Category Archives: Interviews

Copposites Attract

Posted on October 19, 2012 by admin

Copposites provides a fresh and uniquely South African treatment to the classic identity-switch comedy, writes Peter Machen. I have to admit that I’m not a fan of the body-switch comedy, a theme that pitches up on our screens every few … Continue reading →

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Benh Zeitlin – Beast it! Beast it! Beast it!

Posted on August 24, 2012 by admin

Peter Machen speaks to director Benh Zeitlin about his ground-breaking film Beasts of the Southern Wild. The extraordinary film Beasts of the Southern Wild tells the apocalyptic story of 6-year old Hush Puppy (Quvenzhane Wallis) who lives with her distant … Continue reading →

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Morgan Spurlock – All Aboard for Comic Con

Posted on July 28, 2012 by admin

Peter Machen speaks to Morgan Spurlock, the director of Supersize Me, about Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Last Hope which premiered at this year’s Durban International Film Festival. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Last Hope is an affectionate account of … Continue reading →

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Todd Solondz – From Happiness to Wartime

Posted on July 17, 2010 by admin

Todd Solondz is one of contemporary America’s most important film directors, pulling apart the elasticated morality of his subjects with one part love, two parts caustic soda. Peter Machen spoke to him about Life During Wartime, his sequel of sorts to the … Continue reading →

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Oliver Hermanus – A New Cinema

Posted on July 25, 2009 by admin

Peter Machen spoke to director Oliver Hermanus about his debut film Shirley Adams when it premiered at the Durban International Film Festival. Oliver Hermanus is driving when I phone him. He prefers it that way. It makes it easier for … Continue reading →

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Gregg Araki – The Mysteries Within Us

Posted on March 9, 2005 by admin

Peter Machen speaks to American independent filmmaker Gregg Araki about Mysterious Skin, his remarkable new film about youth, paedophilia and the dreams and illusions from which we construct our personal narratives. For more than 15 years American independent film maker … Continue reading →

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Larry Clark – For Real

Posted on July 22, 2002 by admin

I spoke to artist Larry Clark, the man behind the controversial movie Kids, and now, the even more controversial and emotionally honest film Ken Park. Larry Clark spent the ’70s and ’80s in a stupor of drugs and alcohol, all … Continue reading →

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Fernando Meirelles – Living and Dying on the Streets of Brazil

Posted on July 6, 2002 by admin

Peter Machen talks to director Fernando Meirelles about his extraordinary action film City of God. The multi-award winning film City of God chronicles the lives of Brazilian street children living in a sprawling housing settlement on the outskirts of Rio, … Continue reading →

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The Eyes of Mira Nair

Posted on January 11, 2002 by admin

Director Mira Nair’s latest film Monsoon Wedding won the main prize at 2001’s Venice Film Festival. Currently shooting in New York, she spoke to Peter Machen during a brief break in her schedule Mira Nair, is one of contemporary global … Continue reading →

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