Interview: Lars Nilsen – Warped and Faded: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of the American Genre Film Archive

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I chatted with Lars Nilsen for his publication Warped & Faded: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of The American Genre Film Archive (edited by Kier-La Janisse). Nilsen speaks to the lengthy process of putting the book together, which includes extensive conversations with the creators of the original Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Austin, Texas, specifically focusing on the creation of the Weird Wednesday series. We spoke on a handful of film titles and alumni of the series, the impossibility of naming any favorites, and Nilsen’s initial inspirations.

Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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