I'm the author of novels including "String City," "Talus and the Frozen King," "Dragoncharm" and "Stone & Sky." I used to be senior staff writer at Cinefex magazine and now edit The Illusion Almanac. If you offer me a cold beer, I won't say no.
VIEW Conference is proud to present a live PreVIEW event with the creative team behind The Mitchells vs. The Machines, the new animated feature from Sony Pictures Animation, on release at selected […]
Roger Christian, the Academy Award-winning set decorator of Star Wars, began his journey to a galaxy far, far away while working with production designer John Barry in Mexico on Lucky Lady, building […]
The Illusion Almanac is pleased to share this press release from BlueBolt. BlueBolt is delighted to announce their involvement for the new Drama Republic supernatural crime series, The Irregulars, streaming on Netflix […]
Take a sneak peek at the cover of the first full-scale issue of The Illusion Almanac. Out May 2021, this brand new publication will delve into the making of Godzilla vs Kong, […]
In 2015, I had the pleasure of interviewing visual effects supervisor Andrew Whitehurst about Ex Machina, Alex Garland’s iconic film about a startlingly human robot and the quest for artificial intelligence. The […]
Through February and March 2020, I conducted a series of interviews for an in-depth article on the Disney adaptation of Artemis Fowl, for publication in Cinefex 171, due out in June of […]
The Boxtrolls was the third feature to come out of Oregon-based animation studio LAIKA, both of whose previous productions Coraline and Paranorman were Academy Award nominees for Best Animated Feature Film. I […]
When faced with the need to demonstrate the inner workings of the latest consumer must-have – from the inhalatory heart of a vortex-driven vacuum cleaner to the gas-flattening wonders of your favourite […]
In 2019, I covered Godzilla: King of the Monsters for Cinefex. The film’s battling behemoths reached the screen thanks to the digital artistry of the visual effects team at MPC, supported by […]
In March 2015, I conducted a interview for Cinefex with filmmaker Eli Sasich, discussing his sci-fi short film ATROPA. Three years later, we came together again – joined this time by visual […]
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