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Interview: CHRIS SEAVER

Chris Seaver is a sickeningly prolific director. And thanks to Netflix, more people are seeing his work than ever before. Indeed, that is how I found out about him years ago… scouring Netflix and finding “Mulva: Zombie Ass Kicker!”. A few days later it arrived in the mail, and I was both horrified and in […]

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Interview: AARON MARSHALL

Aaron Marshall is a young talent with an eye for editing and a knack for documentaries. He has recently released “Zombie Girl: The Movie”, a story about a 12-year old girl, Emily Hagins, who is set on making a zombie film. With the help of her mother, she pursues her dream and gets results. I

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Interview: JAN WHITE

Jan White, star of George A. Romero’s “Season of the Witch”, appeared at the Music Box Theater on October 9, 2010 in Chicago — her first ever appearance at a screening of the film. She answered questions from the host and from the audience. Transcription by Gavin Schmitt. (I missed the recording of the first

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Interview: Ralph Ziman

On September 22, 2010, I received a phone call from none other than director Ralph Ziman, known for his music videos and recent film about South African gangs, “Jerusalema”. We had a chat about the World Cup, various films about South Africa (not just his own), and what it’s like working with rock stars. That’s

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Interview: MIKE GRAY

Mike Gray, author of The Death Game: Capital Punishment and the Luck of the Draw, was kind enough to send me a copy of his book and answer questions about it for my latest newspaper column. Unfortunately, he had little memory of the book or the topics covered… but here is a copy of his

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Interview: CRAIG SMITH

The name Peter Jackson is now legendary in the world of film, if for no other reason than the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. But horror fans know that before he was directing elves and hobbits, he was a low budget horror master. Before “Rings” came The Frighteners, before that Dead Alive and earlier still…

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Interview: DAN EBERLE

The month of August 2010 is winding down, and I have just recently seen Prayer to a Vengeful God — a film that is at least as good, if not better, than Dan Eberle’s last picture, The Local. Both films are crime dramas to a certain extent… an exploration of the underworld, the drug trade,

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Interview: Patrick Melton

Gavin nearly wet himself when he found out that he would be chatting with Patrick Melton… but he didn’t, and on April 27, 2010 Patrick called him up and the following conversation took place. It’s possible you don’t know the name Patrick Melton. He’s not an actor, so he doesn’t have a well-known face. He’s

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Interview: Katrena Rochell

Perhaps you haven’t heard of ocean-hopping actress Katrena Rochell yet, but you will… with her star rising and an appearance in the new blockbuster “Kick Ass”, things can only get brighter. Gavin Schmitt had the pleasure of chatting with Katrena, and their conversation appears below. We cover her background in film, discuss the casting preferences

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