The next time you’re out of town let the locals know you’re from Detroit. You’ll get sympathetic remarks from people who think it’s such a “shame” what’s happening in the city. I’d argue most people aren’t well educated about the conditions that have led to the city’s decline, however. Detropia, a documentary currently being screened in select theate...[Read More]
Along with a few other members of the press, I had the great pleasure of interviewing the stars of the new comedy American Reunion, Jason Biggs and Eddie Kaye Thomas on March 22, 2012. While the pair was in town to promote the newest entry in the American Pie series, the conversation was more like having drinks with old friends than a structured interview. As we started out with a great deal of la...[Read More]
On March 22, 2012, I, along with other members of the press, had the opportunity to interview the writers/directors of the upcoming movie American Reunion, Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Scholssberg. The two are best known for their work with the Harold and Kumar series. This was both a lively conversation, and candid in regard to the nature of the American Pie franchise. Both Jon and Hayden proved to be ...[Read More]
Award-winning filmmaker Carl Colby’s latest documentary, The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby, is a personal quest to understand who his father really was. I interviewed Carl via telephone on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. He was gracious with his time and spoke openly and candidly about the film and his father. What follows is an edited version of our conversatio...[Read More]