The DIY DRIVE-IN
Chris HallockThis is the personal Substack of film writer and programmer Chris Hallock. It collects various film articles, interviews, reviews, and essays that were once published on now defunct publications. It's a place for new writing, too.
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Interview with Lauren Ashley Carter
(Darling, 2015)
Interview with Lauren Ashley Carter originally published in VideoScope #105 Winter 2018
Acclaimed actor Lauren Ashley Carter is hailed as an up-and-comer, but those who’ve followed her career recognize an already prolific...
Grace Notes: Genre Composer Jeff Grace
Interview with Jeff Grace originally published in VideoScope #107 Summer 2018
With a surplus of lavish sounds at his fingertips, versatile composer Jeff Grace has emerged as a preeminent voice in contemporary film scoring. He began auspici...
The Many Villainous Faces of David Patrick Kelly
This article originally appeared in Paracinema Magazine, Issue 20 (2013).
“I get to kill two for the price of one," smirks troubled young dream assassin Tommy Ray Glatman in the climax of Joseph Ruben’s Dreamscape (1984). In the film, the...
Band of the Hand: Rites of Passage and Reclaiming the Block
Down these streets the fools rule
There's no freedom or self respect
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A knife's point or a trip t...
Now It’s Your Turn to Tell Me Stories
Preeminent Canadian documentary filmmaker Alanis Obamsawin has made over 50 films with the National Film Board in a career spanning five decades. She is recognized for her activist filmmaking which amplifies the voices of Indigenous people,...
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Chris Hallock is a film programmer and writer currently in Montreal. I contribute to VideoScope, Diabolique, Rue Morgue, Cemetery Dance, and serve on the programming team for the Boston Underground Film Festival.
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