Wesley Chambers, Director and social media friend of mine. Awesome guy by the way. He is a director and actor, known for Ligatures (2014), Nadine (2008) and The 11th Commandment (2007) and took some time out of his day and week to look over the pre prepared Spending Time With…questions and fire back some great…
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Editor. Alex does it all! UK filmmaker is one busy creative, and recently i saw his work in Video Shop Tales of Terror and previous to that his awesome film I Scream On The Beach. I’ve been social media friends with Alex for a few years now (now that we keep…
Ahead of the UK premiere of her stylishly brooding occult chiller, MOTHER SUPERIOR, at FrightFest Glasgow 2023, director Marie Alice Wolfszahn talks about being drawn to making a period horror film, multimedia influences and why returning to Scotland will be a homecoming. MOTHER SUPERIOR is your debut feature. How did you decide that this was…
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor. Andrew Loveday does it all. and all in the past 20 years. Andrew has worked on some of my favourite British films of recent years including The Rise of the Krays, The Wee Man, The Fall of the Krays, ,Assassin, Doghouse and several instalments of the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise.…
Andy Gatenby is someone I’ve known online for a little while now and having recently watched him in the upcoming film Renegades, I thought id reach out to him and see if he had a little time to take part in the Spending Time With.. series of articles that I like to do. He said…
One of things I love about hosting this website, Is that I can reach out to actors, and filmmakers, and ask them to take part in fun article series like the Spending Time With.. series. The Spending Time With.. series began as a project for me to film, and still is a project which from…
Its been a while since I sat down with filmmaker Neil Johnson (Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter, Starship Rising), and so i thought Id bridge the Atlantic ocean and fire a few questions his way and see what he was up to. Thank you Neil for taking the time out to answer just a few questions…
Ahead of the UK digital release of his feature film MONSTROUS, writer / director Chris Sivertson talks about the joy of working with Christina Ricci, monstrous inspirations and why horror films are our modern day fairy tales. What drew you to take the helm on MONSTROUS, given that you usually direct films you’ve either written…
Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV Premiere of BOOK OF MONSTERS, on May 14, director Stewart Sparke talks about the influence of horror fans, his obsession with the Alien franchise and collaborating with horror icon Nicholas Vince. Did you know from a young age that you wanted to be a film director? I remember first realising that…
On the day of the UK release of his debut feature film THE LAST RITE, writer / director Leroy Kincaide talks about overcoming Dyslexia and High-Functioning Autism, making his debut movie for £27,000 and his personal experiences with sleep paralysis. Leroy, your debut feature film THE LAST RITE finally gets a UK release. It’s been…
Ahead of FrightFest’s UK premiere of A CLOUD SO HIGH at the Glasgow Film Festival, director Christopher Parson talks about his encounter with a peeping tom, casting a serial killer and writing demented female characters… Congratulations on such an accomplished feature film debut. Is this the film you’ve always wanted to make? Thanks for the…
In one of the most smile inducing films I’ve seen this year Chloe Traicos plays Jodea Maxwell, personal assistant to a very popular film director . When Jodeas work life takes a turn for the worst, she finds herself out of a job, but only for a short time as shes thrust from assistant into…
It’s been a little over 25 years since the first digital film was released. The first fully digital Live Action Feature Film (allegedly) ever made was made by Neil Johnson, A British Director, who has gone on to make 15+ feature films and a couple dozen TV shows and in definitely a fan of his…
Ahead of the September 17th Horror Channel premiere of his sci-fi action thriller G-LOC, director Tom Paton reflects on why making movies is like solving a puzzle, his passion for survival stories and being compared to Roger Corman. Horror Channel will be broadcasting the UK TV premiere of your Sci-fi adventure G-LOC. Excited or what? …
Leroy, you began your working life as an Undertaker. How did that come about? I was introduced to the undertaking industry through my uncle who was also an undertaker at the time. I was only 17 when I took the job, They had a vacancy and I needed the work, so I guess I sort…
I always enjoy hosting these fun Spending Time With…conversations, whilst they are of course more fun doing them face to face, The past year or two has played havoc with a lot of that (or most of that really) but thankfully with modern technology and a little bit of time. the Spending Time With…conversations live…
Not just one of my favourite filmmakers, but also one of my favourite people. Paul Hyett, a mans who’s career I have been following since the mid 2000s, when I started seeing his name pop up on special effects and make up credits in some of the films I was checking out at the time (London…
Ahead of the Channel Premiere of sci-fi drama EXTANT on Horror Channel, series creator & writer Mickey Fisher reflects on being plucked from relative obscurity, working with Steven Spielberg and hoping for life on Mars… Did you know from a young age that you wanted to be a writer? From the time I was maybe…
“I am a believer in using what you have as an indie film-maker and I had a global pandemic! There was a sudden influx of fear, isolation and anxiety. I wondered, could I do anything cinematic with that?” Behind The Scenes: Howard Ford with actress Ksenia Islamova You shot THE LOCKDOWN HUNTINGS during the UK’s…
You star in a new British supernatural horror film, THE HEIRESS. Tell us how you got the part and what is was about the script that appealed to you. I was contacted early on the process by the director Chris Bell who’d had me in mind as an option for Claire. I read an early…
