• Mike Nelson of "MST 3000"
  After ending on the Sci Fi Channel in 1999, Nelson went on to author six books including "Mike Nelson's Movie Megacheese", a collection of essays "reviewing"
  bad "A" grade movies, and “Death Rat”. He now speaks at colleges, is a musician, a music aficionado, loves electronics, and is a very popular film critic reviewing
  big budget bad films...
   

• Talking with Lloyd Kaufman: Tromadance, Toxie, and Tits
  "Much like the band Journey, New Jersey has graciously welcomed us with open arms.  We are being attacked by far fewer villagers with pitchforks and
  torches than we were in Sundance controlled Park City..."
   

• Lensing with Love: Interview with Documentarians Stephanie Silber & Victor Zimet
  "We’re underground and proud of it.  We were lucky enough to get into a number of festivals over the course of three years, with the highlight being chosen for the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, during which we screened in eight states, ten cities , over the course of twelve days."
   

• Fred Vogel of Murder-Set-Pieces
  "When it comes to working with a studio on a film, it is their call. As a director you want your vision to shine in the picture. The studio wants to make money and
  when the studio makes money you make money..."
   

• Director Aaron Schoenke of "Patient J"
  "To be able to laugh and share in a field you love to do. It's the best reward. After its over, you miss that connection..."
   

• "Comfort and Joi" author Joseph Dougherty
  "To understand why you react to a film the way you do, you have to understand the forces that have shaped acting, writing, editing, lighting and a dozen other disciplines over the decades..."
   

• Phil Hall, author of "The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies"
  "I hate giving negative reviews. It means that I have to sit through a movie I don’t like, then it leads to cracking nasty on the work where people devoted
  a lot of time, money and energy..."
   

• Shane Ryan, of Alter Ego Cinema
  "I’m telling ya the very first words out of ANYBODY’S mouth is, “whadaya mean you make movies? Like porn?”..."
   

• The founders of "A Million Dollar Movie" Contest
  "A Million Dollar Movie" is the first net fundraised film project that will give a budding artist the opportunity to have a film made...
   

• Anthony Spadaccini of Fleet Street Films
  "As a filmmaker, it’s hard not to take negative reviews personally. It’s my art. My creation. It’s what I do. It defines me..."
   

• Amanda Gusack, director of "In Memorium"
  "Really scary, effective movies, for me, often involve some lack of control and/or parasitism, whether physical or psychological..."
   

• Jim Hemphill, director of "Bad Reputation"
  "I put in a lot of little homages and in-jokes for horror fans—references to TERROR TRAIN, HALLOWEEN, and literally dozens of other movies..."
   

• Howard Suber, author of "The Power of Film"
  "It’s easy to think of a hook; it’s much harder to make it seem worthwhile once you get there..."
   

• Christina Hamlett, author of "Screenwriting for Teens"
  "There are no greater monsters than those which dwell within our own colorful and tortured imaginations..."
   

• Actress Sarah Hall, star of "The Hitchhiker" and "Transmorphers"
  "Its definitely crazy to go out and see 40 people who all look the same, and you know that you will probably see them all at your next audition..."
   

• Larry Longstreth, director, actor, co-founder of Bull Crank.com
  "Each film has a sort of message, save for "Blow Pop." That's just us goofing around..."
   

• Spitting Bullets with Director Alex Ferrari
  "I just love hot chicks with guns and kicking ass. Strong female characters are missing from today's action flix..."
   

• Catching up with Director Shane Ryan
  "But “low budget” doesn’t mean anything about the type of film it is, it just means it was shot with less money. And if that’s the facts, what’s the big deal?..."
   

• We Speak with Dan Cregan & Paula Garces of "Red Princess Blues"
  "Being on "The Shield" playing a rookie cop I got a little taste of the physical challenges that lay ahead for the demands of an action film and I just can't wait to
  be challenged in that way..."
   

• Interview with the Cast and Director of "Head Case"
  "Hardly any idea is truly original nowadays, however it’s possible to put a unique spin on an idea and make it your own..."
   

• King of Grindhouse - 42nd Street Pete: The Deuce, Stag, and the New School
  "Every marquee offered double and triple bills of every genre of film. Street walkers and pimps were everywhere. It was The Devil's Playground
  and I was ready to join the party..."
   

