Everybody’s Talkin’ 12 – 10 (Chatter From Other Bloggers)

First of all, thanks for all the great feedback on the interview folks. I caught a pretty lucky bounce in landing it, thanks in no small part to some pretty awesome people over at TIFF who don’t forget smaller fries like myself. Took quite a bit of work to prep it and get it ‘just…

Effect & Cause (In Conversation with Douglas Trumbull)

Oscar nominated visual effects wizard Douglas Trumbull has worked his magic on such iconic films as STAR TREK, BLADE RUNNER, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. He was gracious enough to take a few moments to talk with me about 2001, larger than life cinema, and a particularly exciting upcoming…

Wail

Without getting into specifics, I recently listened to a conversation where a film I love was torn to shreds. I couldn’t defend my precious film’s honour in the least. What’s more, it was quite evident that even if I could, the participants of the conversation wouldn’t be swayed. But that’s alright, it gave me an…