Gavin Schmitt’s interviews of people in movie and television industry.
Gavin Schmitt Interviews Actor Art Hindle A brief chat with Art Hindle, star of some great 1970s horror and sci-fi, including The Brood (1979). Q: When did you first see “Black Christmas” (1974)? AH: It was a little while. I grew up in Toronto, but by the time it came out I had moved to […]
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Actress Traci Lords I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Traci Lords. Q: Let’s just get this out of the way. How was your transition from the adult industry to the movie industry? TL: In that period of my life, around 1986, there was a lot going on. I was sorting things
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Lance Henriksen I had the pleasure of interviewing Lance Henriksen. Q: You’ve been in the business a long time… LH: Oh geez, don’t say it that way. You know, I’ve been acting… I started in 1971. The films weren’t black and white. They were in color. Q: Yeah, you were in “Network”
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Ken Foree Q&A 2015 A brief question and answer session with Ken Foree, best known for his leading role in George A. Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead”. Throwback: Ken Foree and Gavin, 2007 Q: What was casting like for “Dawn of the Dead” (1978)? KF: I was doing off-Broadway in New York. I was doing
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Thomas Hammock Thomas Hammock is a rising star in the world of horror and genre films. A graduate of the American Film Institute, he was the production designer on approximately thirty films, including “You’re Next” and “All The Boys Love Mandy Lane”. He is also the writer of the 2014 graphic novel
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Director Ted Geoghegan In 2000, Ted Geoghegan co-wrote German director Andreas Schnaas’ first English-language film, “Demonium”, and followed it with numerous genre features in Europe and The United States. He founded his own production company in 2007, producing one short film and three features under its banner. Ted has written about genre
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Actor Mark Torgl Mark Torgl is a former Troma associate, and arguably one of the greatest. He is best remembered as Melvin, the 98-pound weakling who was transformed into the Toxic Avenger, (affiliate link) Troma’s most iconic character. While doing the rounds in May 2015 to promote his latest film, “Toxic Tutu”,
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Director Conor McMahon and Actress Niamh Algar Director Conor McMahon made the successful zombie film “Dead Meat” (2004). He really caught people’s attention in 2012 with “Stitches”, a horror-comedy with a bigger budget that was picked up by MPI and Dark Sky. With “From the Dark” (2014), he is again working with
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Gavin Schmitt Interviews Director Steve Wolsh Steve Wolsh is from Cape Cod, and someone who is willing to sacrifice everything to be the best filmmaker he can be. He has sold his property and invested it in his first feature, “Muck”. (affiliate link) This endeavor can only be called a success — the movie looks
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Meg Foster Answers Questions This cut from the vault comes from August 2012, and is finally being transcribed on March 18, 2015. Enjoy! Meg Foster is an actress best known for her roles in the TV miniseries version of “The Scarlet Letter” (1979) and the films “Ticket to Heaven” (1981), “The Osterman Weekend” (1983) and
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