Feature Articles

Interview with Ballast filmmaker Lance Hammer

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Nancy Keefe Rhodes

Ballast filmNancy Keefe Rhodes talks to director Lance Hammer about his intriguing new film Ballast, which was met with great applause at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

An Interview with Courtney Hunt

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Writer: 
Nancy Keefe Rhodes

Frozen River premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival - Nancy Keefe Rhodes talks to the film's writer / director Courtney Hunt.

Shouldn't all shows be made like The Wire?

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Matt Kendall

TV show of the moment, The Wire is fast becoming everyone's all time favourite. There's just something about its God-is-in-the-details approach that wins us over. Matt Kendall believes it points the way forward for the medium itself.

Fear in a Cold Climate: An Interview with Larry Fessenden

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Writer: 
Nancy Keefe Rhodes

Nancy Keefe Rhodes talks to one of America's most interesting independent filmmakers on the DVD release of his latest film - The Last Winter - an eco-horror parable on global warming. Larry Fessenden discusses his thoughts behind the film, his influences and the siren call of Hollywood.

Scenery Bum: Mitchum and the Movies

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Writer: 
Laavanyan Ratnapalan

The heavy-lidded, lusty lipped drawl of Robert Mitchum is one of cinema's indelible memories. A non-conforminst, a natural performer and one of the finest and most engrossing screen actors to croon a line of dialogue, Laavanyan Ratnapalan looks back at a career of transient genius and a man of escapable charms.