Reality Check: Genre (crossing) directors, Autumn ’08

October 2, 2008

Reality Check: Genre (crossing) directors, Autumn ’08

To kick off the second series of our fortnightly podcasts, it’s the second of our twice yearly looks at directors who mix a variety of genres in their work with intriguing results. Chris Patmore talks to Tarsem Singh, director of The Cell, about The Fall, his stylish homage to silent movies which combines elements of Wuxia, cowboy films and the Arabian nights to dazzling effect… Also, Alex Fitch talks to Paul W.S. Anderson about his reimagining of Roger Corman’s Death Race which sees the original satirical road race relocated to a futristic prison yard.

For more info, please visit the home of this podcast at Sci-Fi London
Links: Official movie websites for The Fall and Death Race
Read a transcript of the Anderson interview and my review of Death Race at http://www.electricsheepmagazine.com
Wikipedia pages on Paul W.S. Anderson, Tarsem Singh and the original Death Race 2000
Listen to Alex’s previous Reality Check podcast about ‘Genre-Crossing directors…

3rd October at The Apollo West End Cinema, 19 Regent Street, London

Sci-Fi London presents Oktoberfest, a one day / all night genre film festival presenting the latest and best Sci-Fi, Horror and Fantasy entertainment including zombie, anime and Mystery Science theatre 3000 “all nighters” and UK premieres of new movies including Terra, Zombies Zombies Zombies (!), Strait Jacket and free screenings of the pilot episodes of J.J. Abrams’ Fringe and George Lucas’ Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series…
More info at www.sci-fi-london.com/festival/2008/oktoberfest

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