Name

Daniel Schweiger

Position

Senior Contributor

Daniel has been in the scribing biz since writing a review of a lesbian sports movie for his junior high school newspaper. He's proud that one of his teachers felt inclined to collect his first works with a note saying, "Did he write this?" Daniel most assuredly did, and has since contributed reviews, articles and interviews to such print magazines as Cinefantastique, Fangoria, and Horror Fan. Since moving to Los Angeles from NYC almost twenty years ago, Daniel has been a contributing editor to Venice Magazine, where his subjects have included Shirley MacLaine, Liam Neeson, Steve Buscemi, and Jon Voight, among dozens of actors and directors.

 

Daniel has been just as prolific covering the world of film music, for which he's interviewed every composer from Jerry Goldsmith to Elmer Bernstein and John Barry. On the net, his soundtrack reviews and interviews can be found at iFmagazine.com and Filmmusicmag.com, for which he hosts the audio interview show "On the Score." Among Daniel's numerous CD liner notes are Big Trouble in Little China, The Day of the Dolphin, Batman: The Animated Series, Ghost, and 9 To 5.

 

A movie and soundtrack junkie, as well as an actor who can be seen in Bubba Ho-Tep, Free Enterprise, the forthcoming The Carpenter and Die-Ner, Daniel lives with his composing wife Penka Kouneva (Midnight Movie) and their musically inclined daughter Jeanne (TBD) in the wilds of Tujunga, California. Friend them at Facebook!
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FILM INTERVIEW: DENNIS QUAID
Finding Darkness In The Heartland With Corporate Drama 'At Any Price'
I don’t think the movie is judging anyone. I think it asks the audience questions.
FILM INTERVIEW: LUKAS KENDALL
Inteview: Trading Score For A Live Take On Twisted Porn For 'Lucky Bastard'
In the premise of a porn shoot we were able to come up with a believable reason for all the footage to exist: the camera crew is documenting their work for exploitation.
FILM INTERVIEW: PAUL DANO
Acclaimed Actor in Father/Son Drama Based on a Harrowing True Story, 'Being Flynn'
"There's a line in his book that reads something like, 'I smiled a skull smile, and one by one, the lights went out inside me.'"
FILM INTERVIEW: CRAIG ZOBEL
Writer/Director Explores Societal Descent In Unsettling Psychological Thriller
"I made 'Compliance' as a dialogue, and I think all reactions to it are ok. The movie makes me uncomfortable, to be honest."
FILM INTERVIEW: CATE SHORTLAND
Australian Director Presents Intimate Vision Of A Shattered Third Reich
I suppose women in general make films differently. I think their work is made up of details instead of going straight to the big picture.
FILM INTERVIEW: ALAN CUMMING
Making Connections, Telling Truths & Hoping For Equality 'Any Day Now'
"What’s shocking to some audiences is realizing that we’re still living in a world where this kind of prejudice is still going on."
FILM INTERVIEW: DON COSCARELLI & CHASE WILLIAMSON
Meat Monsters, Tripping On Soy Sauce & Making A Cult Classic With 'John Dies At The End'
Chase Williamson: "I'm excited for a younger crowd to see it.. kids like me, when I was 14 or 15. A movie like this would have blown my mind."
FILM INTERVIEW: DAMIEN ECHOLS
Documenting A Changing World & The Cost Of Freedom ‘West of Memphis’
What sent me to prison in the first place was the media. But in the end, they’re what ended up getting me out of prison.
ARTS INTERVIEW: JON & AL KAPLAN
Two Brothers Give Hannibal Lector Song & Dance In Hilarious Musical Spoof 'Silence!'
"We'd always loved Ted Levine's deep "Buffalo Bill" voice and thought it would be fun to hear him sing show tunes. That was the inspiration for the project."
FILM INTERVIEW: GLENN MCQUAID
Visionary Horror Director Collaborates on Disturbing Cassette Collection 'V/H/S'
"It was a new way of working for me, so it was an interesting experience to let go of the past and just film things in a very loose manner."
FILM INTERVIEW: ELGIN JAMES & JUNO TEMPLE
A Director & Actress Find A Bond In Intense Indie Drama 'Little Birds'
Elgin James: "She fully encompasses Lily, and makes her brave and fearless. That has informed me as a filmmaker, because I want to direct the same way."
FILM INTERVIEW: CRAIG ZOBEL
Writer/Director Explores Societal Descent In Unsettling Psychological Thriller
"I made 'Compliance' as a dialogue, and I think all reactions to it are ok. The movie makes me uncomfortable, to be honest."
FILM INTERVIEW: CHAZZ PALMINTERI
Oscar Nominated Film Veteran Plays A Multi-Layered Antihero In Indie Drama 'Mighty Fine'
Chazz Palminteri: "I like playing antiheroes and people who are flawed, because in the end, you feel for them and understand them."
FILM INTERVIEW: DON ARGOTT & DEMIAN FENTON
Documentarians Explore Rock Star Bobby Liebling's Life After a Booming Career
Don Argott: "Just like every film we make, Last Days Here is going to find its audience. Some of the reviews have been calling it 'a heavy metal Grey Gardens.'”
FILM INTERVIEW: JOSEPH CEDAR
Award-Winning Israeli Director Discusses Father & Son Drama 'Footnote'
Joseph Cedar: "The tension between the written word and the oral word, between the rigidness or writing and the flexibility of speaking is very relevant to my life."
FILM INTERVIEW: PAUL DANO
Acclaimed Actor in Father/Son Drama Based on a Harrowing True Story, 'Being Flynn'
"There's a line in his book that reads something like, 'I smiled a skull smile, and one by one, the lights went out inside me.'"
FILM INTERVIEW: LINDA CARDELLINI
Keeping It Real for a Mother's Return from the Battlefield
"What’s different for Kelli is that she’s returning as a woman with all of the expectations that people have on mothers and wives and women in society."
FILM INTERVIEW: MICHAEL BIEHN
Going to the Doomsday Limit When He's Locked into 'The Divide'
"You never knew which character was, or who wasn't on your side. It was a crazy, wild, fun, exhilarating experience as an actor."
FILM INTERVIEW: TOMER SISLEY
Taking the Leap Into the High-Finance Comic Book Hero in 'The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch'
"Since the first 'Largo Winch' came out, I've been offered some very big parts. I was even offered a part in the new James Bond film, but I turned it down..."
TV INTERVIEW: KATHLEEN ROBERTSON
Prowling the Corridors of Power for the 'Boss'
"You can’t do a show about Chicago politics and not have sex be a part of it ... Those scenes, for me, were a big part of me wanting to take the role."