This interview originally appeared in Michigan Movie Weekender on April 8, 2022. We are revisiting it today; why not? I did a lot of good work before changing the publication’s focus and embracing more of the film industry. If you have a momentary twinge of nostalgia and would like to revisit an article that was done some time ago, contact me. That’s what the contact … Continue reading (Interview) Delores Flynn ‘Why Me?’
Laham, filmmaker extraordinaire and proud father’s son, looks back on his life in awe as he realizes how the $5 allowance given by his dad every day during childhood bloomed into an incredible career. Salim Laham’s journey from Dearborn to Lebanon was by no means easy, having to teach himself a language and start a life there with little knowledge. But his love of movies … Continue reading Dearborn filmmaker, an inspiration for his Arab Community, is interviewed about his debut 13X Award-Winning film
Darren Brown is an established filmmaker from Detroit, MI. He has directed movies such as “DYMEZ” and “PROJECT 313.” He also has a new film on the way called Melanin. Darren also runs an event called the Detroit Film Makers award, where he helps give exposure to upcoming Detroit talent. 0:00 Rock and rolling man uh Darren thank you for being a part of this … Continue reading Darren Brown a Detroit Filmmaker Talks About Bringing Film Industry to Detroit | Kid L Podcast #167
Inspired by the real-life account KG 200, the German Luftwaffe special operations unit that captured Allied aircraft as Trojan horses to wreak havoc on Allied bomber squadrons, “Wolf Hound” is from a screenplay by Timothy Ritchey and his story. At the height of the war in 1944, in Nazi-occupied France. a Jewish-American pilot shot down behind enemy lines who must single-handedly battle Nazi troops to … Continue reading (Exclusive) Talking with director Michael B. Chait upon the release of his debut feature film ‘Wolf Hound’
Born on Chicago’s south side, Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957), better known as Bernie Mac, was an actor and stand-up comedian. Influenced by comedians Red Foxx and Richard Pryor, he got his start appearing at Chicago’s Cotton Club. His popularity began to grow when he won the Miller Lite Comedy Search at 32 years of age. His popularity continued growing until he joined fellow … Continue reading (Exclusive) Walker-Bryce Creative LLC releases “I Don’t Care If You Like Me, I Like Me: Bernie Mac’s Daily Motivational,” a tribute to the late Bernie Mac
No Lifetime or Hallmark Christmas movie has yet featured a same-sex central couple. With Jane and Sue in “A Holiday I Do,” filmmaker Alicia Schneider could make screen history. This feature which started production in November and is due to wrap in April with a release in time for the 2022 holiday season was written by Michigan’s own Melinda Doan Bryce. I was able to … Continue reading (Interview) Talking with screenwriter Melinda Doan Bryce regarding a ground-breaking Christmas movie
This new Film Incentives bill fixes nearly all of the mistakes that doomed the 2008 incentives to failure. It is a well-balanced proposal that offers plenty of funding to attract projects, while holding filmmakers accountable for bringing permanent work to Michigan, instead of allowing out-of-state corporations to come in, take the money, and leave. Its unambiguous goal is to establish a lasting set of incentives … Continue reading Talking about the proposed New Michigan Film Incentives
What is a Batman movie without a Batman? Although Jordon Foss said that the original actor chosen to play the Dark Knight backed out because his heart wasn’t into making a fan film, another was found that really rocked this role. This was Damien Chinappi. He seemed a natural for this role. And when the third installment of “Knightmare” releases, he will have played Batman … Continue reading Talking with Damien Chinappi the Batman in all three episodes of the fan film ‘Knightmare’
Not all fan films are based on DC, Marvel or other comic books, and not all deal with super-heroes or other such characters. Director Bill Gelineau has always been a fan of horror films in general, and more specifically slasher films. A slasher film is a film in the subgenre of horror films involving a killer murdering a group of people, usually by use of … Continue reading Bill Gelineau talks about the importance of building a relationship with the slasher in a horror movie
This weekend focuses on Michigan-made fan films, those tributes to film, television programs, comic books, books, or video games created by fans rather than by the source’s copyright holders or creators. Traditionally made by amateurs, some of the more notable films have actually been produced by professional filmmakers as film school class projects or as demonstration reels. Fan films vary tremendously in quality, as well … Continue reading Talking with award-winning actress Erika Hoveland about a particularly dark character she portrayed from the fan-film, ‘Injustice for All (2016)’
