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Jet Trash Press Junket

I had the opportunity to interview several people involved with the film Jet Trash. In attendance were actors Osy Ikhile and Robert Sheehan as well as director Charlie Belleville and producer Andy Brunskill.

Each of them were kind enough to give me their time and talk openly about the film. There are plenty of good anecdotes about drugged cows and other general silliness that went on in the making of the film.

Jet Trash had its world premier in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival which was a real treat for director Charlie Belleville as he got to bring his work home and show it in his home city. There isn't much else to say beyond what it said in the various interviews so I hope you enjoy.

My interview with Osy comes first followed by the Charlie and Andy coming in at 07:10 and Robert Sheehan closes it off starting at 21:55. They all had plenty to say so I was more than happy to talk to them.

Round table with Clancy Brown

Recently I had the opportunity to catch up with Clancy Brown in a round table scenario. He was attending the 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival to promote the 4K restoration of Highlander. He did a Q&A at the screening, attended a Ceilidh and generally enjoyed being back in Scotland after being away for so long.

Joining me on the round table were Matthew from SciFiNow, Dave from Hop and Pop (hasn't launched yet), Michael from Screenkicker, George from an outlet I can't make out from the audio and Claudia from Film News UK and MovieStar Magazine.

Everyone had an opportunity to speak and Clancy was more than happy to answer any questions. I'm ashamed to say that I couldn't think of the actress who played the animated version of Lois Lane despite how formative I found that animated show. It was, of course, Dana Delaney. How could I forget that? In fairness, Clancy did too.

The 4K restoration of Highlander looks stunning and can be seen a few more times throughout Scotland over the next couple of months. I have listed the places and links to buy tickets should there be any left:

15th July - 18th July - Belmont FilmHouse Aberdeen

18th July -21st July - Edinburgh FilmHouse

It is also screening in the Eden Court Inverness from 29th August but it doesn't look like there are listings for that yet. It is also available to own from July 11th from all major outlets.

Lastly here's a picture of me with the man himself.

Round table interview with Kevin Smith and Harley Quinn Smith

Recently I had the opportunity to join in a round table with Kevin Smith and his daughter Harley Quinn Smith. I was fortunate enough to be one of the few who managed to get a question in.

In the round table Kevin's career as well as his current film Yoga Hosers was discussed among many other things.

Joining me in the experience were Adam Mulgrew of seensome.com, Kat Morley of catmorley.com/cutoutandkeep.net, Michael Boyd of Screenkicker, Louise Saul of The Big Glasgow Comic Page, Awais Irfan of oasisawais.com, Michael Spangenberg of nochnfilm.de and a few others that I didn't note down.

It was a great round table and I'm glad that the audio could be salvaged for you to hear because it's worth listening to. A few of us had the pleasure of an informal chat with Kevin after the event that was such a great experience.

Kick back, have a listen and enjoy the endless chatter.

Interview with John Semper Jr.

Recently I managed to make my inner child very happy by scoring an interview with the man behind the 90s animated series simply called Spider-Man. As I pointed out repeatedly in my article celebrating my top 12 episodes of the show I was -and still am- a huge fan of this series so having the opportunity to pick the brain of the man who brought this to life was a great experience for me.

John is in the midst of an Indiegogo Campaign to fund a new project of his named War of the Rocketmen, we talk about it during the interview and I would urge you to donate to make this possible. There are only a few days left at time of writing so if you hurry then we can see this thing get made.

Donations earn you lots of great perks, not least of which is the lost episode of Spider-Man where fans can finally learn if Peter managed to reunite with Mary Jane. A teaser for this has been embedded below featuring the voices of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man himself (Christopher Daniel Barnes and his lady love Mary Jane (Saratoga Ballatine). You can find lots of great promos from other members of the cast on John's YouTube channel.

Spider-Man finds Mary Jane Promo

That's not the only place you can find out more from John. He runs facebook pages for both Spider-Man and War of the Rocketmen where he shares artwork and stories that fans may find interesting. Don't let this text tell you everything, check out the interview and enjoy a long conversation with an interesting man. While you're there feel free to follow the site on twitter and facebook for more updates