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Christian Zyp interviews Sav Rogers (dir) about the documentary CHASING CHASING AMY. See it as part of RAINBOW VISIONS FILM FESTIVAL on Saturday, May 18, 2034, @ 4:30 PM at the Metro CInema.Sav Rodgers' debut feature film CHASING CHASING AMY explores the unexamined legacy of Kevin Smith's cult classic, "Chasing Amy". On a quest to understand how this divisive LGBTQ+ '90s rom-com saved his life as a queer kid, the film becomes both a tribute to the movie and an exploration of its mixed reviews from the LGBTQ+ community.

Lucas Anders interviews Ben Judkins about his documentary THE CIGARETTE SURFBOARD. The World Premiere of this film screens as part of Northwest Fest on Sat, May 11, 2024 @ 7:00 PM at the Metro Cinema. Ben Judkins and Taylor Lane in attendance... with surf boards!THE CIGARETTE SURFBOARD follows a young designer who realizes that a surfboard –which he crafted from thousands of littered cigarette butts picked up off California beaches– could captivate the eyes of millions across the globe, he decides to use it as the impetus to do something more. The Cigarette Surfboards become a platform to spark ocean stewardship and the symbol of a campaign to hold Big Tobacco accountable for their toxic waste.

Christian Zyp interviews Benjamin Howard (dir/writer/prod) about his film RILEY. It is the RAINBOW VISIONS Centrepiece screening on Saturday, May 18, 2024 7:00 PM, presented by Fruit Loop. This film and all screenings will take place at the Metro Cinema. Filmmaker Benjamin Howard and Lead Actor Jake Holley will be in attendance.In RILEY, Dakota is an athlete that lives within carefully designed boundaries, a calculated blueprint upon which he's formed the basis of his identity. But when the reality of that identity is thrown into disarray, Dakota is forced to confront the consequences of denying himself or coming to terms with who he really is.

Christian Zyp Interviews Eric Vaughn (director), Jon Liton (founder of LET'S BE BETTER HUMANS), Bruce Mau & Bisi Williams (Co-founders of MASSIVE CHANGE NETWORK) about the documentary I HAVE A NAME. You can catch a screening of the film as part of Northwest Fest on Sat May 11th at 4 pm at the Metro Cinema.By compassionately observing the culture's true social conditions, Jon Liton finds a deep pathway to empathy through connection with gestures as simple as asking and using people's names. Without an ounce of intent and purely through organic outflow, Jon became an activist and advocate, finding donors, partners and supporters through the most improbable sets of circumstances under the simple banner of let's BE BETTER HUMANS.

Christian Zyp interviews Gerry Potter (dir/prod) about his documentary IN SEARCH OF PROFESSOR PRECARIOUS. Catch a free screening May 3, 2024 @ 7 pm at CO*LAB, 9641 102A Ave. (1 block east of the Art Gallery of Alberta).IN SEARCH OF PROFESSOR PRECARIOUS is a documentary in which the director, a long-time precarious contract instructor, travels Canada to lift the curtain on higher education’s dirty little secret. The search takes viewers into the lives of precarious contract faculty and tells their compelling stories. We also hear from permanent faculty, students, administrators, activists and experts.

Christian Zyp interviews Nisreen Barker about her Alberta filmed documentary ARAB WOMEN SAY WHAT?! It was shot in Alberta with unadulterated truth and complexity. You can stream it for free at NFB.caARAB WOMEN SAY WHAT?! paints an unparalleled portrait of Arab women living in Canada. The film offers a counter-mainstream narrative that embraces the unique experiences and perspectives of eight Arab women sharing their insights, cuisine and laughter. Amid the rhythm of poetry and music, they tackle issues of feminism, politics, exile and the yearning for a sense of belonging.

Christian Zyp interviews Canadian cinematic legend Vincenzo Natali about the two films he has featured at the Calgary Underground FIlm Festival (CUFF), CUBE (1997) and NOTHING (2003). They will be screened over April 20-21 at the Globe Cinema.Vincenzo Natali reminisces about these spiritual sequels, CUBE and NOTHING. In CUBE, without remembering how they got there, several strangers awaken in a prison of cubic cells, some of them booby-trapped. There's one-time cop, master of escapes, autistic savant Kazan (Andrew Miller) and architect Worth (David Hewlett), who might have more information on the maze than he lets on. Where as, in NOTHING, corporate worker (David Hewlett) and a travel agent (Andrew Miller) find themselves in an environment surrounded by blankness.

Christian Zyp interviews Michael Peterson (dir) about the Alberta filmed series DEPARTMENT OF PARANORMAL AFFAIRS. It screens as part of the Calgary Underground FIlm Festival (CUFF) Sat April 27th at 4:30 pm at the Globe Cinema.You know all of the monsters from scary stories? They’re totally real, but they’re just trying to get by like the rest of us. In the DEPARTMENT OF PARANORMAL AFFAIRS, a special branch of the government, and its employees Jenny Hicks (Nancy Ngo) and Scott Power (David Feehan), led by Director Greg LeGrow (Donovan Workun), are the civil servants dedicated to dealing with the ordinary problems of extraordinary beings. Scott does things by the book, Jenny’s never read a book, and Greg couldn’t care less what either of them does – but they’ll all have to work together if they’re going to keep the paranormal world safe.

Lucas Anders interview Maxwell Nalevansky (dir) about his film RATS! screening as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) on Sat April 20th at the Globe CInema.In RATS! the summer just got a lot shorter for Raphael Tinski. It's 2007 and the peak of emo-culture is in full swing. Raphael just got arrested by a psychotic cop. Raphael just fell in love with a girl at community service. Raphael might get blown up by nukes. He’s a good kid, so you can't blame Raphael for the events that unfold after his arrest. None of it is Raphael's fault, but it is his problem.

Christian Zyp interviews Tim Rutherford, Cody Kennedy, Josh Lenner and Kevin Martin about their film THE LAST VIDEO STORE. It's making its southern Alberta premiere at the Calgary Underground Film Festival Sat April 20th at 9:45 pm at the Globe Cinema. It also screens Sun April 28 at 3:45 pm.In this love letter to the era of the video store, THE LAST VIDEO STORE follows Nyla who accidentally uncovers a "cursed" VHS tape her father wanted her to return upon his death. This transports her into a world of magnetic tape madness with store owner Kevin (Kevin Martin). From the minds of Edmonton-born filmmakers Cody Kennedy and Tim Rutherford (aka House of Heathens).

Lindsey Campbell and Mark Davies discuss the film BLACKBERRY as part of their series THANKS TELEFILM. This is where they examine federally funded films. Will they say "Thanks Telefilm!" OR "Thanks Telefilm?"In BLACKBERRY, Matt Johnson (Nirvana the Band the Show) explores the incredible growth and tragic collapse of the world's first smartphone and how it smashed huge enterprises before surrendering to Silicon Valley's fiercely competitive companies. It's not a conventional tale of modern business failure by fraud and greed. The rise and fall of BlackBerry reveals the dangerous speed at which innovators race along the information superhighway. It stars Glen Howerton, Jay Baruchel and Michael Ironside.

Lucas Anders interviews Caden Douglas (dir/writer) about his film MOTHER FATHER SISTER BROTHER FRANK. It makes its Canadian Premiere at the Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) on Fri April 26th @ 7pm at the Globe CInema. In MOTHER FATHER SISTER BROTHER FRANK, the Jennings family couldn’t be more painfully suburban, but when asshole Uncle Frank crashes their weekly Sunday dinner with a nasty surprise, murder turns up on the menu. On the surface, they seem like a happy family, but trouble is brewing. When Uncle Frank shows up, and the adult children learn that he’s been blackmailing their parents, the Jennings' thoughts turn to murder. Once the haze of bloodlust, wine and pie clears, the Jennings’ realize they have no clue how to be murderers, how to get rid of a body, or how the hell to get out of this bloody mess! Can they overcome secrets and dysfunction to learn that the family that slays together stays together?

Christian Zyp interviews Nathan Tape (dir/writer) & Tim Cairo (writer/prod) about their film OFF RAMP. It's making its Canadian Premiere at the Calgary Underground Film Festival April 22, 2024 @ 9:30 pm at the Globe Cinema.In OFF RAMP, a couple of lovable, degenerate Juggalos, Trey and Silas, journey through America's hellish underbelly to The Gathering of the Juggalos, the one place on earth they feel accepted. On the way, they are detoured by a psychotic powerful Sheriff, a violent blood ritual, a trailer park princess, a backwoods gang, and a country cop tripping on LSD. And then things start to get really crazy. Originally aired on CJSR. FInd out more at CalgaryUndergroundFilm.org

Christian Zyp spoke with Brenda Lieberman (Festival Director and Co-Programmer) about the 21st Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF). Catch it April 18-28, 2024 at the Globe Cinema.Brenda discusses the feature/documentary/short films, guests (John Waters & Vincenzo Natali), Albertan filmmakers and events surrounding the festival. Find out more at www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org

Christian Zyp interviews Sonya WIlliam (Director of the Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors) about the current state of operations for theatre owners and not-for-profit art house cinemas in Canada. The monopoly of Cineplex Entertainment in Canada combined with restrictions of "zoning" and "clean runs" are making it increasingly difficult to operate for small theatre in cities and towns across the country. Find out more about N.I.C.E. at www.nicecinema.ca

Christian Zyp interviews Omar Mouallem (dir/prod) about his new documentary MAKING KAYFABE. It is screening on CBC Gem currently for free.MAKING KAYFABE is a documentary that revolves around Omar Mouallem venturing into the squared circle. Facing a midlife crisis, Oamr decided to tap into his childhood dream of wrestling to be his next project. Entering the world of Love Pro Wrestling leaves an impression on him that goes beyond the ring.Find the film at: https://gem.cbc.ca/absolutely-canadian/s24?autoplay=1

Christian Zyp interviews Spencer RIchard (writer/dir) about his new short film DANCE WITH THE DEVIL. It screens Fri March 22nd at the Capitol Theatre in Ft. Edmonton Park. DANCE WITH THE DEVIL is a spy thriller filmed in and around Edmonton.

Lucas Anders interviews Justin Kueber (dir) about his documentary "LABELED: Missing, Murdered and Forgotten". It screened as part of FAVA Fest. "LABELED: Missing, Murdered and Forgotten" is a harrowing, intimate journey into the lives of three Indigenous women who were abused, exploited, and harmed during their time in Edmonton’s sex industry.

Lucas Anders interviews Lindsey McIntyre (writer/dir) about the short film NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ. It screened as part of FAVA Fest. Having left Nunavut with her mother Kumaa’naaq (koo-MAT-na) in 1938, young Marguerite must negotiate the unspoken pressures of being Inuk in her new life in the South. When an extraordinary letter arrives from home, Marguerite discovers what’s really expected of her. NIGIQTUQ ᓂᒋᖅᑐᖅ is based on a true story told to Lindsay by her grandmother. It connects to a larger story that is touched upon in several of Lindsay’s other films, including her upcoming feature, "The Words We Can’t Speak", currently in advanced development.

Mark Davies interviewed Ryan Leedu (dir/writer/prod) about his short film NO BEDROOM. In the film, a young woman selectively arranges viewings for her one-bedroom house, which she may not be genuine about actually renting.It screened as part of FAVA Fest 2024 and on Super Channel's Canadian Film Fest.

Christian Zyp interviews Natalie Meyer (dir/prod) about her doc THE BOOK OF S.H.E. It screens Thurs Feb 29th at the Telus World of Science. You can find tickets at: Eventbrite.com"The Book of S.H.E." (acronym for Success.Heal.Emerge) is a documentary film that serves as an artistic collection of Natalie Meyer's creative body paint and set designs with a focus on 10 local female entrepreneurs and community builders who identify as BIPOC in Edmonton. This film is an emotional journey of storytelling, documented through the process of the making of the book and amplified to share with others, especially young women of color, that although you may see a beautiful, perfect, strong woman on your screen, each one of these women have their own unique stories of struggle and healing that lies beneath the surface.

Christian Zyp interviews Kevin Martin (The Lobby DVD Shop - 10815 82 Ave NW, Edm, AB) about some new releases at the store: OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK - Cowboy Johnny Black (Michael Jai White) vows to gun down the man responsible for the death of his father. SUITABLE FLESH - Psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby (Heather Graham) becomes obsessed with helping a young patient who is suffering from extreme personality disorder. However, it soon leads her into occult danger.Clive Barker's UNDERWORLD - A crime boss (Steven Berkoff) pits a private eye (Larry Lamb) against underground mutants who crave more of a mad doctor's (Denholm Elliott) drug.

Christian Zyp interviews Michelle Thrush (Exec Prod) about the film BOIL ALERT. The documentary screens at Metro CInema Wed Feb 7, 2024 @ 6:30 pm. It's a FREE screening presented by Northwest Fest and the University of Alberta for International Week.Michelle is a Nehiyaw performing artist (actress, producer, activist and more). BOIL ALERT follows activist/musician Layla Staats as she embarks on a dual journey to explore the Indigenous relationship to water and the struggles she has grappled with her whole life as a Mohawk Woman.

Lindsey Campbell, Mark Davies and Christian Zyp discuss the four major awards nominations for the 2024 Oscars... and more.

Christian Zyp interviews Jason Pichonsky (Film Historian) about the film THE BLOODY BROOD directed by Canadian Julian Roffman. You can find the film through Kino Lorber home video.Two years before directing the 3-D cult favorite THE MASK (1961), Julian Roffman made his feature directorial debut with this early canuxploitation film, THE BLOODY BROOD (1959). When his brother turns up dead after eating a hamburger laced with ground glass, Cliff (Jack Betts) sets out to investigate the murder, venturing into the underground world of beatnik culture and its sinister underbelly of drugs and vice. Peter Falk makes his feature debut as Nico, sinister mentor and drug-dealer to the tuned-in kids of the beat generation. This 60th anniversary release has been newly mastered from archival 35mm elements, and showcases the moody cinematography of D.P. Eugen Schüfftan, who would two years later win an Academy Award® for his cinematography of THE HUSTLER.

Christian Zyp interviews Daniel Demchuk about the series called BARBARIAN RITES that he curated for Metro Cinema. It's an exploration of the origins and evolution of Sword and Sorcery films, through its dark beginnings at the drive in theatre to its box office glories and its reign as king over the b movie circuit.See CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1982) Fri, Jan. 12 @ 9:15 PM, CLASH OF THE TITANS (1981) Sat., Jan. 27 @ 3:30 PM and THE BARBARIANS Sun., Jan. 28 @ 7:00 PM at Metro Cinema.

We take a look back at just few of the interviews and pieces over the last 12 months: HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAY (Arlen Konopaki & Kevin Gillese), THE AMITYVILLE CURSE (film historian Jason Pichonsky), SPIN THE WHEEL (Preston Ewasiuk, David Heacock & Neil Chase), RELAX, I'M FROM THE FUTURE (Luke Higginson), BLACK BARBIE (Lagueria Davis), Thanks Telefilm featuring I LOVE MOVIES, THE LAST VIDEO STORE (Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford, Josh Lenner & Kevin Martin)

Christian Zyp, Mark Davies & Lucas Anders take a look at another terrible X-Mas movie. This year, it's A KARATE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE from director Julie Kimmel. It's written by Ken Del Vecchio, Julie Kimmel & David Landau.A KARATE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE focuses on 10-year-old Jesse Genesis as he creates a "12 Days of Christmas List" of tasks to honour his missing father. He believes that if he completes them all, including becoming a self-taught karate black belt, his father will return on Christmas Day. Throw in an eccentric psychic-turned-law professor and you have a pseudo-Hallmark, problematic mess.

Lindsey Campbell interviews Sav Rogers (director) about the doc CHASING CHASING AMY. It screens Thursday November 23rd at 7 pm as part of CUFF.Docs at the Globe Cinema.CHASING CHASING AMY is a trans coming of age love story documentary, set against the backdrop of an indie film that solidified some careers and damaged others. Featuring interviews with the cast and crew of CHASING AMY (Kevin Smith and Joey Lauren Adams), alongside thought leaders from the LGBTQ+ community, several revolutionary filmmakers, and friends of the filmmakers.

Originally aired on Jan 15, 2015. Here is an interview about the restored re-release of the original Canadian horror film, 1961's THE MASK. Jason Pichonsky does the commentary track on the release and gives us some historical context about the film.In THE MASK (1961), a young archaeologist believes he is cursed by a mask that causes him to have weird nightmares and possibly to murder. Before committing suicide, he mails the mask to his psychiatrist, Dr. Barnes, who is soon plunged into the nightmare world of the mask.

Christian Zyp interviews Sarah Appleton and Jasper Sharp (co-directors) about their documentary THE J-HORROR VIRUS. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs Sat Nov 25th @ 9:30 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary.THE J-HORROR VIRUS charts the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of made-in-Japan supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From its origins in Teruyoshi Ishii’s fake documentary PSYCHIC VISION: JAGANREI (1988) and Norio Tsuruta’s seminal SCARY TRUE STORIES (1991/92) straight-to-video series, through such key titles as Hideo Nakata’s RING (1998), Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s PULSE (2001) and Takashi Shimizu’s JU-ON: THE GRUDGE (2002), critics and the filmmakers reflect on how the bleak dystopic visions and unsettling atmospheres that made these works so unique infiltrated their way across the world.

Christian Zyp interviews Layla Staat about the documentary BOIL ALERT. It screens Sat Nov 25th at 4:30 pm as part of CUFF.Docs at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. Layla Staats and Michelle Thrush will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening.BOIL ALERT follows activist Layla Staats as she embarks on a dual journey to explore the Indigenous relationship to water as well as her own identity struggles she has grappled with her entire life as a Mohawk Woman. Layla explores her past through the lens of uncovering why there is a lack of access to drinking water for many First Nations. There are currently 32 long-term boil-water advisories in 28 communities across Canada; drinkable water isn’t a reality for all living in this country.

Christian Zyp interviews David Gregory (director) about his doc ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE. It screens as part of CUFF.Docs Fri Nov 24th @ 9:15 pm at the Globe Cinema in Calgary. A look at the history, controversy, and legacy behind one of the most bizarre and successful genres in movie history: the Bruce Lee exploitation craze. When Bruce Lee died in 1974 at the peak of his superstardom, he had completed only four feature films. But within hours of his funeral, Hong Kong movie studios began to produce hundreds of unauthorized biopics, sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and rip-offs starring a competing series of Lee lookalikes. Over the next decade, fueled by both deception and demand, ‘Bruceploitation’ would become a staple of global cinema.

Mark Davies spoke with Shelly Thompson (director) about her film DAWN, HER DAD AND THE TRACTOR. It screens as part of the Broad View International FIlm Festival Saturday November 11th @ 4pm at Metro Cinema.Set on a Nova Scotia dairy farm, John Andrew has just lost his wife Miranda to cancer. When a young woman with a startling resemblance to Miranda appears on his porch, an odyssey towards understanding begins. John Andrew’s estranged son Donald is now Dawn, and she’s come home to mourn her mother and keep her promise to repair her relationship with her Dad. Restoring the tractor her mother learned to drive on becomes a focus for the mechanically minded Dawn. John Andrew begins to realize that if he’s to reclaim this relationship, he has to come out with Dawn, and what better setting than the community tractor trials — an event Miranda created as a tireless village volunteer — where he proudly cheers for his daughter Dawn, as she enters the arena at the wheel of the lovingly restored tractor.

Lucas Anders interviews Virginia Abramovich (director) about her film BETWEEN WAVES. It screens as pat of the Broad View International Film Festival. It screens Friday November 10th at 9:15pm at Metro Cinema.In BETWEEN WAVES, a woman pursues her missing lover, a quantum physicist, by crossing into a parallel dimension after his presumed death. Following a map and notebook left behind, she embarks on a journey to the island of Sao Miguel in the Azores. Here she begins to untangle the truth of what really happened the night he disappeared.

Christian Zyp interviews Jen Markowitz (director) about their doc SUMMER QAMP. It screens Sat Nov 4th @ 4pm at the Metro Cinema. It's presented by Rainbow Visions FIlm Festival and NorthWest Fest. SUMMER QAMP focuses on the staff and attendees of Camp fYrefly, a haven for LGBTQ2S+ teens, far away from the fierce political battle currently being waged against queer expression and gender identity – particularly in this Province. SUMMER QAMP invites ALL audiences into the innocence and joy of a summer away with friends, while never losing sight of the bravery of these young protagonists whose very existence is challenged in their normal lives.

Lucas Anders interviews Kevin Gillese (writer) and Arlen Konopaki (director) about their feature film HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAYS. It screens at Metro CInema on Nov 6, 2023 @ 7:00 pm.This is the Edmonton premiere of the film for Arlen and Kevin who had the roots of their careers planted here. HOW TO RUIN THE HOLIDAYS focuses on a struggling comedian reluctantly returns home for the holidays, not only must she deal with her eccentric family, but she ultimately faces a life-changing decision about her special-needs brother. The film features performances by Ronny Chieng, Colin Mochrie, Amber Nash & Aisha Tyler.

Christian Zyp interviews James Carson (director/producer) about his film CABIN MUSIC. NorthWest Fest presents the screening on Saturday, November 4 at 7pm at Metro Cinema. JAMES CARSON IN ATTENDANCE FOR POST-SCREENING Q&A!After walking away from the conservatory, renowned pianist (and Edmonton native) James Carson backpacks overland from Spain to Japan. At the center of the story is the unusual off-grid cabin in the Alberta wilderness that James designs and builds by hand upon his return. It is here, away from everything, that a new form of music emerges.A documentary told only in the way a true artist could make one, CABIN MUSIC is a 74-minute piece of living art on the screen, as filmmaker, artist, and subject James Carson, combine to make a film quite unlike any you've seen before.On the eve of his special live performance at the Yardbird Suite on November 5th, NorthwestFest is thrilled to welcome James Carson 'home', for the Alberta premiere of his mesmerizing documentary film debut.

Lucas Anders interviews about their film DEPARTING SENIORS. It makes its Canadian Premiere as part of North West Fear Fest on Thurs Oct 18th @ 9:15 at Metro Cinema. In DEPARTING SENIORS, a masked killer stalks the halls of a high school. A student named Javier finds himself (due to a nasty fall) with an unexpected new ability: the power to see through the eyes of anyone he touches. But with great power comes great responsibility, so Javier and his best friend/sidekick Bianca decide to try and catch the killer themselves.

Christian Zyp interviews Jeff Hayes (author of "Sleepaway Camp: Making the Movie and Reigniting the Campfire") about the 40th anniversary screening of SLEEPAWAY CAMP as part of Northwest Fear Fest. See it Friday, October 20, 2023 at 11:00 PM at the Metro Cinema.SLEEPAWAY CAMP (1983) cult slasher horror movie from the mind of Robert Hiltzik, who served as writer, director, and executive producer. At first glance the film is about teen campers getting killed at a summer camp but the story delves into mystery, humor and psychological genres.

Christian Zyp interviews Will Gilby (writer/director) about his feature film JERICHO RIDGE. It screens Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 9:15 PM at Metro Cinema as part of Northwest Fear Fest.From first time feature filmmaker Will Gilbey comes a non-stop, white-knuckle siege thriller in the vein of classics like "Assault on Precinct 13" and "VFW"! The amazing Nikki Amuka-Bird channels her inner Sarah Connor, as her small town sheriff station is attacked by unknown assailants. Only she holds the key to preventing a wholesale slaughter!

Christian Zyp interviews Stuart Sparke (dir) & Lyndsey Craine (actor) about their film HOW TO KILL MONSTERS. See the film Friday, October 20, 2023 at Metro Cinema as part of North West Fear Fest.Jamie Lancaster (Lyndsey Craine) is the sole survivor of a blood-drenched massacre at a remote cabin in the woods. Claiming that her friends were torn apart and eaten by a horrific monster, she is arrested by the local cops and locked up for a crime she didn't commit. Stewart Sparke's Lovecraft-inspired, throwback monster movie extravaganza has to be experienced to be believed!

Christian Zyp has a virtual roundtable with the creative powers behind THE LAST VIDEO STORE. Cody Kennedy & Tim Rutherford (co-directors) as well as the stars Josh Lenner (as Viper Jackson) and Kevin Martin (as Kevin). It screens Sunday, October 22, 2023 7:00 PM at Metro Cinema as past of North West Fear Fest 2023.With a setting based on star Kevin Martin’s beloved cult video store The Lobby, THE LAST VIDEO STORE is a loving homage to the homegrown Canuxploitation, direct-to-video ‘90s sci-fi, and the rough-hewn potboilers that adorn its shelves. The feature debut of directing duo Cody Kennedy and Tim Rutherford, who produced a bunch of outrageous shorts filmed at The Lobby under the moniker House of Heathens, THE LAST VIDEO STORE is genre cinema lovingly crafted by true aficionados.

Lucas Anders interviews Dan Covert about his documentary GEOFF McFETRIDGE: DRAWING A LIFE. It's screening as part of the Edmonton International FIlm Festival Sat, Sep 23rd, 6:30 PM @ Muttart Theatre at the Stanley Milner.GEOFF McFETRIDGE: DRAWING A LIFE examines what defines a life. How do you decide what matters? Geoff McFetridge’s art is everywhere: from Apple watch faces, to solo shows around the world, to movie titles for Spike Jonze. But this film is more than a primer on Geoff’s prolific career. It’s about the choices we confront in trying to lead meaningful lives.

Lucas Anders interviews Jason William Lee (dir/writer/prod) about his film LOST LAKE CONFESSIONS. The film screens as part of the Edmonton International Film Festival Sun, Sept 24, 2023 @ 6:30 PM at the Muttart Theatre in the Stanley Milner Library. The filmmaker will be in attendance for a Q&A following the film.LOST LAKE CONFESSIONS follows the character Jahan “JD” Davani as he returns to Vancouver only to find out the devastating news that his cancer has relapsed and his life now hangs in the balance. In an attempt to escape this harsh reality, if only for a fleeting time, JD takes his 3 best friends, Hilary, Ray and Connie on a camping trip to Lost Lake for one last nostalgic hoorah.

Lucas Anders interviews two winners of the 2023 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards, animators Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby. They discuss receiving the 2023 Distinguished Artist Award, the Oscar nomination of their animated short film THE FLYING SAILOR and more. FInd out more about THE FLYING SAILOR at https://www.nfb.ca/film/flying-sailor-the/

Christian Zyp interviews Janet Pearlman (director/writer/animator) of the short film THE GIRL WITH THE RED BERET. It screenas as part of EIFF Tue, Sep 26th, 12:10 PM @ Muttart Theatre at the Stanley Milner Library. THE GIRL WITH THE RED BERET encounters an array of colourful, extravagant characters during a wild ride on the Montreal metro in this animated short. FInd out more at https://www.nfb.ca/film/the-girl-with-the-red-beret/

Christian Zyp interviews Sydney Moule (Executive Director) about the 37th annual OSCAR Qualifying Edmonton International FIlm Festival (EIFF). It takes place from Sept 21st - Oct 1st, 2023. Sydney discusses the screening locations (Metro Cinema, Muttart Theatre, Telus World of Science, Ledcor Theatre) and some of the highlights of the festival. Find out more about the festival schedule: https://edmontonfilmfest.com/schedule

Christian Zyp interviews Kevin Martin about the 18th Anniversary of the Lobby DVD Shop on Whyte Ave in Edmonton, Alberta. In an age of streaming, The Lobby continues to exist in spite of the evolution of how we consume media. We discuss the store, the evolution of media, DEDfest and the future release of THE LAST VIDEO STORE.

Christian Zyp interviews film historian/director Jason Pichonsky about the film THE AMITYVILLE CURSE from Canadian International Pictures. Jason did the commentary track on this release giving a tonne of insight into the film.THE AMITYVILLE CURSE deviates from series formula, to surprising, amusing, and unsettling effect. Handsomely shot by Rodney Gibbons (My Bloody Valentine) and based on a novel by famed parapsychologist Hans Holzer – who also wrote the source material for Amityville II: The Possession – this inspired oddity is full of memorable horror flourishes and moments of jaw-dropping weirdness. With a lively ensemble that includes Kim Coates (Innocent Blood), Cassandra Gava (Conan the Barbarian), Helen Hughes (The Incubus), and Jan Rubes (Witness), The Amityville Curse is essential Canuxploitation viewing.