THE DEVIL'S CANDY World Premiere Interviews Director Sean Byrne, Actor Ethan Embry with Robert A. Mitchell

It took six long years for Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones) to fully realize his sophomore feature film The Devil's Candy but the wait was worth it. Sean is a consummate gentlemen and a film craftsman. His first feature The Loved Ones was so well received at the Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival that it won the inaugural Midnight Madness People's Choice award. The anticipation was high at the World Premiere and the film delivered. Robert A. Mitchell spoke with Mr. Byrne and actor Ethan Embry about The Devil's Candy.

From Sean Byrne on how to see the film this weekend! Horror fans and metal heads of the USA, THE DEVIL’S CANDY releases tomorrow. If you want to fully experience the wall of dread closing in on you then see it in these theaters: 3/17/17 Arena Cinelounge - Hollywood, CA 3/17/17 IFC Center - New York, NY 3/24/17 Coolidge Corner Theatre - Brookline (Boston), MA 3/24/17 Gateway Film Center - Columbus, OH 3/24/17 SIE Film Center - Denver, CO 3/24/17 Alamo Drafthouse Mason Park - Katy (Houston), TX 3/24/17 Valley Art - Tempe (Phoenix), AZ 3/31/17 Alamo Ritz - Austin, TX 3/31/17 Loft Cinema Twin - Tuscon, AZ 3/31/17 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Winchester - Washington, DC 4/14/17 Celebration Cinema Grand Rapids North & IMAX - Grand Rapids, MI 4/14/17 Celebration Cinema 11 - Mt Pleasant (Flint), MI 4/14/17 Studio C! Meridian Mall - Okemos (Lansing), MI 4/14/17 Celebration Crossroads 15 - Portage (Kalamazoo), MI 4/28/17 Guild Cinema - Albuquerque, NM If it’s not playing at a theater near you then the Devil will visit your home on these digital platforms from tomorrow: iTunes Amazon Sony Google Xbox Vudu Comcast Cablevision Charter TW Direct AT&T

HARDCORE: The World's First P.O.V. Action Film Interviews with Sharlto Copley, Ilya Naishuller & Timur Bekmambetov

Hardcore received it's world premiere September 12th, 2015 at the Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was a extremely unique cinematic experience as it was the world's first feature length Point Of View Action Film. Robert A. Mitchell was on the red carpet and spoke with Director IIya Naishuller, actor Sharlto Copley (District 9, Chappie) and producer Timur Bekmambetov (Daywatch, Wanted).

BASKIN: World Premiere Interviews with Director Can Evrenol & Actor Gorkem Kasal

Here is Robert A. Mitchell's 2015 Midnight Madness interviews at the Baskin World Premiere. Robert spoke with writer and director Can Evrenol and actor Gorkem Kasal. Baskin is one of more extreme horror films to be unleashed upon the world and quite some time and the film has the distinction of being the first film from Turkey to play in the twenty seven years of the Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival.

GREEN ROOM: Premiere Interviews with Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Saulnier, Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Macon Blair

Green Room written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier was the first film in the 2015 Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival. Robert A. Mitchell was on the red carpet and had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Saulnier as well as Sir Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat and Macon Blair.

Larry Fessenden Interview with Robert A. Mitchell

October 2008 was the first time I met Larry Fessenden after the premiere of I Sell The Dead at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. We had a great interview discussing his career making films from the the formation of his production company Glass Eye Pix his own genre pictures from Habit to The Last Winter as well as acting in films directed by Martin Scorsese (Bringing Out The Dead) and Jim Jarmusch (Broken Flowers) just to name a few films and directors he has worked with. Larry is extremely talented, charismatic, passionate about making films and has a great knowledge of cinema.

REPO! The Genetic Opera Terrance Zdunich Interview with Robert A. Mitchell

Back in October 2008 I met and had a conversation with Terrance Zdunich co-writer, co-composer of Repo! The Genetic Opera. He also plays the character Graverobber in the film.  It was a great conversation talking about the initial concept and origins -- from the original play to the feature length film. We also talked about where did the idea of creating a twenty-first century rock opera come from, Terrance's various influences and the casting of ensemble cast who appear in the film.

GWAR! The Lost Dave Brockie Interview with Robert A. Mitchell

It was late December 2008 and I was living in Toronto preparing dinner when I received a call from a local promoter I knew. (People still used phones in those days) He asked, "Would you be interested in interviewing GWAR! tonight?" There was little hesitation when I said yes. I hung up and rushed through finishing making and eating dinner.

I then fired up my laptop and beginning working on questions. I prepared two sets of questions. The first was for the band in character and the second -- was in the unlikely event that I would interview the band themselves.

I headed out and to the Queen East streetcar that took me over to The Opera House. I got into the venue and met up with the promoter. The one stipulation I was told was that I would not be allowed to film the live show. The band was very protective of the live shows and was a source of income for the band selling DVDs. The show was great and a lot of fun. I shot images after the show of people walking past me covered in fake blood. It was such good footage I used it at the starting of the interview.

This one of my first "big" interviews and it was backstage after the show. The excitement increased when I learned I would be interview Dave Brockie outside of his on-stage character which was extremely rare. Being backstage was tamer then perhaps some would think. However there were a lot of crew loading out equipment, which at a GWAR! show is a lot. Plus there were several people hanging around who once they saw the camera tried to get their way in front of it. With the amount of experience I have gained since I would have controlled the room and interview a lot better.

As I write this it is still weird and difficult to talk of Dave Brockie, founder and former lead singer of the band in the past tense. He was funny, energetic and had a real passion for music and you can see that in the interview below.