An exclusive interview with Rob Zombie, originally published on the Empire website in March, 2013 to tie in with the release of his film The Lords of Salem and album Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor (no, really, that’s what it’s called). I’d spoken to Rob in 2011 just before he started shooting Lords, so it was… Continue reading Rob Zombie
A bit of nonsense about actors (and a couple of actresses) who might be possible candidates to join Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Statham and co. for Expendables 3. My money’s on Wesley Snipes. http://www.empireonline.com/features/expendables-3-casting-suggestions/
Another transcript, this time for a piece that kind of got lost along the way. This interview with Kyle MacLachlan, concentrating specifically on Dune and Blue Velvet (apologies to Twin Peaks fans, but sadly it wasn’t part of the agenda), was scheduled to coincide with the release of a DVD/Blu-ray box-set of David Lynch films,… Continue reading Kyle MacLachlan
I love a good car stunt, so this is just a fun compilation of clips representing that dying art: the 25 greatest movie car jumps… http://www.empireonline.com/features/jaw-dropping-movie-car-leaps
Here’s an interview I conducted (pun intended) with the film composer Danny Elfman, for the release of Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful. Elfman is, obviously, best known for his frequent collaborations with Tim Burton, but has also worked with Raimi around half a dozen times, beginning with Darkman in 1990. I knew I’d… Continue reading Danny Elfman
Here’s something in full for once, rather than just a link. I wrote a large feature on Clive Barker’s Nightbreed for the September 2012 issue of Empire, and this is the full transcript of the interview I conducted with Barker, in which he talks in detail about Nightbreed, its source novel Cabal, and the new… Continue reading Clive Barker
A quick thing to tie in with the release of the truly worthless Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. This is a list of ‘Twisted Fairy Tales’, including Švankmajer’s Little Otik and another plug for Thale. http://www.empireonline.com/features/twisted-fairy-tales
