Interviews
Under 20 Q’s with Alessandro Cascio
Alessandro Cascio Alessandro Cascio is a proudly politically incorrect, insolent, ill-mannered, Italian writer who tells it like it is…or at least how he believes it to be. Born in Palermo in 1977 to a Sicilian father and an American mother this wonderlusting soul was inevitably inspired to leave his... »
The Indie Weekly with Juan Riedinger
The only good part about being swamped with "real world" work is that when you get back to doing the things you love you have a pleasant surprise. When I listened back to my interview with Juan Riedinger to do the transcription I was all smiles. After I met Juan and the interview... »
Gangster Exchange (2009) Review & Interview with Writer/Director Dean Bajramovic
Director: Dean Bajramovic Starring: Christopher Russel, Nobuya Shimamoto, Jasmin Geljo Gangster Exchange is officially on my list of super cool action movies. I got to see it at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival 2009 and was totally blown away. This movie is original, has a... »
Canadian Cutie: Geoff & Roddy from REBEL EMERGENCY
Those good looking folks to the left are none other than REBEL EMERGENCY . You may have heard the buzz’round town about this Toronto based band’s unique cocktail of reggae, rock, and ska. Comprised of Jeremy on drums, Roddy on lead vocals, Geoff on guitar, and Neil on bass these guys put on... »
Behind The Lens with D.Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory
I met D. Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival where they gave a workshop for the RED CAM and I was fortunate enough to interview the guys afterwards. D. Gregor Hagey is a Toronto based Director of Photography whose completed nearly 200 projects in his 16 years as a... »
The Indie Weekly with Allan Ungar
Director: Allan Ungar Starring: Stephen Lilly, Krista Marchand, George Tchortov I met Allan Ungar at The Mississauga Independent Film Festival this summer and got around to seeing his film Annulment as well. It’s a non-linear action/drama short shot on digital. (say that one five times really fast) It’s a tall order for an aspiring indie filmmaker... »
Canadian Cutie: Mara Marini
Mara Marini is sweet as a peach and cute as a button. This Manitoban sweetheart turned California resident can be found working her magic in movies like the recently wrapped Rock & Roll: The Movie along side fellow Canadian Vincent Corazza. You can follow her adorable self in a special project with hollywood.com... »
The Indie Weekly with RT and John Nadalin
John Nadalin & RT of TheNE Inc. After the World of Music Videos workshop at MIFF 2009 I got a chance to catch up with director RT and Producer John Nadalin of TheNE Inc. The two make a great team as... »
Canadian Cutie: Nathan Ferraro of THE MIDWAY STATE
The Midway State (left to right) Mike, Nathan, Mike, and Daenen Nathan Ferraro is the lead singer, songwriter, and pianist of the ultra cool band THE MIDWAY STATE. Once upon a time this very talented Canadian musician was just a kid in a ski town two hours north of Toronto who wanted to be a... »
The Indie Weekly with Matt and Jeff Campagna
The Gala of the Mississauga Independent Film Festival was a really great night. It was full of talented and interesting people who reflect the landscape of independent film in Canada. I got a lot of really great interviews but I think that the most important interview of the night was with the Campagna... »