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 [...]

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 back [...]

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 [...]

Brokeback Mountain: Interview with Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana

Jake Gyllenhaal (left) and Heath Ledger (right) star in Ang Lee’s
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, a Focus Features release. Photo: Kimberly French
 
Films produced from Larry McMurtry’s works have garnered ten Oscars and 34 Oscar nominations, beginning with his first novel Horseman Pass By, which in 1963 was made into the film “HUD,” starring Paul Newman. Larry was [...]