Valentine, directed by my friend, Australian film director Jamie Blanks, was released on this day in 2001. I stayed with Jamie and his then-girlfriend (now wife) Simone at their beautiful rented condo in Vancouver while I was doing the interviews for the Fangoria article. I suppose 21 years ago is a very long time, but it seems even longer, and even more dizzying, when I remember how much fun it all was, writing for the world's premier horror film magazine, running around film sets with a notebook and a tape record, jumping on planes, working with friends in the particular innocent of that last, halcyon pre-9/11 cultural moment, after which nothing would ever be innocent again. I'm grateful for the memories.
