THE DOOR was the winner of BEST MUSIC at the November 2018 Thriller/Suspense Festival in Toronto. Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Lola Rùi: Show the story you want to tell is always the main engine to make a film. The starting point was to think about experiences of conflict that someone… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Lola Rùi (THE DOOR)
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Interview with Novelist Jerry L. Harvey Jr. (SPACE TANGENTS)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Jerry L. Harvey: Four rednecks are abducted by aliens while playing golf in Kansas. They are drawn into rescuing a princess as they try to return to earth. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Science Fiction 3. How would you describe this story in… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Jerry L. Harvey Jr. (SPACE TANGENTS)
Interview with Novelist Chynna Laird (PASSING LOOP)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your novel about? Chynna Laird: The novel is about three generations of very strong women, each set in their ways, who are brought together in a time of tragedy. It was not an easy transition for any of them, to say the least. And on top of their personal hurdles they’re… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Chynna Laird (PASSING LOOP)
Interview with Writer Wilson Jackson (DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? A young man abducted by aliens. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Science Fiction 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Mind boggling 4. What movie have you seen the most in your life? I can’t really say, but I… Continue reading Interview with Writer Wilson Jackson (DO MY EYES DECEIVE ME)
Interview with Screenwriter Louric Rankine (SQUAD)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Louric Rankine: My screenplay traces the lives of young students of color in New York City as they navigate through their under-funded school. This scene, in particular, focuses on one of the protagonists, Louis, who realizes his embarrassing bus altercation has been publicized on social media, causing pariah… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Louric Rankine (SQUAD)
Interview with Screenwriter Nicholas Julius (MYTHATANIA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Nicholas Julius: MYTHATANIA – The Adventures of Erin, Owen and the Mythfitz: Feature script/Books:Scottish siblings, Erin and Owen Macdonald, are swallowed by The Loch Ness Monster and brought to the magical land of Mythatania where all creatures heard of in Myth and Folklore have gone to escape the… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Nicholas Julius (MYTHATANIA)
Interview with Screenwriter Stephen Witty (Whittaker, Alger, and Dick)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Stephen Witty: The confluence of three political characters in the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1940s — Whittaker Chambers, Alger Hiss, and Richard Nixon–and the difficulty ever sorting out lies and getting to the bottom of the truth. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama mixed with… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Stephen Witty (Whittaker, Alger, and Dick)
Interview with Screenwriter Marc Gatschner (OF THE SEA)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Marc Gatschner: In the twilight of his life, an aging surfer reflects on his past.. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Romance. I know some shun that word for fear of being categorized into a genre they think somehow is beneath them, but they shouldn’t, we… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Marc Gatschner (OF THE SEA)
Interview with Screenwriter Michael Preston (Inherit-ly Gay)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Michael Preston: Spencer’s life is upended when he finds his longtime boyfriend cheating on him the day before his uncle dies. He makes the long journey from L.A back to his small southern town in Freeburg, Illinois where he hasn’t visited in years. Spencer’s life takes a strange… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Michael Preston (Inherit-ly Gay)
Interview with Screenwriter Joel Stern (THE WAITING ROOM)
Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Joel Stern: 64-year-old Bill Egan, a crusty Alcatraz corrections officer, suffers a heart attack following the escape of famed prisoner Frank Morris. Shortly after, Egan finds himself in a waiting room along with a one-armed Medal of Honor award winner-turned hitman, a ditzy bank teller and a Bronx… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Joel Stern (THE WAITING ROOM)
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