Interview by Greg Carlson Before she introduced us, mutual friend Morgan Davy told me that Anthony Strand had the uncanny ability to remember the exact running time of every movie he had seen. And he has seen a lot of movies. Strand was born in 1984, under the sign of “Amadeus,” “This Is Spinal Tap,” […]

Interview by Greg Carlson The premiere screening of Tom Brandau’s final film, “Sadie Breaks the Silents,” will be held at 1 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments and conversation will follow at Drekker Brewing Company. Janet Brandau talked to HPR’s Greg […]

Interview by Greg Carlson Conor Holt works in television post-production in Los Angeles and has scoured almost every video store and thrift shop in Los Angeles County on an endless quest for VHS cassettes. This spring he finally made the trek to Bend, Oregon to visit the last Blockbuster in the world.     Greg […]

Interview by Dominic Erickson “Glob Lessons” is the funny and heartfelt feature directorial debut of Nicole Rodenburg. Written by Rodenburg and her creative partner Colin Froeber, the film premieres as part of the Tribeca Film Festival on June 12. Rodenburg and Froeber star as Jesse and Alan, two mismatched strangers coupled together as coworkers in […]

Interview by Greg Carlson The supremely talented Melissa Maerz’s official author biography notes that she “has worked as an editor at Spin and Rolling Stone, a staff writer for Entertainment Weekly and the Los Angeles Times, and a supervising producer on HBO’s Vice News Tonight. She was a founding editor at New York magazine’s Vulture […]

Interview by Greg Carlson Toby Jones is an Emmy-nominated writer, director and cartoonist from Fargo, North Dakota currently living in Los Angeles. He has worked as a writer and storyboard director on “Regular Show,” an executive producer on “OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes,” and is the creator of “AJ’s Infinite Summer.”   Greg Carlson: What […]

Interview by Greg Carlson Dava Whisenant received the Best New Documentary Director Award at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival for her feature debut “Bathtubs Over Broadway,” which opened the 2019 Fargo Film Festival. Whisenant continues to collaborate with Steve Young, and their short comedy “Photo Op” is part of the 2021 Fargo Film Festival, which […]

Interview by Greg Carlson My good friend Tucker Lucas works in media production for H2M in Fargo, North Dakota and is an ensemble member of Theatre B.   Greg Carlson: What is your collecting philosophy? Tucker Lucas: I’ve been thinking a lot about this the past several months, as my collecting in general has spiked […]

Interview by Greg Carlson Alicia Coombs is an archivist and the head of business affairs for the American Genre Film Archive in Austin, Texas. Outside of watching and collecting movies, she likes to drink coffee, read about cults, and turn down plans so she can hang out with her cats instead.   Greg Carlson: How […]

Interview by Greg Carlson Rob Dunkelberger works in telecommunications and lives in Hopkins, Minnesota with his wife Micky and their dog MayBea. They currently have one child remaining with them in the nest. Rob’s theatre reviews can be read at www.thestagesofmn.com. With live events mostly dark, he has found more time to watch and talk […]