My full interview for The Playlist with writer-director Ti West can be read HERE
Excerpts from my SXSW/Fantastia Film Festival thoughts on his latest, the retro-western "In A Valley of Violence:
"Ti West has made a career out of deconstructing the horror genre with genre classics such as "The House of the Devil" and "V/H/S." Who would have thought that the 36 year-old writer-director would be making the best movie of his career by delving into the Western genre with Ethan Hawke and John Travolta along for the ride."
"In A Valley of
Violence" has Hawke's mysterious pale rider Paul involved in a random act
of violence that turns a small town, bossed by Travolta's Marshal, into a
violent mess. West directs this lovely, but absurdist, homage to the Western
with a newfound energy and style we didn't think he had in him. "
"The most surprising aspect
of the film is how funny it is, clearly influenced by Sergio Leone's spaghetti
westerns and West's own brand of darkly comic thrills. It's a ride that gallops
into a cinematic territory with fresh new eyes and ears. We spoke to West about
the film earlier this week and the mind-set he had going into this latest
twisted cinematic endeavor."