Harmony Korine: Trash Humpers

Dressed all in white and with a smile, Harmony upon meeting me asked if I’d ever added an “I – A” to my last name.  Thus began our what was actually a pretty normal conversation for two filmmakers to have. Cinemalogue: What time did you come in? Harmony Korine: Well I’ve been filming rum ads [...]

Frank V. Ross: Audrey the Trainwreck

Audrey starts in the middle of a party, everyone is talking and there really is no time to gather your bearings before the story begins. I caught up with writer/director/editor Frank V. Ross and his cinematographer David Lowery in much the same way. So it seemed to make sense that I should speak with them [...]

Kristopher Belman: More Than A Game

Writer/Director Kristopher Belman began filming More Than A Game while a student at Loyola-Marymount University. Originally a short film project, he acquired financing and distribution for theatrical release. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2008. Rubin Safaya: You studied film at Loyola? Kristopher Belman: Yeah. Actually I studied television [...]

Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley: District 9

I had the wonderful opportunity to interview first-time feature writer/director Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley, who plays Wikus Van De Merwe, of TriStar Pictures’ upcoming sci-fi motion picture, District 9. Instead of throwing them the conventional questions, I wanted to touch upon the social themes of their film, and the experience of getting producers to [...]

Interview with Deepa Mehta

Deepa Mehta, director of Fox Searchlight Pictures’ “Water.” Deepa Mehta was born in Amritsar, India, in 1950. She emigrated to Canada in 1973, where she continues to reside (in Toronto). In addition to “Water,” she has also directed “Fire” and “Earth,” which together form a trilogy of sociopolitical discourse examining the past and present of [...]

Brokeback Mountain: Interview with Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana