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 ...
Oct 14, 2023•32 min•Ep. 153
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 ke...
Oct 12, 2023•23 min•Ep. 152
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-insp...
Oct 08, 2023•23 min•Ep. 151
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-...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 150
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 ...
Sep 22, 2023•21 min•Ep. 149
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 i...
Sep 20, 2023•20 min•Ep. 148
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/
Sep 14, 2023•22 min•Ep. 147
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/...
Sep 14, 2023•16 min•Ep. 146
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
Sep 14, 2023•30 min•Ep. 145
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.
Aug 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 144
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 ...
Jun 28, 2023•20 min•Ep. 143
Lucas Anders interviews Berkley Brady (writer/director) about her film DARK NATURE. You can find it on most VOD platforms to rent. DARK NATURE tells the story of a therapy group that is forced to confront the monsters of their past when an isolated weekend retreat tests their emotional resilience and ability to survive
Jun 28, 2023•20 min•Ep. 142
Lindsey Campbell & Mark Davies present another edition of THANKS TELEFILM where they examine films funded by Telefilm. This time it's writer/director/producer Chandler Levack's film I LOVE MOVIES. In I LIKE MOVIES Lawrence Kweller is an irascible, self- and movie-obsessed teenager living in the wilds of early-2000s Burlington, Ontario. He’s the kind of guy who, when he buys a movie ticket, mentions the director’s name just to show that he’s there for the right reasons. He dreams of NYU, wher...
Jun 28, 2023•18 min•Ep. 141
Christian Zyp interviews Denny Tedesco (dir) about his documentary IMMEDIATE FAMILY. It screens Friday May 5th @ 7:00 pm as part of NorthWest Fest at the Metro Cinema. IMMEDIATE FAMILY is the true story of a group of close friends who became the studio band to the biggest stars of the 1970s and beyond, changing the course of musical history. The film chronicles the next wave of studio players to follow in the footsteps of 60s session icons, Denny Tedesco also directed the original THE WRECKING C...
May 04, 2023•34 min•Ep. 140
Mark Davies interviews Sean Patrick Shaul (dir/writer/prod) about his new documentary COVER YOUR EARS. It screens Monday May 8th as part of NorthWest Fest at the Metro Cinema. Sean and Kayvon Saremi (producer) will in attendance after the screening for a Q&A. COVER YOUR EARS... With such a powerful influence on all aspects of society, the messages and themes portrayed by musicians have long been considered dangerous to some. Sprawling from the early twentieth century to Tipper Gore’s ‘Parent...
May 03, 2023•12 min•Ep. 139
Christian Zyp interviews Lagueria Davis (director) about her documentary BLACK BARBIE. It screens as part of NorthWest Fest Sat May 6th @ 2:15 pm at Metro CInema. BLACK BARBIE is a personal exploration that tells a richly archival, thought-provoking story that voices the insights and experiences of Beulah Mae Mitchell, who spent 45 years working at Mattel. Discussing how the absence of Black images in the "social mirror" left Black girls with little other than White subjects for self-reflection ...
May 02, 2023•23 min•Ep. 138
Lucas Anders interviews Sean Horlor & Steve J. Adams (co-writers/co-directors) about their documentary SATAN WANTS YOU. See it as part of NorthWest Fest on Saturday, May 6 @ 7:00 PM at the Metro Cinema. SATAN WANTS YOU is the shocking story of how a young woman and her psychiatrist ignited the global Satanic Panic with their bestselling memoir. During the 1980s and ‘90s the world was gripped by the cultural hysteria known as the Satanic Panic. Ignited by Michelle Remembers, a lurid memoir by...
Apr 29, 2023•20 min•Ep. 137
Christian Zyp interviews Justin Keuber (dir/writer/rpod) about his documentary film LABELED: The Missing, Murdered and Forgotten. It screens Sunday, May 7 @ 4:00pm at Metro Cinema as part of NorthWest Fest. The screening is part of the Alberta Perspectives Series. LABELED: The 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.
Apr 29, 2023•20 min•Ep. 136
Christian Zyp interviews Jake Thomas (dir/prod/D.O.P.) about his documentary film ADAPTATION. It screens as part of NorthWest Fest Saturday May 6th @ 4:30 pm at Metro Cinema. ADAPTATION follows a group of wheelchair-bound athletes as they converge for the BC Summer Race Series, the World's 1st downhill mountain bike race series to include an adaptive bike (aMTB) category. However, this is not just a film about a bike race; it's a group of stories about the ability to overcome adversity - whether...
Apr 29, 2023•34 min•Ep. 135
Christian Zyp interviews Mike Mendez (director/producer)about the horror anthology SATANIC HISPANICS. It will screen at the Calgary Underground Film Festival Saturday April 22 @ 9:45 pm and Thursday April 27 @ 4 pm at the Globe Cinema. Mike Mendez will also be in attendance for the screening for a Q&A. SATANIC HISPANICS is an anthology of 5 short films from some of the leading Latin filmmakers in the horror genre (Mike Mendez, Demian Rugna, Eduardo Sanchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero & Alejandro...
Apr 28, 2023•27 min•Ep. 134
Lucas Anders interviews Sean Horlor & Steve J. Adams (co-writers/co-directors) about their documentary SATAN WANTS YOU. See it as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival on Friday April 28th at 6:30 pm at the Globe Cinema. SATAN WANTS YOU is the shocking story of how a young woman and her psychiatrist ignited the global Satanic Panic with their bestselling memoir. During the 1980s and ‘90s the world was gripped by the cultural hysteria known as the Satanic Panic. Ignited by Michelle Re...
Apr 22, 2023•20 min•Ep. 133
Christian Zyp interviews Luke Higginson (dir/writer/editor) about his new feature film RELAX, I'M FROM THE FUTURE. It screens as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival Tuesday April 25th @ 6:30pm at the Globe Cinema. RELAX, I’M FROM THE FUTURE follows Casper (Rhys Darby), a charming, but embarrassingly underprepared Time Traveller, now trapped in the past. When Casper befriends Holly (Gabrielle Graham), a jaded drifter, she helps him exploit his trivial knowledge of the future for a serie...
Apr 21, 2023•18 min•Ep. 132
Lucas Anders interviews Jesse T. Cook (director/executive producer)about his feature film CULT HERO. The film screens as part of the Underground Film Festival at the Globe Cinema Friday April 28th, Director Jesse Thomas Cook & Actress Liv Collins will be in attendance for Q&A after the screening. In CULT HERO, manager-summoning control freak Kallie Jones teams up with washed-up cult buster Dale Domazar to rescue her husband from the clutches of a cannibalistic death cult masquerading as ...
Apr 15, 2023•20 min•Ep. 131
Christian Zyp interviews Winefred & Austin Bragg (writer/dir)about their film PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME. It screens as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival at the Globe Cinema Thursday April 27th at6:30 pm. Based on the true story of Roger Sharpe, a young midwesterner who overturned New York City's 35 year-old ban on pinball machines. An unsettled writer with a fantastic mustache, Roger Sharpe, finds solace and confidence in one thing he has mastered: pinball. When a polic...
Apr 15, 2023•26 min•Ep. 130
Christian Zyp interviews KC Carthew (writer/director) about her new film POLARIS. It screens at the Calgary Underground Film Festival. It screens at the Globe Cinema on Thursday April 27th. POLARIS is set in 2144 against the harsh backdrop of a frozen wasteland, Sumi, a human child raised by Mama Polar Bear, narrowly escapes capture from a brutal Morad hunting party and sets out across the vast winter landscape. When Sumi stumbles across Frozen Girl, an unlikely friendship is forged and together...
Apr 15, 2023•22 min•Ep. 129
Christian Zyp interviewed Brennan Tilley (Lead Programer) about the Calgary Underground Film Festival 2023. It's the 20th anniversary of CUFF and it takes place from April 20th - 30th . Find out even more about all screenings at the Globe Theatre as well as more events by going to CalgaryUndergroundFilm.org
Apr 11, 2023•18 min•Ep. 128
Christian Zyp interviews Guillaume Carlier (dir/screenwriter) about the documentary THUNDER - THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ARTURO GATTI. It makes its world premier at the Calgary Underground Film Festival Apr 29th at the Globe Cinema. THUNDER: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ARTURO GATTI examines the Montreal boxer, and world champion. He was a legend in his time, but his mysterious death has remained suspiciously unresolved for years. This documentary series explores forensic evidence that has been overlooked, ...
Apr 08, 2023•15 min•Ep. 127
Christian Zyp interviews Kurtis David Harder (dir/prod/co-writer) and Cassandra Naude (actor) about the film INFLUENCER. This horror/thriller screens as part of the Calgary Underground Film Festival on Apr 28th where Harder & Naude will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening. INFLUENCER revolves around a social media influencer Madison (Emily Tennant) having a lonely and uneventful trip in Thailand despite what she tells her followers on Instagram. While reflecting on her boy...
Apr 08, 2023•20 min•Ep. 126
Lindsey Campbell and Mark Davies return with another edition of THANK TELEFILM, where they decide if this Canadian film is worth the investment. ALINE is a fictionalized biopic about a singer that has a life eerily similar to Celine Dion, even though Dion was not involved in the production of the film. When director Valérie Lemercier was asked if Dion had seen the film, she said, "I contacted Celine Dion's manager in Quebec who told me that maybe Celine would see it one day but she was not inter...
Apr 02, 2023•18 min•Ep. 125
Christian Zyp Interviews film historian Jason Pichonsky about the 1989 Michael Ironside vehicle MINDFIELD. Jason cut the commentary track on the Blu-Ray release from Canadian International Pictures. MINDFIELD is a uniquely ambitious experiment in genre filmmaking that’s part explosive action movie, part MK-ULTRA-inspired conspiracy thriller, and part sleazy underworld crime saga. Purchase a copy at canadian-international.com OR at The Lobby DVD Shop on Whyte Ave.
Apr 02, 2023•21 min•Ep. 124
