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Christian Zyp interviews Spencer RIchard (writer/dir) about his new short film DANCE WITH THE DEVIL. It screens Fri March 22nd at the Capitol Theatre in Ft. Edmonton Park.  DANCE WITH THE DEVIL is a spy thriller filmed in and around Edmonton.  

Lucas Anders interviews Justin Kueber (dir) about his documentary  "LABELED: Missing, Murdered and Forgotten". It screened as part of FAVA Fest.  "LABELED: Missing, Murdered and Forgotten" is a harrowing, intimate journey into the lives of three Indigenous women who were abused, exploited, and harmed during their time in Edmonton’s sex industry.

Lucas Anders interviews Lindsey McIntyre (writer/dir) about the short film NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ. It screened as part of FAVA Fest.  Having left Nunavut with her mother Kumaa’naaq (koo-MAT-na) in 1938, young Marguerite must negotiate the unspoken pressures of being Inuk in her new life in the South. When an extraordinary letter arrives from home, Marguerite discovers what’s really expected of her. NIGIQT...

Mark Davies interviewed Ryan Leedu (dir/writer/prod) about his short film NO BEDROOM. In the film, a young woman selectively arranges viewings for her one-bedroom house, which she may not be genuine about actually renting. It screened as part of FAVA Fest 2024 and on Super Channel's Canadian Film Fest.

Christian Zyp interviews Natalie Meyer (dir/prod) about her doc THE BOOK OF S.H.E. It screens Thurs Feb 29th at the Telus World of Science. You can find tickets at: Eventbrite.com "The Book of S.H.E." (acronym for Success. Heal. Emerge) is a documentary film that serves as an artistic collection of Natalie Meyer's creative body paint and set designs with a focus on 10 local female entrepreneurs an...

Christian Zyp interviews Kevin Martin (The Lobby DVD Shop -  10815 82 Ave NW, Edm, AB) about some new releases at the store:  OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK - Cowboy Johnny Black (Michael Jai White) vows to gun down the man responsible for the death of his father.  SUITABLE FLESH - Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby (Heather Graham) becomes obsessed with helping a young patient who is suffering from extreme person...

Christian Zyp interviews Michelle Thrush (Exec Prod) about the film BOIL ALERT. The documentary screens at Metro CInema Wed Feb 7, 2024 @ 6:30 pm. It's a FREE screening presented by Northwest Fest and the University of Alberta for International Week. Michelle is a Nehiyaw performing artist (actress, producer, activist and more). BOIL ALERT follows activist/musician Layla Staats as she embarks on a...

Lindsey Campbell, Mark Davies and Christian Zyp discuss the four major awards nominations for the 2024 Oscars... and more.

Christian Zyp interviews Jason Pichonsky (Film Historian) about the film THE BLOODY BROOD directed by Canadian Julian Roffman. You can find the film through Kino Lorber home video. Two years before directing the 3-D cult favorite THE MASK (1961), Julian Roffman made his feature directorial debut with this early canuxploitation film, THE BLOODY BROOD (1959). When his brother turns up dead after eat...

Christian Zyp interviews Daniel Demchuk about the series called BARBARIAN RITES that he curated for Metro Cinema. It's an exploration of the origins and evolution of Sword and Sorcery films, through its dark beginnings at the drive in theatre to its box office glories and its reign as king over the b movie circuit. See CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) Fri, Jan. 12 @ 9:15 PM, CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) S...

We take a look back at just few of the interviews and pieces over the last 12 months: HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAY (Arlen Konopaki & Kevin Gillese), THE AMITYVILLE CURSE (film historian Jason Pichonsky), SPIN THE WHEEL (Preston Ewasiuk, David Heacock & Neil Chase), RELAX, I'M FROM THE FUTURE (Luke Higginson), BLACK BARBIE (Lagueria Davis), Thanks Telefilm featuring I LOVE MOVIES, THE LAST VIDEO...

Christian Zyp, Mark Davies & Lucas Anders take a look at another terrible X-Mas movie. This year, it's A KARATE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE from director Julie Kimmel. It's written by Ken Del Vecchio, Julie Kimmel & David Landau. A KARATE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE focuses on 10-year-old Jesse Genesis as he creates a "12 Days of Christmas List" of tasks to honour his missing father. He believes that if he co...

Lindsey Campbell interviews Sav Rogers (director) about the doc CHASING CHASING AMY. It screens Thursday November 23rd at 7 pm as part of CUFF.Docs at the Globe Cinema. CHASING CHASING AMY is a trans coming of age love story documentary, set against the backdrop of an indie film that solidified some careers and damaged others. Featuring interviews with the cast and crew of CHASING AMY (Kevin Smith...

