Interview with ‘World War Z’ Director Marc Forster – Alex Lamb

Recently I participated in a conference call interview with “World War Z” director Marc Forster. Read on to find out what inspired Forster’s zombies, the challenges on such a large and arduous production and the themes behind the film. *** Press: There are reports that the back end of the movie was being completely rewritten....

Interview with Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij for ‘The East’ – Alex Lamb

I recently took part in a conference call interview with actress/co-writer Brit Marling and co-writer/director Zal Batmanglij about their new eco-terrorism thriller The East. Read the transcript below to find out about their real experience living on the road, what real corporate crimes inspired the film and how their time practicing freeganism influenced some of...

Spotlight on Kansas City’s own Mills Record Company

  In the modern digital day and age where MP3s have become the number one preferred format for listening to music, it's a strange miracle that somehow vinyl record sales are continuously rising. Last year, record sales were up by 18%, the highest it'd been in over 15 years. Whether the sales are up because...

SXSW Interview with Director/Writer Dan Mazer and Actor Simon Baker for ‘I Give It a Year’

I sat down with I Give It a Year's director/writer Dan Mazer and actor Simon Baker who plays Guy.  The interview was conducted the morning after the North American premiere showing of I Give It a Year at SXSW in March.  This interview was in a roundtable format, so there are three other press members...

Wakarusa Band Profile: The Effinays

So here I am, sitting in an unmarked, white van, parked in a back alley in Dallas on 4/20. A bunch of men are staring at me, just waiting to see what I am going to say.  Bad life decision? No, I am actually privileged enough to have been invited to interview The Effinays, a...

Interview with Dallas Edgefest 23 Band, Youngblood Hawke

This Saturday, April 27th, Edgefest 23 is set to take place at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, TX. One of the featured acts, Youngblood Hawke, was kind enough to take the time to answer a few questions for me.  Sam Martin, the lead singer, wrote the responses. Even though you have released an EP with...

Interview with ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ Director Derek Cianfrance

Director Derek Cianfrance traveled the country promoting his film, The Place Beyond the Pines.  At his stop in Dallas in March, I had the chance to interview him about his film and I had a couple of nagging questions about the film to ask him.  I also asked him about Dane DeHaan, who is quickly...

Interview with Rob Zombie

The Lords of Salem played at SXSW and we were there to see it! Rob Zombie also sat down with us to talk about the film. Look for our review of The Lords of Salem soon. Here is Rob Zombie pictured on the red carpet for the SXSW premiere of his film, starring Sheri Moon...

Dallas IFF: Interview with This Is Where We Live’s Marc Menchaca

I had a chance to interview Marc Menchaca, who acted in, co-directed, and wrote the screenplay for This Is Where We Live.  I caught up with him at the Dallas International Film Festival, but I saw the film at SXSW a few weeks prior to the festival in Dallas.  Marc discusses where the story came...