The Mummy – Alex Kurtzman interview
Conversation with Alex Kurtzman, the director of the first of Universal’s ‘Dark Universe’ films, The Mummy. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/alex-kurtzman-mummy/
Deconstructing Oliver Stone
This feature was originally published in Empire Magazine, Issue #328: October, 2016. He’s been hailed as a genius, a provocateur, and something of a taskmaster – and that’s just by his friends. We go in search of the real Oliver Stone… It often feels, four decades into his Hollywood career, that Oliver Stone was born… Continue reading Deconstructing Oliver Stone
Alice Lowe – Prevenge
A set visit and interview feature on Alice Lowe’s horror-comedy Prevenge, published in two parts at Rue Morgue. Part One: http://www.rue-morgue.com/single-post/2017/03/21/Exclusive-interview-Writerdirectorstar-Alice-Lowe-takes-PREVENGE-Part-One-On-Set Part Two: http://www.rue-morgue.com/single-post/2017/03/22/Exclusive-interview-Writerdirectorstar-Alice-Lowe-takes-PREVENGE-Part-Two-On-Set
Predator
Empire magazine feature from 2012, recycled for an “Arnie Week” on the website marking the release of Aftermath. This originally went with a map, so the talking points were stops on a journey. That concept has been lost a bit in translation from page to online, but I still really like this piece. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/predator-complete-history/ … Continue reading Predator
War For the Planet of the Apes
An interview with director Matt Reeves, talking me through the first trailer for War For the Planet of the Apes. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/war-planet-apes-trailer-breakdown-matt-reeves/
The Crow
Another one from the vaults. This is an interview with the horror author David J. Schow, one of two credited screenwriters (with John Shirley) on Alex Proyas’ The Crow (1994). The conversation – conducted by email – was for a planned Empire magazine Crow feature that didn’t end up happening, so I’ve never been able… Continue reading The Crow
The Last of the Mohicans
Empire “Masterpiece” #151 / Issue 325 / July, 2016 The Last of the Mohicans is an anomaly on Michael Mann’s CV. There are a couple of others – compromised WWII horror The Keep; the boxing biopic Ali – but to an overwhelming extent his preferred milieu has been the crime thriller, from 1981’s Thief to… Continue reading The Last of the Mohicans
