Back in July, Netflix announced they would be splitting up their streaming and DVD rental plans. If you wanted to keep one or the other, you’d end up saving money. But if you, like so many others, had come to enjoy both options, your monthly subscription would be increasing. A lot. A whole lot. The...
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September 19, 2011September 19, 2011Television
Q & A With Paranormal Witness Producer Mark Lewis
WARNING – make sure you are not alone in the house and have all the lights on when watching Syfy’s Paranormal Witness. Airing Wednesday nights @ 10:00 p.m. EST/PST, this drama-documentary series uses a mix of interviews, actual home video and spine-tingling drama to bring peoples’ real stories of paranormal and other similar unexplainable and...
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September 8, 2011September 8, 2011Music
Bentley’s Bandstand: Hugh Laurie, Tommy Stinson, Bob Seger
Hugh Laurie, Let Them Talk. New Orleans is such a seductive city it’s almost impossible to withstand its allure, especially musically. It can suck in willing listeners, often for lifetime stints. Once that bug bites you, it don’t let go. Hugh Laurie is one of its ecstatic victims. His passion for Crescent City sounds goes...
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September 5, 2011September 5, 2011Television
Back Where She Belongs: Interview with Warehouse 13’s Joanne Kelly
As human beings we all try to give each other a second chance and the benefit of the doubt. That is exactly what Agent Myka Bering did last year on Warehouse 13 with H.G. Wells. On the surface it appeared as if the former Warehouse agent had turned over a new leaf but, in fact,...
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September 5, 2011September 5, 2011Music
An Interview with Ben Folds on Retrospectives, Reunions, and TV Stardom
Ben Folds has been a major force on the musical landscape since 1995 when, with bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jesse, he formed Ben Folds Five. This October, after almost two decades of making albums solo and with Ben Folds Five, Folds will release a comprehensive collection of his work entitled The Best Imitation...
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September 3, 2011September 3, 2011Entertainment
Interview: Supergiant Games’ Greg Kasavin on Bastion, Part 2
For part two of our interview, Greg dissects the business side of things, including dealing with Microsoft, Valve’s Steam service, and pricing structures. Switching over to the business/marketing side, one of the comments over at Major Nelson when the game went live was, “This game looks like a masterpiece, but I’ll wait for a price...
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August 29, 2011August 29, 2011Music
Let Them Talk: Hugh Laurie’s September Song
Actors moonlighting as musicians often get a bad rap. While it’s true that some like Bruce Willis and Steven Seagal should think twice before stepping into a recording studio again, there are those who can actually make music and do it with skill and artfulness. When Hugh Laurie was approached to make an album...
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August 29, 2011August 29, 2011Television
The Power of Persuasion: Interview with Alphas’ Laura Mennell
What if you could get pretty much anything you wanted just by asking for it? For most people that is simply a dream, but for Alphas’ Nina Theroux that has been the story of her life. An Influencer, she is able to “push” people into doing whatever she wants. Over the years Nina has used...
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August 11, 2011August 11, 2011Television
An Interview with The Booth At the End ‘s Christopher Kubasik
“I knew people who loved the show were going to love it a lot,” Christopher Kubasik says of his five-episode web series The Booth At the End, “and the people who hated it, would really hate it. I am surprised at the huge middle ground who say, ‘I don’t think I get it. I don’t...
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August 7, 2011August 7, 2011Television
A Chat with David Winning, Director of Todd & The Book Of Pure Evil
Medieval Britain, the far-flung Pegasus galaxy, an isolated island inhabited by shipwrecked castaways and sentient dinosaurs – these are just a handful of settings for the numerous feature films, TV series, miniseries, and made-for-TV movies directed by David Winning. Among the many TV series that the award-winning director has worked on is the Canadian supernatural comedy Todd...