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Exclusive Interview: Jesse Woodrow Discusses Tabloid Vivant

Actor Jesse Woodrow is currently winning raves for his performance in the unique horror-thriller Tabloid Vivant. Read on.


BGG AFTER DARK: What’s Tabloid Vivant?

JESSE WOODROW: This film is so next level. It's not a TRANSFORMERS 3. This is one of those films that you watch over and over, and you actually want to watch it to see what u missed the first time. The director, Kyle Broom, is also the writer. He is very intelligent and very progressive--both personally and professionally-- n the best way possible. Each frame has a meaning and is carefully planned. He's a genius.

The film examines two people, Max Klinkau and Sara Speed. The two are on the complete opposite spectrums of the world. In one way, Max has a razor sharp critique of what makes culture and what makes "pop culture". Max's intent is to change and introduce a new way of painting in an effort to reach a completely new audience and generation with painting. So much so that, it is the name of the game for him. Sara Speed, on the other hand, is a writer for a huge magazine. In some ways, she serves the same people that Max is critical of. It is that push towards feeding her audience and that contrasting mindset, that we find at the center of what TABLOID VIVANT is about. Sara makes a valiant effort and Olympic size attempt at disclosing Max's desire to change the way art is viewed, and is accepted that would make a four star general feel accomplished. Her effort and desire is so valiantly pursued that she attracts Max to her passion and plight.

BGG AFTER DARK: Where did you shoot it?

JESSE: We shot in a stunning mountain setting at a gorgeous cabin in Azuza, California that anyone would find breathtaking or a great weekend getaway at the very least.

BGG AFTER DARK: If you had to compare it to another movie, what would that film be?

JESSE:
If I had to? You would have to pull the trigger then, cause I can't. It would be unfair to Kyle Broom, Alex Spector, Tamzin Brown and the rest of the cast and crew. At no point did we say, "I want to make a film like this one or that one?” You say, "We want to make our own film and say what we want to say." Also, I’m a little tainted, because there is nothing like we did and I mean nothing.

BGG AFTER DARK: What has the feedback been like on the film? And do you take notice of reviews?

JESSE: I read the review in Bloody Disgusting. It was absolutely tremendous. They were beyond excited about the film. That's good enough for me, because I know it's a masterpiece. I try not to pay attention to reviews that much to be honest--only because you never really know why someone would hate or would like your film.

BGG AFTER DARK: Tabloid Vivant has won awards on the festival circuit. Does that come back to reward you – and if so, in what ways?

JESSE: The reward is selfish since teamwork is the reward. All of the cast and crew deserve to receive exactly what I receive since there was people breaking down lights and packing trucks long after I had went home to bed. That's not rewarding. What's rewarding is seeing the cast and crew excited that they had a hand in what the film accomplished.

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