Behind The Lens Online https://behindthelensonline.net/site/ a division of elias entertainment network Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:18:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/btl-msd-icon-90x90.jpg Behind The Lens Online https://behindthelensonline.net/site/ 32 32 PADRAIC “PAT” McKINLEY Carries THE WEIGHT with Conviction, Collaboration, and Craft – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/pat-mckinley-the-weight-interview/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:00:58 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43129 Pat McKinley and his collaborators found a way to give THE WEIGHT the technical polish its story deserved without polishing away its humanity.

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]]> JAMES CULLEN BRESSACK HAS THE EVIDENCE: Going Analog with I HAVE PROOF – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/james-cullen-bressack-i-have-proof-interview/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:00:38 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43145 With I HAVE PROOF, JAMES CULLEN BRESSACK, "“really wanted to make something where we're following a character that believes something so much that he will stop at nothing to try and prove what he believes."

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]]> SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL To Honor VIOLA DAVIS with Gregory Peck Award https://behindthelensonline.net/site/news/sdiff-viola-davis/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:00:48 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43154 The San Diego International Film Festival announced that Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis (Fences) will be honored with the Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence.

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]]> THE WEIGHT: The Measure of a Man, The Power of a Father’s Love https://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/movies/the-weight-movie-review/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:00:54 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43124 Ethan Hawke is beautifully cast as Samuel, giving us a man whose strength is expressed not through grand speeches or swagger but through stillness, observation and determination.

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]]> BTL Radio Show – 09/14/2026 with director PADRAIC “PAT” McKINLEY talking THE WEIGHT https://behindthelensonline.net/site/miscellaneous/behind-the-lens-podcast/btl-radio-show-09-14-2026-with-director-padraic-pat-mckinley-talking-the-weight/ Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:00:31 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43147 This week on BTL Radio Show, I'm bringing you director PADRAIC “PAT” McKINLEY and his new film THE WEIGHT!

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]]> Into the Swamp: Writer/Director PADRAIG REYNOLDS Gets Practical with GATOR FACE – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/padraig-reynolds-gator-face-interview/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:10:22 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43017 For PADRAIG REYNOLDS, “It doesn’t matter if it’s an indie budget. The number one thing is safety,” he says.

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]]> Producer JONATHAN SOTHCOTT Talks The Art of Making What You Have Work For You with KNIGHTFALL – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/jonathan-sothcott-interview-knightfall/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 18:33:35 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43023 “I come from the Roger Corman School of Filmmaking, which is if you find an asset, you find a way of incorporating it into the movie.”

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]]> MARCO VAN BELLE Feeds an Ancient Evil Into a Modern World with FEED – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/marco-van-belle-interview-feed/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:33:13 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43025 “I was very relieved to find that the first power, the original power ascribed to vampires in Irish and European legends, was mind control,” says van Belle. And mind control, he realized, is influence.

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]]> MICHAEL W. GRAY Takes a Swing at Memory, Family, and Nostalgia with AMERICAN SUMMER – Exclusive Interview https://behindthelensonline.net/site/interviews/interview-exclusives/michael-gray-interview-american-summer/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:41:14 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43027 Michael W. Gray didn’t set out to make AMERICAN SUMMER because he wanted to recreate a simpler time. He set out to make the kind of movie his father wished still existed.

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]]> KNIGHTFALL: Intelligence Before Action Makes This Spy Thriller a Winning Move https://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/movies/knightfall-review/ https://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/movies/knightfall-review/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:39:02 +0000 https://behindthelensonline.net/site/?p=43021 KNIGHTFALL is a satisfying, economical espionage thriller that understands the value of leaving a little unexplored territory on the map

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