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Mystics in Bali
Director: H Tjut DjalilWriter: Jimmy AtmajaProducers: Abdul Muis Sofian, Hendry Katili, Sri GunawanCast: Ilone Agathe Bastian, Yos Santo, Itje TrisnawatiYear of release: 1981Country: IndonesiaReviewed...
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interview: Lisa McAllister
I met British actress Lisa McAllister in Romania in April 2006 when I visited the set of Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes, in which she played the role of Dahlia.What can you tell me about Dahlia?"She’s a...
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interview: Ewan McGregor
I grabbed a quick interview with Ewan MacGregor when he was playing a zombie in the Tales from the Crypt episode 'Cold War' (also starring Jane Horrocks and Colin Salmon). This was shortly before he...
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interview: Jim Makichuk
It was back in Janury 2006 that I posted a review ofGhostkeeper, a VHS tape that I bought some time in the early 1990s. A little while after, I was delighted to receive an e-mail from the director Jim...
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interview: Chris Manabe
Chris Manabe is one of a new breed of hot young visual effects artists in Hollywood, having grown up with 3-D animation and knowing exactly how to use it to best effect. I first came across Chris’ work...
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interview: Alan Marques
Alan Marques was Digital Effects Supervisor on Strange. I met him when I went on set in October 2002, when a scene was being shot involving a giant, demonic tree inside a house.What does your role as...
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interview: Andrew Marshall (2002)
Andrew Marshall, in partnership with David Renwick, wrote The Burkiss Way, Whoops Apocalypse (TV series and film) and Hot Metal, then wrote 2.4 Children solo. In March 2002 I contacted him just as the...
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interview: Andrew Marshall (2003)
A few weeks before the first series of Strange was due to start in May 2003, and just over a year since we first spoke about the show, Andrew Marshall gave me a few updates on how he felt the BBC’s...
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interview: Mike Matthews and Mark Harriott
After I reviewed their debut feature Unhappy Birthday in October 2011, the writing/directing duo of Mike Matthews (left) and Mark Harriott (right) kindly answered a few questions by e-mail.How do the...
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interview: Paul Matthews
Though you probably won’t recognise his name, Paul Matthews is one of the most prolific British makers of B-movies. His company PeakViewing Transatlantic has made more than 20 films since 1992, often...
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interview: 'Evil' John Mays
After posting my review of Savage Spirit in July 2006, I tracked down ‘Evil’ John Mays who kindly agreed to an e-mail mini-interview about the great special effects which he provided for that movie.How...
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interview: Tom Mes
Tom Mes is the author of Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike (available from the always excellent FAB Press) which is the first ever in-depth look at the cult Japanese director. Tom runs the...
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interview: Russ Meyer
Total Film was first published in January 1997 (cover date February, as is the way) which means it must have been 1996 when I sat down and interviewed the legendary Russ Meyer who was over in the UK to...
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interview: Oliver S Milburn
Oliver S Milburn, director ofThe Harsh Light of Day, kindly replied to some e-mail questions in May 2012, shortly before the film’s release.What was your background in film-making before HLoD?“The...
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interview: Alfred Molina
I had been working on SFX magazine for a few months when Species was released and I found myself talking on the phone across the Atlantic to one of the stars, Alfred Molina. This interview was...
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interview: Sir Patrick Moore
In December 1995, the Science Museum in London had an exhibition of material relating to Arthur C Clarke, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking magazine article on the possibilities...
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interview: James Moran
Severance, the second horror movie directed by Christopher Smith (Creep), was released in British cinemas in August 2006. It was the debut feature for screenwriter James Moran, who very kindly agreed...
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interview: Pete Morgan
Pete Morgan has acted in a few films that I have reviewed and very kindly agreed to answer a few questions by e-mail in November 2009.How did you get started in acting?“I got started in acting about...
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The Naked Monster
Director: Ted Newsom, Wayne BerwickWriter: Ted NewsomProducer: Ted NewsomCast: Kenneth Tobey, Brinke Stevens and, well, everybodyCountry: USAYear of release: 2005Reviewed from: screener discThe Naked...
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Nang Nak
Director: Nonzee NimibutrWriter: Nonzee NimibutrProducer: Visute PoolvaralaksCast: Indhira Jaroenpura, Winai KraibutrYear of release: 1999Country: ThailandReviewed from: HK VCD (Ocean Shores Ltd)I had...
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