Ahead of the UK Digital release of THE HEIRESS on March 15, 2021, director Chris Bell talks about familial horror influences, his South London ‘hooligangster’ phase and learning new lockdown skills. How did you get the idea for THE HEIRESS? I was in my local library when I came across a painting. The artist was…
With the Halloween season a few weeks behind us now (and lots of horror fans not too happy about that fact) There are still some amazing treats of the scary kind in store for us this festive season and one of them is pure horrific yuletide joy (with buckets of blood thrown in for good…
10 QUESTIONS WITH MARC PRICE “By the time Covid-19 restrictions were in place we were deep in post, which meant everything was done in my bedroom again”. Ahead of the World premiere of his latest film, DUNE DRIFTER, Marc Price talks about his love of sci-fi, his debt to Martin Scorsese and turning down Dominic Brunt’s offer to…
Ahead of the UK premiere of his latest film THE RECKONING, Neil Marshall talks about the desire for creative freedom, putting leading lady Charlotte Kirk through hell, his love for FrightFest and his urge to make something outrageously violent and bloodthirsty again. THE RECKONING sees you returning to the horror genre. Was this an important factor in choosing to…
Ahead of the release of the UK release of THE BAY OF SILENCE on Sept 28, Caroline Goodall talks Hollywood influences and the mental health issues that drew her to write and produce her first feature film. Why did you choose to become an actor? Performing was my freedom. I had a childhood stutter but…
Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV premiere of Julian Richards’ REBORN, on Sat 22 August, actress, producer and genre icon Barbara Crampton reflects on how You’re Next changed the direction of her career, the joy of discovering new talent and the possibility of directing one day… Talk about art imitating real life! REBORN is about a B-Movie…
How did Jordan Waller’s TWO HEADS CREEK script end up in your hands and did you see it as more a family comedy than a cannibal gore-fest? Producer Judd Tilyard and I were developing one of my own scripts, Inherit the Earth, which we thought would take a while to finance – and during that process he…
Whilst I do enjoy posting stories on frompage2screen.com about up and coming films, books, and other media related projects, I have a special fondness for the online interviews that I started a few years ago to spice up the website a little. They not only are wonderfully interesting to read and put together, but also…
You’ve said 12 HOUR SHIFT is a valentine to East Texas and the hospital staff who looked after your elderly father, could you elaborate? I grew up in East Texas and most people will say that in spite of not living there since I was 18, I have a lot of very small town Texan…
Peripheral is your fourth feature as director. When you started on The Seasoning House back in 2011, did you ever imagine your career would be this successful? Back when I decided I wanted to make my own movie I had my prosthetics company and was doing very well, but I really wanted to tell my…
Whilst it seems that most of the world is in some sort of lockdown or hiatus from their regular roles, lots and lots of people are taking up new skills and using their time to try new things, learn new skills and prepare for the future (hopefully near future) when things do get some…
Not everyone can say that they were personally asked by Morrisey to play a title role in a music video (but Mark Savage can ) He played the role of ‘Dagenham Dave’ the 1995 video. Not everyone can say they played one of the most iconic roles in UK TV’s most famous children s drama…
Philip Barantini, award winning and BIFA nominated director, actor, and producer who has appeared in class films and shows over the years including Sky one’s football drama “Dream team.” ,”Band of Brothers” as Wayne A. (Skinny) Sisk, “Ned Kelly”, “Hard Boiled Sweets” and more recent in the award winning HBO series “Chernobyl” to name just…
Ahead of Horror Channel’s UK TV premiere of Adam Green’s VICTOR CROWLEY, the great director shares his personal tragedies, George Romero’s inspirational words, the importance of genre comedy and hints that the Bayou Butcher may rise again… Adam, you’re back on the UK’s Horror Channel this Friday night with your latest ‘Hatchet’ instalment VICTOR CROWLEY. Excited? I’m always…
Its been a little while since there was an online ‘Spending Time With..’article on the site but they were something I certainly hadnt forgotten about. I love being able to send people that I admire, a series of prepared questions and then check out their answers when they come back. Whilst its not quite as…
Nicholas Vince as The Chatterer on the set of HELLRAISER with Ashley Laurence & Clive Barker. Photo courtesy of The Clive Barker Archive. Horror Channel are broadcasting HELLRAISER and HELLRAISER II: HELLBOUND. How does it feel being part of such an iconic franchise? I feel extremely fortunate. And I’m grateful to Horror Channel for…
You’re back on Horror Channel. Excited? Jen: Deliriously. We love the Horror Channel! It’s our favourite place to be. Thank you for having us back! Sylvia: LOVE the Horror Channel. It feels a little odd because you guys usually are the first to show our work and Vendetta showed up late. I won’t even begin…
Ahead of the UK premiere of serial killer thriller ANDERSON FALLS at Arrow Video FrightFest Glasgow 2020, director Julien Seri reflects on the his first ‘American’ experience, challenging fight scenes and the importance of personal vision. It has been five years since we premiered NIGHT FARE at FrightFest London, what have you been up to…
You have an interesting CV – from comedy theatre and film journalism to writing for The Hollywood Reporter and second assistant directing. Was all this a game plan to becoming a fully-fledged director? I’ve known since I was a little kid sitting in the basement watching the network TV premiere of Back To The Future while holding…
PATCHWORK finally gets its UK TV premiere on Horror Channel. Excited or what? Relieved actually. It’s been a long time coming. The third screening of the film ever happened at FrightFest in Glasgow and since then I’ve had people asking me when it was going to come out. The UK genre fans are among the…
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