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The Flashback Interview: John Bruno

The Flashback Interview: John Bruno

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My newest interview subject, John Bruno, is an accomplished visual effects artist. He’s helped to create some of the most memorable images of the last few decades of blockbuster cinema in projects ranging from Ghostbusters and the first two Poltergeist films to Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Batman Returns to Avatar and the Twilight films. He’s even won an Oscar, taking home the Best Visual Effects Oscar for The Abyss. I spoke to John Bruno recently about his long and diverse career, and we put this together over the course of two phone calls. I hope you all enjoy getting to know this amazing talent. Say hello to John Bruno! Johnny: I would like to start off with this question: Had you always wanted to be in the entertainment industry, or did you initially have a different career goal in mind? John Bruno: Different. My family is from Central California. Monterey, and when I was growing up, I was lucky. On The Monterey peninsula, Carmel in particular lived many successful

Pop Geeks’ Flashback Interview: Tom Holland

Pop Geeks’ Flashback Interview: Tom Holland

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In his long career as a writer and director, Tom Holland has managed to create visions that have haunted the nightmares of generations, especially Generations X and Y, who became familiar with him through movies like Class Of 1984, for which he wrote the screenplay, and Fright Night and Child’s Play, which he wrote and directed. He’s busy to this day with his website Tom Holland’s Terror Time, as well as a new movie in development, Cessation, and several documentaries. Mr. Holland was kind enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to speak to me, though, and I hope you all enjoy my conversation with this master of horror. Say hello to Tom Holland! Tom: Hey, John! Johnny: Hi, Tom. Well, I have my questions ready to go, and I always begin my interviews with these two questions. First, what were your pop-cultural tastes growing up, like favorite movies and music? Tom: Oh, boy. Well, I grew up, when I was young, with the AIP and Hammer