Archive: September 15th, 2006: TIFF Report: A Conversation with JT Petty / Twitch
S&Man is a highly controversial film, so controversial that it seems to have caused even an indirect argument between myself and the Gomorrahizer right here on the pages of Twitch. I’ve given it a glowing review, and I maintain that an important part of the film as a discussion of the cinematic form is what you don’t know about it. JT, in this very interview, says, ‘I don’t really want to reveal too much, because it somewhat ruins the puzzle box of the movie.’ He also offers many insights throughout, and you’ll be pleased to see I’ve actually transcribed it rather than just chuck up the raw audio.”
S&Man might be one of my favourite films of the festival, but it’s also the one I had to spend the longest time discussing (and, occasionally, defending) so by the end of the festival I was practically sick of thinking about it. It’s controversial, basically, but I think that JT Petty does quite a lot of good work in this interview to explain his take on the film.
September 30th, 2006 : Archive, Twitch, Interviews