Daniel X. O’Neil sees art everywhere, but not in that Bob Ross on ’shrooms sort of way. Mr. O’Neil is a connoisseur and curator of what he calls Arte Agora, art produced […]
Arte Agoraphile—An Interview with Arte Agora Author Daniel X. O’Neil
Interview: Beyond Kaploom: Author T.J. Martinson on Chicago, Super Heroics, and More
T.J. Martinson’s debut novel, The Reign of the Kingfisher (Flatiron Books) came out March 5. Born in Kankakee, IL, and a current Bloomington, IN resident, he is currently pursuing a PhD in […]
Interview: The Juicy Details and Dirty Secrets of Science Fiction’s Youth
Hugo-Finalist Alec Nevala-Lee shares a behind-the-books perspective on SFF’s foundational authors Conducted by Terry Galvan Alec Nevala-Lee is a Hugo Award finalist for the group biography Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert […]
VGA Limned the Video Star—Interview with Tiffany Funk of the Video Game Art Reader
What’s the status of art in state of the art video games? Do pixelated citizens have a sense of aesthetics? Will we find a Van Gogh or Basquiat skin among the boogying […]
Interview: Taraji P. Henson on Comedy, Keeping Busy and Being Ahead of the Curve
I first met Taraji P. Henson a little more than 10 years ago when she was promoting one of the most important roles of her career, that of Queenie in The Curious […]
Interview: Joel Edgerton and Garrard Conley on Adapting and Casting Boy Erased To Reach the Biggest Audience Possible
Following his critically acclaimed directorial debut The Gift, writer/director/star Joel Edgerton was searching for a story that was far removed from his own experience when he was given a copy of Boy Erased, a […]
Interview: Jimmy Chin and Alex Honnold on the Risks, Planning and Emotional Investment of Climbing in Free Solo
One of the many success stories in the field of documentary films released in 2018 is the mountain-climbing thrill ride Free Solo. For those fortunate enough to see 2015’s Meru, you witnessed […]
Interview: Filmmaker Gabe Polsky Explores What Makes Athletes Exceptional in In Search of Greatness
Filmmaker Gabe Polsky is someone who crosses my path every few years, and I’m always excited to see him and what ideas for future projects he’s got cooking. Raised in Chicago, Gabe […]
Interview: Searching Filmmakers on How FaceTime, Angelina Jolie and Saying No Made The Film Possible
I’ll admit, I did this interview so long ago, I almost forgot I’d done it. But when reviews began to pop up for the exciting screen-centric, missing-person thriller Searching, I remembered that […]
Interview: Most Likely to Murder Duo Talk Hitchcock, Ace Ventura and the Freedom in Digital Distribution
Not arriving in theaters, but instead now on digital, DVD and On Demand is the comedy/murder-mystery Most Likely To Murder from director/co-writer Dan Gregor. Gregor is probably best known for his writing […]
Interview: Third Coast Talks Secret Chicago with Jessica Mlinaric
From the moment I saw the bright pink cover of Secret Chicago by Jessica Mlinaric I was excited. Visions of the kinds of things I loved to see so much on WTTW’s “Wild […]
Interview: Bill Pullman and Jared Moshe on Western The Ballad of Lefty Brown
There have been almost as many Western sidekick characters as there are Western films, with the late, great Walter Brennan being chief among them. But with the new film The Ballad of Lefty […]
