INTERVIEW: Stephen Gaghan: Director Syriana

“The feel good oil policy movie of the season.” That’s how writer/director Stephen Gaghan sarcastically described his new movie “Syriana” when I sat down to talk with him here in Washington, D.C. in anticipation of its December 9th release. Gaghan, who won an Oscar for his screenplay to Steven Soderbergh’s “Traffic”, was very relaxed and funny, but above all highly knowledgeable on the subject of oil. “Syriana” explores the inner machinations of the oil industry and layers at least 5 or 6 separate globe-spanning narratives, including that of a CIA operative in crisis played by star and co-producer George Clooney. Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Siddig, and Chris Cooper all deliver k...

INTERVIEW: Chris Buchanan: Executive Producer Serenit...

You’ve probably been hearing a lot of buzz about this ‘Serenity’ flick lately, and let me tell you, having seen (three times!) and reviewed the flick, it’s buzz you’re gonna want to listen to. A continuation of writer-director Joss Whedon’s extremely popular (but quickly cancelled) television series Firefly, Serenity returns fans and newbies alike to the ongoing story of a rag-tag renegade spaceship crew under Captain Malcolm Reynolds, as he tries to keep the psychic River Tam out of the hands of a very angry government. Being such big supporters of the flick here at Development-Hell, we wanted to give you guys a chance to learn a bit more about what went on behind-the-scenes of what will ho...

INTERVIEW: Mike Elizalde: Spectral Motion

They can create demonic forces from the depths of hell. They can bring the world’s mightiest superheroes to life. And they can do it all from a warehouse in Glendale, California. They’re Spectral Motion, make-up effects artists extraordinaire, and with their current string of successful effects showcases in Hollywood’s biggest hits, their ‘motion’ is definitely upwards. President and co-founder Mike Elizalde was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule prepping for Fox’s ‘X-Men 3’ shoot in Vancouver to talk with us a bit about the company, their recent work, and some of what they’ve got in store for the future!

INTERVIEW: Larry Holden: Actor

An Indie filmmaker at heart, Actor/Director Larry Holden has climbed the ranks of Hollywood with relative ease over the last several years. He’s made appearances on a variety of television shows including the widely popular CSI, and has continued to appear in features directed by Christopher Nolan. He most recently portrayed District Attorney of Gotham City, Carlton Finch, in Nolan’s Batman Begins and was kind enough to sit down with DV-H! to talk about his experiences with Hollywood and the Batman production!

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