We will be releasing our awesome interview footage of M. Night Shyamalan this week on Cinedork.com during a Q&A after his film “Unbreakable” screened at the “19th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival.” Below is part 1 of many. Enjoy the insight and the awesomeness of a filmmaker that could be nicknamed “controversy.”
Interview: Conviction – Tony Goldwyn, Sam Rockwell, and Betty Anne Waters
Conviction is in theaters today and luckily some of of the cast, crew, and inspiration generously gave up some time to talk to Cinedork about the film. Conviction is a film about the true life story of Betty Anne Waters (who we got to talk to) and her struggle to free her brother (Sam Rockwell, [...]
Video Interview: “Catfish” Director and Star! Nev and Ariel
Nev and Ariel, the star and director of the soon-to-be box-office-smash “Catfish” talk to Dan from Geekadelphia.com about whether the film is real or not.
Interview: Amy Ryan – “Jack Goes Boating”
Amy Ryan has been all over Hollywood during her movie career. She even worked on Quantum Leap. Amazing. More recently however she has been known for three roles, one as an officer of the law in “The Wire,” another as a cracked out mother in “Gone Baby Gone,” and one as the lovable Holly in [...]
The Social Network – Day 3 – Interview: Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin is a legend in Hollywood.
Review: “The Social Network”
One of the best films of the year. Hands down genius.
Interview: Adam Green – Hatchet 2 – Writer/Director
The writer and director of the newest, “unrated-est,” horror franchise in recent years shines a light on horror fans and their obsessive, and ridiculous nature. Dan from Geekadelphia.com – the most amazing geek website for Philadelphia, takes control of the interview proving to all horror fans that there is still love for originality in the [...]
Interview: Kane Hodder – Hatchet 2 – “Killer of Many”
I got to sit down and talk to Kane Hodder on the phone about Hatchet 2, the sequel (obviously) of what is sure to be a new horror franchise. Kane confirmed three things for me. 1.) There will most definitely be a Hatchet 3. and… 2.) His autobiography will be out, hopefully, on May 13. [...]
The Social Network – Day 2 – Interview: Armie Hammer
Who’s Armie Hammer you might say? Well he was almost Batman in the Justice League movie. You would know him if that happened….
The Social Network – Day 1 – Interview with Jesse Eisenberg
Day 1 of our “Social Network” coverage is all about Jesse Eisenberg.
Amy Ryan (Holly) to Reprise her Role On The Office!!!
In an interview with Amy for her new film Jack Goes Boating Amy Ryan said that she will be “going out in a month or so to film” new episodes of “The Office”. As huge The Office fans here at Cinedork.com we are more than excited to see our favorite guest star return to the [...]
Interview: Sean Donnelly, Director of “I Think Were Alone Now”
When I was a child, two girls in my day care center were obsessed with one song. They played it day after day. They danced to it and did their best to dress and act just like the singer. They even once put on a puppet show, making the puppets act out a kind of [...]
10 Reasons Why You Should See Every Movie with Emma Stone (Interview RE-mix)
I recently sat in on a call with Emma Stone, answering questions for her new movie “Easy A” where she hearkens back to her High School years. “That girl from Superbad” became “that girl with the hair in her eyes from Zombieland” and is now about to come “that girl in that movie with Phoebe!”