Originally aired on Jan 15, 2015. Here is an interview about the restored re-release of the original Canadian horror film, 1961's THE MASK. Jason Pichonsky does the commentary track on the release and gives us some historical context about the film. In THE MASK (1961), a young archaeologist believes he is cursed by a mask that causes him to have weird nightmares and possibly to murder. Before comm...

Christian Zyp interviews Sarah Appleton and Jasper Sharp (co-directors) about their documentary THE J-HORROR VIRUS. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs Sat Nov 25th @ 9:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. THE J-HORROR VIRUS charts the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of made-in-Japan supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves throug...

Christian Zyp interviews Layla Staat about the documentary BOIL ALERT. It screens Sat Nov 25th at 4:30 pm as part of CUFF.Docs at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Layla Staats and Michelle Thrush will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. BOIL ALERT follows activist Layla Staats as she embarks on a dual journey to explore the Indigenous relationship to water as well as her own identi...

Christian Zyp interviews David Gregory (director) about his doc ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs Fri Nov 24th @ 9:15 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary.  A look at the history, controversy, and legacy behind one of the most bizarre and successful genres in movie history: the Bruce Lee exploitation craze. When Bruce Lee died in 1974 at the peak of his superstardom, he had c...

Mark Davies spoke with Shelly Thompson (director) about her film DAWN, HER DAD AND THE TRACTOR. It screens as part of the Broad View International FIlm Festival Saturday November 11th @ 4pm at Metro Cinema. Set on a Nova Scotia dairy farm, John Andrew has just lost his wife Miranda to cancer. When a young woman with a startling resemblance to Miranda appears on his porch, an odyssey towards unders...

Lucas Anders interviews Virginia Abramovich (director) about her film BETWEEN WAVES. It screens as pat of the Broad View International Film Festival. It screens Friday November 10th at 9:15pm at Metro Cinema. In BETWEEN WAVES, a woman pursues her missing lover, a quantum physicist, by crossing into a parallel dimension after his presumed death. Following a map and notebook left behind, she embarks...

Christian Zyp interviews Jen Markowitz (director) about their doc SUMMER QAMP. It screens Sat Nov 4th @ 4pm at the Metro Cinema. It's presented by Rainbow Visions FIlm Festival and NorthWest Fest.  SUMMER QAMP focuses on the staff and attendees of Camp fYrefly, a haven for LGBTQ2S+ teens, far away from the fierce political battle currently being waged against queer expression and gender identity –...

Lucas Anders interviews Kevin Gillese (writer) and Arlen Konopaki (director) about their feature film HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAYS. It screens at Metro CInema on Nov 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm. This is the Edmonton premiere of the film for Arlen and Kevin who had the roots of their careers planted here. HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAYS focuses on a struggling comedian reluctantly returns home for the holidays, not onl...

Christian Zyp interviews James Carson (director/producer) about his film CABIN MUSIC. NorthWest Fest presents the screening on Saturday, November 4 at 7pm at Metro Cinema. JAMES CARSON IN ATTENDANCE FOR POST-SCREENING Q&A! After walking away from the conservatory, renowned pianist (and Edmonton native) James Carson backpacks overland from Spain to Japan. At the center of the story is the unusu...

Lucas Anders interviews about their film DEPARTING SENIORS. It makes its Canadian Premiere as part of North West Fear Fest on Thurs Oct 18th @ 9:15 at Metro Cinema.  In DEPARTING SENIORS, a masked killer stalks the halls of a high school. A student named Javier finds himself (due to a nasty fall) with an unexpected new ability: the power to see through the eyes of anyone he touches. But with great...

Christian Zyp interviews Jeff Hayes (author of "Sleepaway Camp: Making the Movie and Reigniting the Campfire") about the 40th anniversary screening of SLEEPAWAY CAMP as part of Northwest Fear Fest. See it Friday, October 20, 2023 at 11:00 PM at the Metro Cinema. SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983) cult slasher horror movie from the mind of Robert Hiltzik, who served as writer, director, and executive producer....

Christian Zyp interviews Will Gilby (writer/director) about his feature film JERICHO RIDGE. It screens Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 9:15 PM at Metro Cinema as part of Northwest Fear Fest. From first time feature filmmaker Will Gilbey comes a non-stop, white-knuckle siege thriller in the vein of classics like "Assault on Precinct 13" and "VFW"! The amazing Nikki Amuka-Bird channels her inner Sara...