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| Christina,
did you make any New Year's resolutions for 2010?
No. Is it too late? What I have instead is a visual image board with my goals displayed. Yes, I read The Secret (it was a gift!). One of those images is a check written for an excessive amount of money (that goal hasn't manifested itself yet). So tell me how you came to be cast as Alma in the horror short with Adam Hulin called 'Its Hour Come Round'. No magic, mystery or nepotism here. I was selected to audition by Adam, the director, and I did a cold read and interview with Adam and one of the producers. I think it was my dimples that sold them. "Its Hour Come Round" works alone as a short horror film (already making the festival rounds with aplomb). A version of "Hour" will also be included in the theatrical release feature "Vault of Darkness." Can you give me a teaser that will make it irresistible to the www.racksandrazors.com readers? If you're a fan of the "Twilight Zone" and "Amazing Stories," and you dig the styles of Hitchcock and Chabrol, then "Its Hour Come Round" is mandatory viewing. For the rest of you, it has hot girls, blood and a twist that will make M. Night Shyamalan beat his head against the wall. You also made another movie with Mr. Hulin called 'Vault of Darkness' which is listed as a horror/comedy. How do those two divergent things mesh in the movie? "Vault" is an amalgamation of every element in film: horror and gore, action and adventure, surrealist comedy, thought-provoking drama and science fiction. You have appeared in several films one of which is your work as Alta in 'Last Goodbye' in 2004 with David Carradine and Faye Dunaway. Any gossip or goings on that set you would care to share? Actually, nothing to report there. I was thrilled to be cast in the film because it's a melting pot of Hollywood genes. Faye Dunaway's son, Liam, and Cybill Shepherd's daughter, Clementine, were in it (I met them briefly, and they seemed perfectly nice, normal and cute). The offspring/relations of Harry Dean Stanton, Mark Rydell, David Carradine, Anthony Quinn, Andy Garcia were also in the film. I think I developed a contact high from all the thespian DNA. You also made a movie called 'The Chocolate Fetish' in 2004. If you had to divulge one of your own personal fetishes or obsessions what would that be? I need my words to sustain me (nonfiction, true crime, Edith Wharton, Joyce Carol Oates, Joan Didion). Chocolate truffles, fromage, "Dexter," order, honesty. I collect Gizmos from "Gremlins." I love to play outside. Fascinated by human anatomy, pharmacology, medical journals. One of my favorite experiences was dissecting a nurse shark (so I feel I'm good to go when "Grey's Anatomy" calls). What is the scariest thing that has ever happened to you on a movie/TV/or commercial set? Performing my own stunts!!!! Getting thrown into a wall and onto a floor while filming "Jeopardy." Running in high heels and being attacked in "Its Hour Come Round." I've literally bled for film. Do you have any other projects lined up you would like to let the www.racksandrazors.com readers know about? I just shot the lead in the horror short "Sunshine Monday," which was directed by Laura Green and Elijah Allred. And if you want to see me do comedy, please check out the theatrical release feature "Much Ado About Middle School" with industry vets Lee Meriwether and Bill Cobbs. Vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, creatures, aliens, telemarketers...what does it for you horrorwise Christina and why? What scares me are the actual real-life situations that spiral out of control. Home invasions, car problems, health insurance. See "Sicko," and you'll totally be with me. What was the first movie to scare the shit out of you? "Jaws" and "Jurassic Park" were pretty seminal. I grew up reading Stephen King, Poe and Hawthorne, so I was always drawn to the macabre. And what was the last horror movie you saw that really annoyed you? I'm all about diplomacy. But if I'm watching any genre of film, and there are plot inconsistencies big enough to drive a Mack truck through, that takes me out. But I will say, watching "Irreversible" made me physically ill - but that was the desired effect. Okay, we're pulling into the Christina Cupo Drive In. What three horror flicks are on the triple bill for tonight and what goodies are they going to be serving up at the concession stand? I'm serving bacon-wrapped
scallops, Portobello mushroom and black olive
mini-pizzas, katsudon and lobster tails. For
dessert, Brule, marzipan and sorbet. All with
flatware. And your favorite horror flick death scene? Watch the French film "Les Diaboliques." Clouzot. Wow. What's the best Halloween costume you ever had? I was a Cereal Killer one year in middle school. I wore my grandfather's overcoat with mini Frosted Flakes and Cocoa Puffs boxes attached to me. The boxes were stabbed with little white plastic knives. My idea! What scares you in real life? True evil. When people not only do bad things because they can - but also because they enjoy it. |