My Movie Talk On Sunday Questions

I will be hosting the Movie Talk On Sunday this week (30th September).  It starts at 8pm (UK time) and I will post up one question/discussion point every ten minutes.

For those of you that want to know more about MTOS then head to

http://tickertalksfilm.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/what-is-mtos.html

My chosen subject is going to be Genre Directors.  It's not just surrounding directors that are known for staying within genre film making but also around those that may have dabbled in it from time to time or even as a one off experience.

Anyway so that you can have a think on what you want to say on the night here are the 10 questions I will be putting on Twitter (you will need to follow me - @The_Modal_Node - to see them).

So join in, use #MTOS with what you say and follow the conversation.  If you like to talk about films then this is for you.

Q1
Who is your favourite genre director and which is their best film?

Q2
Have any genre directors successfully moved into more general mainstream fare?

Q3
Over the years which directors do you feel have redefined or refreshed a genre?

Q4
Can you remain a genre director whilst making commercial films?

Q5
Have any general directors moved into the genre game further down their career with any success?

Q6
What do you believe determines a director to be classed as a "genre director"?

Q7
Are genre films directors always better than their generalist cousins?

Q8
Are there any genres that have been created in recent times that shouldn't exist?

Q9
Can directors cross overs genres in single films or does crossing between, technically, deny them a genre titling?

Q10
Is Quentin Tarantino a genre director?

Fright Fest In Pictures

Obviously I could describe to you all of the guests, the films, the people at Fright Fest until I'm blue in the face but it's hard to know what it's really like without being there.  Well here are a few pictures to help you.

The anticipation begins....







Me with the director of The Seasoning House, Paul Hyett and it's beautiful and talented star Rosie Day....



The hugely influential Dario Argento being interviewed as the Total Film Icon....









The blogging begins....



We even get cowboys!!



Glen McQuaid talks to us about the brilliant V/H/S....





Director and start of Rec 3 (Paco Plaza and Leticia Dolera) do a Q&A for the film....







I meet the hilarious Ross Noble!!



Ross talks about his new film, Stitches (well when he's not running off on tangents he does!)







The directors of the brilliant Deadheads return to the fest with their new short Smush! A Deadheads Short (and they've brought their dad, Bart)...





The Outpost 2 zombies descend and we get a Q&A for the film







Freddy, Pinhead, Michael Myers and um some biker scouts from Star Wars turn up....





And Michael then attacks my other half!!!



Horror make up effects hero Greg Nicotero talks about his experiences and gets presented a lifetime achievement award by Simon Pegg....







The cast and crew of Tulpa introduce their film...





Next up is the cast and crew of entertaining vampire flick The Thompsons and then me with them.....







Axelle Carolyn talks about her short film The Halloween Kid which I put in a small contribution to....



My name up on the Fright Fest big screen!!



The rest of the makers of the short films in the showcase...



Cast and crew of the Lynchian Berbarian Sound Studio...



Writer of my film of the fest, Sinister gives us a Q&A



The belles of the ball, The Twisted Twins (aka Jen and Sylvia Soska) talk about their brilliant new film American Mary along with star Katherine Isabelle







Me with a few people....

Jennifer Chambers Lynch



Andy Nyman



Axelle Carolyn



And the Twisted Twins and Katherine Isabelle





And here's a few more from the weekend...



















If you want to see all the photos I've stuck up on Flickr for Fright Fest then here is the link...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/namesy/