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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

Interview: John Beaton Hill Talks Wolves of Savin Hill, How It Was Making The Film & More

Interview By: Beevers John Beaton Hill recently walked away with the Chris Brinker award at the San Diego Film Festival for his crime thriller Wolves of Savin Hill – and with good reason, the film is terrific. We spoke to the Boston-born filmmaker about his De Palma-esque thriller, due for release next year. What is it about Los Angeles that lends itself to a good crime thriller story? The setting. Los Angeles is a fantastic and beautiful place and when it’s lit up at night there’s nothing like it. It has its own qualities. It’s also big, and in this way a person can find refuge even from himself. There’s a duality to Los Angeles that makes it both quite beautiful and alluring but also sinister. As a setting, it can make a film special. We looked for this in our film and I think we captured the city well. We were certainly thinking in this regard. How long ago did you set out to make the movie? How tough was it to get off the ground? Approximately two years ago we s

Interview With David Cooley. He Talks About His Upcoming Film The Wolves Of Savin Hill

Childhood friends from the streets of Boston drift apart following a shocking discovery deep in the woods of Savin Hill . Years later a tragic murder brings them together again. But for one man, it’s no mistake. A trap has been set… We had a chance to talk to actor  David Cooley  and he takes us on a tour of  The Wolves of Savin Hill . Clearly, the film is an ensemble piece, but you’re front row centre for most of the movie. Do you feel the pressure, knowing you’re such a huge part of the film and a lot of it is riding on your performance and the audience’s acceptance of it? Not while making it no. John and Sean & I talked a lot about who my character was and what his motivations were. I really felt like I knew him. I knew his secrets and his potential violence and his rage. Once we were finished however, well that’s a horse of a different color. NOW, yes I fell it. I am not a big fan of watching my own performance, I tend to be a pretty harsh critic. But also I so