By Michael Knox, mknox@modernfilmzine.com

Guillermo Arriaga still remembers the blazing image of his neighbor’s home that sent him and others from his neighborhood racing down the street.

The home was fully engulfed in flames when a fireman told Arriaga that there was still someone inside the home, burning.

The scene was one that Arriaga would later build on for his directorial debut on the movie, “The Burning Plain.”

…continue reading “21 Grams” and “Babel” writer haunted by “The Burning Plain”

Here is a run down of stories that ModernFilmZine reporter Michael Knox gathered during his trip to Winston-Salem, N.C. for the RiverRun International Film Festival. Knox will be working on writing up the interviews over the course of the next few weeks so keep checking in to see what interviews are posted.

* An interview with Oscar nominated script writer Guillermo Arriaga who penned, “21 Grams,” “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” and “Babel.”  Arriaga discusses his directorial debut with his new movie, “The Burning Plain,” featuring Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger.

…continue reading RiverRun coverage to feature interview with Oscar nominated screenwriter