• 42nd Street Blues: Waiting for the Second Revival
  "There's just something about revenge stories, bad acting, and gore that appeals to me in that niche..."
   

• Sinema Saliba: Interview with Exploitation Director Matthew Saliba
  "At the end of the day, art is fundamentally about establishing a connection with an audience through your work and evoking some kind
  of emotional response from them..."
   

• Chris Lemmon, author of "A Twist of Lemmon" and our review
  "The Jack Lemmon I write about is a man only I knew, as only a son can know his father - and let me tell you, if you think he was a pistol on-screen, it was
  nothing compared to the magic he spread off..."
   

• Director Alexandra Fisher of "Desert Wedding"
  "A professor of mine always says that the difference between the people who make it in this business and those who don't is how they handle despair..."
   

• Have Aaron and Larry Longstreth Made "The Greatest Fan Film of All Time"?
  "Not to sound cocky, but I really wouldn't be surprised if this cartoon was the biggest video on the internet upon it's release..."
   

• Rewriting Halloween: Interview with Comics Scribe Stefan Hutchinson
  "Everybody wants to know why. That, to me, is not something conducive to good horror. I like possible explanations, but anything more than that reduces an
  eerie entity to bland facts..."
   

• 42nd Street Pete on the death of the Two Boots Pioneer Theater
  "Here's hoping that all involved can make this happen in another venue. And a special "fuck you" to those who ruined this thing just for the sake of money..."
   

• Torturing Toys with director Matt Deering: His Journey in to the Festival Circuit
  "We were going to do a film called "Christmas Wrath" about a guy who is killing members of his family because he didn't get a toy he wanted for Christmas..."
   

• Grinding the House with Mike Watt
  "While grindhouse movies were designed to be entertaining period, the filmmakers creating them would inevitably mix in their own politics, philosophy, etc., and
  subvert the primary directive..."
   

• Hacking at The Bone: Interview with Creator Tim Seeley
  "We're going to see Vlad question why he follows Cassie at all. He'll wonder if this quest is more than just being about helping people he may not be as in for the ride
  as he thought in the beginning..."
   

• Breaking Out of the Asylum: Interview with Director Leigh Scott
  "The Asylum isn't any less original than anyone else who makes movies for profit in Hollywood. They are just more savvy and shameless about it. The real irony to
  me is that most of the actual films they make, despite the marketing campaigns and titles, are more original than stuff being done by the big studios and other indie outlets..."
   

• Director Matthew Saliba on "Frankenstein Unlimited" & "Amy's in the Attic"
  "BDSM gets a bad rap all the time but it's mostly by ignorant people who have little to no understanding of what this sexual activity is all about. I think S&M is the most honest and beautiful form of sexual expression there is on account of the fact that in order for any sexual gratification to occur there needs to be an open line of
  love, trust and communication between partners..."
   

• It's Sally's World: We're Just Living In It
  "What it all boils down to is dropping inhibition and believing I'm really in the world we're trying to portray on the film..."
   

• Director Patrick Rea and his Gallery of Nailbiters
  "The more prepared you are with storyboards, shot lists, lighting diagrams, the less likely that a unforeseen problem will cause you to lose control..."
   

• Director Mike Schneider gets ReAnimated
  "Still we are fans of the film and the fact that so many of us were interested in taking part gave me confidence that there was an audience out there... us..."
   

• Straight Arrow, Sharp Shooter: Interview with Director John Fallon
  "When you create something and put it out there you have to be ready to take the negative as much as the positive. I expect and accept both..."
   

• Director Juliane Block & Her Blockbusters
  "I have a fascination for the dark side. I love digging into the ugly, the nasty and aggressive emotions each of us has. Probably that's my way of dealing
  with my own dark side."
   

• No Small Roles: Interview with Actor Timothy J. Cox
  "Every rehearsal and performance, good or bad, is important and educational. You never stop being a student in this work. To me, all actors are and should be
  works in progress."
   

• Catching Up with John Fallon of "Dead Shadows"
  "I even appreciate the haters since they often bring a smile to my face due to their inane comments and ludicrous debates about me..."

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