We talk to Lunarcy! director Simon Ennis about his love of the non-fiction to the intricacies of claiming space real estate, and the jerkiness of moon landing conspiracy theorists prior to the release of his documentary about people obsessed with everyone's second favourite glowing ball in the night sky.
Interview: Paul Saltzman
We talk to Canadian filmmaking veteran and Prom Night in Mississippi director Paul Saltzman about his latest documentary, The Last White Knight where he interviews a KKK member who assaulted him in the 1960s five times over the course of five years with unexpected results.
Interview: Nicholas Hoult
We catch up with Warm Bodies leading zombie Nicholas Hoult to talk about making the walking dead sympathetic, working with director Jonathan Levine, creating chemistry with a co-stars when you can’t speak in a scene, and what it’s like to get the actual walking part of being a zombie just right.
Fan Shelf: Invincible #100
We talked with fans to find out what they love most about Invincible, just in time for issue #100 out on January 30th!
Interview: Marlon Wayans
We sit down with actor and writer Marlon Wayans to talk about his latest parody film A Haunted House, crowd reactions to his films, critical reactions, when a genre is ripe for parody, and his work outside of the shadow of his most frequent collaborators.
Interview: Igor Drljaca
We talk to York University alum Igor Drljaca about his debut feature Krivina (opening at The Royal in Toronto this Friday), the film's largely Bosnian setting, making the jump from shorts to features, what it was like to mount his most ambitious project to date, and potentially making the move to work on larger canvases
Interview: Dale Curd and Andrea Syrtash
We talk to counsellor Dale Curd and relationship expert Andrea Syrtash about their co-hostin duties on OWN's Life Story Project and about talking to everyday people and asking them to tell their stories, which topics are hardest for people to talk about, and how the show has influenced their day jobs.
Interview: Giovanni Ribisi
Dork Shelf sits down with Gangster Squad actor Giovanni Ribisi to talk about growing up in Los Angeles and starring in a period piece from before his time, transitioning to older roles after starting young, the controversy surrounding the film's shifted release date, and why he loved being immersed in the world of the 1940s.
Interview: Dene Waring
From a traveling circus to designing theme park rides to developing his first game, Australia's Dene Waring is making a splash on Steam Greenlight with Huntsman: The Orphanage.
Interview: Yale Stewart of JL8
Yale Stewart's JL8 web comic celebrates its 100th strip filled with adorable and authentic kid versions of the Justice League.
Interview: Alexandra Daddario
Kick off 2013 with our interview of the star of the first official 2013 film, as we talk to actress Alexandra Daddario about her role as the heroine in Texas Chainsaw 3D and we talk about the physical demands of horror, getting into character, talking with fans, and a little bit about returning to the Percy Jackson franchise later this summer!
Interview: Erica Linz
We talk to one of the stars of James Cameron and Andrew Adamson's 3D extravaganza Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away, actress and acrobat Erica Linz about the hard preparation that goes into the numerous acrobatic numbers (shot with Cameron’s go-to Pace camera system), her brief time spent in Montreal before touring, and her own personal and exciting charity work.
Interview: Quentin Tarantino
Dork Shelf talks to the one and only Quentin Tarantino about his latest film Django Unchained, the bridge between Inglorious Basterds and Django, what makes an effective spaghetti western, his rumoured casting choices, shooting on a real Southern plantation, moving his production due to a lack of snow, and the potential for a revival of westerns as a genre following his film.
Interview: Zed.TO co-founder Trevor Haldenby
Zed.TO co-founder Trevor Haldenby gives Dork Shelf a behind-the-scenes look into the interactive elements that made ByoLogyc: Retreat such a fascinating endeavour. Also, zombies.
Interview: Richard Armitage
We talk to the lucky actor to get the high profile role of Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's kick off to The Hobbit trilogy, British actor Richard Armitage about working with Jackson, being on set in Middle Earth while being a huge Tolkien fan, and Andy Serkis asking the actor to go the extra mile for gritty realism.