Arrow Video Frightfest Interview: The Stylist star Najarra Townsend Simon Fitzjohn October 20, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London, London Interviews “I find that good genre films so often have the most intense complicated characters that are the most fun to take on” Ahead of the UK premiere of Jill Gevarguzian’s THE STYLIST, lead actress Najarra...
Arrow Video Frightfest Interview: Triggered’s Reine Swart Simon Fitzjohn August 27, 2020 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London, London Interviews One of our pleasant surprises from Frightfest is Triggered - the South African 'friends wake up in the woods to find themselves strapped into suicide vests' tension-fest. Part of the success of the film...
Interview: Ibiza Undead star Marcia Do Vales Simon Fitzjohn January 10, 2019 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London Interviews Ahead of Horror Channel’s premiere of zombie romcom IBIZA UNDEAD, we ask actress and producer MARCIA DO VALES to get scary. When did your interest in horror films begin? About the age of 11 or 12, I...
Arrow Video Frightfest Interview: Chuck Steel director Mike Mort Matthew Hammond August 27, 2018 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London, London Interviews Movie Ramblings were lucky enough to sit down and chat with Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires director Mike Mort about his sensational stop motion ode to the best of 80s action, horror and irreverence;...
Arrow Video Frightfest interview: The Dark director Justin P Lange Simon Fitzjohn August 15, 2018 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London Interviews Fancy another director interview ahead of next week's Frightfest festival? Of course you do, so here's ten questions with The Dark helmer Justin P Lange... Q. THE DARK is based on your Columbia University...
Arrow Video Frightfest interview: Videoman director Kristian Soderstrom Simon Fitzjohn July 25, 2018 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London Interviews One of the films that really caught our eye in the Frightfest line-up was Swedish entry Videoman, a throwback of sorts that leans on the current 80s fad to good effect. Now, my liking for the film may have...
Arrow Video Frightfest interview: The Ranger director Jenn Wexler Simon Fitzjohn July 23, 2018 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London Interviews Jenn Wexler's 80s slasher homage The Ranger looks set to rock Frightfest as the opening film, so what better way to get excited than to chat to the director herself, firing off questions about the film, her...
Horror Channel Frightfest interview: Barbara Crampton Simon Fitzjohn August 14, 2017 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London Interviews There's no doubt that genre legend Barbara Crampton is a firm favourite of the Frightfest community - after all, not only has she had a slew of films screen at the festival over the last few years, she's also...
Horror Channel Frightfest interview: Boots On The Ground director Louis Melville Simon Fitzjohn August 2, 2017 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London Interviews One of the more intriguing offerings at this year's Frightfest is director Louis Melville's Boots On The Ground, a fresh take on the found footage genre that sees a bunch of British soldiers get far more than...
Horror Channel Frightfest interview: Accountable director Matthew Heaven Simon Fitzjohn July 28, 2017 Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London Interviews Matthew Heaven's £10,000 debut feature Accountable look set to be one of the more intriguing offering at this year's genre festival. A tale of anger, frustration and social anxiety, the film stars Oliver...
Interview: Blood Hunters director Tricia Lee Simon Fitzjohn September 14, 2016 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London, London Interviews, Women Of Horror One of the films that caught us (pleasantly) by surprise at London's recent Frightfest was creature feature Blood Hunters - you can read our review here http://bit.ly/2bClmNJ So much so in fact that we had...
Frightfest interview: The ReZort director Steve Barker Simon Fitzjohn August 27, 2016 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London, London Interviews Back in June at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, David Watson caught up with an old film school buddy (who’s far more successful the bastard) for a pint, writer/director Steve Barker, on the eve of...
Frightfest Interview: Red Christmas director Craig Anderson Emily Stockham August 10, 2016 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London, London Interviews With festive slasher ‘Red Christmas’ debuting for European audiences at Horror Channel’s Frightfest later this month, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to catch up with director Craig Anderson...
Frightfest London interview: Offensive director Jon Ford Simon Fitzjohn July 31, 2016 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, Interviews, London, London Interviews We talk to Jon Ford, who, alongside his brother Howard, took the zombie genre to new global heights with The Dead & The Dead 2. Here Jon talks about his first solo feature film, OFFENSIVE, a dark, violent...
Frightfest London interview: Another Me star Sophie Turner Simon Fitzjohn September 3, 2015 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Interviews 1 Comment One of the more intriguing offerings from this year's Frightfest was Isabel Coixet's Another Me, a sinister tale of doppelgangers as Fay (Sophie Turner) is stalked by a double who seems intent on stealing her...
Frightfest London interview: Hangman star Kate Ashfield Emily Stockham September 2, 2015 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Interviews Regular visitors to our site will know that one of the films that most took us by surprise at this year's Frightfest was Adam Mason's home-invasion shocker Hangman. We've already chatted to Adam himself...
Frightfest London interview: The Lesson director Ruth Platt David Watson September 1, 2015 Film4 Frightfest, London, London Interviews One of the big surprises for us at this year's Frightfest was Ruth Platt's Brit flick The Lesson, a low-budget, nasty tale that completely blindsided us - in a good way. In fact, having given the film a...
Frightfest London interview: Dominic Brunt & Joanne Mitchell Emily Stockham August 31, 2015 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Interviews I was waiting with baited breath for the chance to interview director Dominic Brunt and his co-writer / leading protagonist Joanne Mitchell – in her long list of credentials, it's worth mentioning Joanne is...
Frightfest London interview: Demonic star Dustin Milligan Simon Fitzjohn August 21, 2015 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Interviews Dustin Milligan is a name (and face) already known to genre fans thanks to his turns in the likes of Slither, The Messengers and Shark Night 3D over recent years. The affable Canadian actor returns to the...
Frightfest London interview: Hangman director Adam Mason Emily Stockham July 26, 2015 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Interviews Without giving too much away, director Adam Mason's home-invasion-with-a-twist shocker Hangman is one of the films screening at this year's Frightfest that will definitely get the Movie Ramblings seal of...
Frightfest London interview: Banjo director Liam Regan Simon Fitzjohn July 23, 2015 Editor's Choice, Film4 Frightfest, London, London Interviews Of all the films heading our way at this year's London Frightfest shindig, Liam Regan's Banjo is one that has already caught our eye. A quirky, violent tale of revenge (with a twist), the flick gets its...
