Gavin Schmitt’s interviews of people in movie and television industry.
Gavin Schmitt Interviews Christine Nyland As part of the 2020 Nightstream film festival, I had the pleasure of having a brief chat with writer-producer-actor Christine Nyland (affiliate link) about her newest film, AN UNQUIET GRAVE (affiliate link). My review is in another post, but the super-short summary is: a bare bones movie with a lot […]
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Jesse Blanchard Creator Jesse Blanchard was kind enough to chat with me about “Frank and Zed”, and our conversation is here! Overview: Two reanimated corpses, dependent on each other for survival, live a life of solitude until a power-hungry magistrate tricks a group of villagers into attacking their lonely castle, fulfilling an
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Graham Skipper Let’s be blunt: Graham Skipper may be the next big thing in the horror genre. It’s as simple as that. In the last five years, he has starred in the well-received “Almost Human”, “Tales of Halloween” and “Beyond the Gates”, just to name a few. In 2016, he made “Space
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Philip Gelatt Philip Gelatt is first and foremost a writer. He has penned comic books, and was the brains behind “Europa Report” (2013). In a close second, Gelatt is a film director. Working from scripts he developed, he has two feature films under his belt: “The Bleeding House” (2011) and “They Remain”
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Anton Troy and Vernon Wells A new multi-media phenomenon has been unleashed on your TV screen and at your local comic shop. The tale of Rusty Revolver, which blends a bit of superhero action with the classic western and even a dose of horror. The plot is summed up as follows: “10
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Director Theo Anthony Theo Anthony is a crazy genius from the East Coast. Originally from Annapolis, he worked for VICE as a journalist and found himself in the Congo of all places. While there, he turned increasingly to film as a way to express himself and tell the stories he felt needed
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Brahim Achabbakhe While the name Brahim Achabbakhe may not easily roll off the tongue, he is a talent well worth keeping your eye on. Having been involved in stunt work for the last ten years, including on such big films as “The Hangover II”, Brahim is gradually moving more and more into
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Larry Cohen Larry Cohen is probably best known for his genre films: “Q: The Winged Serpent”, “It’s Alive”, and “The Stuff”, to name a few. He was also a pioneer in the blaxploitation genre, and continues to write scripts that become hugely successful movies like “Phone Booth” and “Cellular”. His time as
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Caroline Williams Caroline Williams needs no introduction. She has been identified as a horror “iconess” (which is probably not even a real word), and indeed she is one of the few who could really wear such a badge without debate. Beyond being a “scream queen”, she has been a champion of the
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Kasra Farahani A term that tends to be overused is “rising star”. An actor or director has one good film and they get tagged a rising star. A year or two later, they are all but forgotten. Not to jinx him, but I think Kasra Farahani might be a rising star who
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