Click here to listen to the interview. Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave have made wonderful documentaries over the years, but not one that they could share with kids. GOODNIGHT, OPPY changed that and it’s something White talked about when the three of us spoke on November 2, 2022. What comes across so clearly in this… Read More »
THE CURRENT WAR: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
THE CURRENT WAR: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT is an elegantly realized intellectual thriller which considers not only the eternal struggle between art and commerce, but also the effect of personalities on inventing the future. In this case, three visionaries, Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Nikola Tesla. Each with a particular kind of genius, each with idiosyncrasies… Read More »
AUGGIE — Matt Kane and Marc Underhill Interview
Like the best science fiction, it comments on the present while positing a near-future where virtual reality becomes far too easy to confuse with the real thing. In this case, providing a cure for the acute loneliness felt by Felix, played by Richard Kind in a poignant and complex performance. Ousted from his job before… Read More »
Reggie Watts and Benjamin Dickinson Have CREATIVE CONTROL
CREATIVE CONTROL is a film that is not afraid to challenge its audience. Blending multiple realities, existential angst, and the problematic relationship we have with technology, it poses intriguing questions about creativity while also exploring levels of tragedy and absurdity that are truly epic. When I spoke with its director/co-star/co-writer Benjamin Dickinson and co-star comedian/philosopher/rapper… Read More »
Chris Paine & Dean Devlin Ask WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?
I didn’t know where to begin when I spoke with Chris Paine, writer and director, and Dean Devlin, producer, of WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? on April 21, 2006. The film had raised a host of issues that had somehow been overlooked by the mainstream press, and what it had been that made them want to make… Read More »