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STOREFRONT || I haven't met them yet, but I'm going to sit down and try to talk to them and try to get them out of their shells somehow. impact, and it's art imitating life and vice versa. MP: Were they downplaying the Uncas/Alice relationship? I encourage kids to do this now. It's about me and this guy his name is Christoph and he's from France. A speech was given by actor-adoptee Eric Schweig on February 19, 1999 at the Vancouver Inner City Foster Care Conference. ES: Uhmm. No, it wasn't a sex scene. I love Asheville. MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. I: So you made the movie in Richmond: now what? Lots of it, and we have to control it. It was a real pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Eric. An anger at how history has unfolded itself. But I've got another offer in Russia, in a production called The Wolves, starting at the end of the month. It's sort of, if you think about it, it kind of leaves the audience going, "How did all these guys Do you see yourself as having an empathy with these kids, since you've walked in their shoes? And, you know, it's the It's sad whenever kids have an abusive childhood. 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW PLEASE NOTE: We originally ran this interview with Eric Schweig, and the commentary that follows, well over 3 years ago, but removed it after we had done our own with him (see: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW ). E: Something like that. Where's Marion? ES: Yep! I'll do it. Unfortunately, people just eat that stuff up! Hollywood will flog it to death. MP: That's true. I: Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed your role in Mohicans very much and I thought the film was excellent! There's got to be a lot of women in order for there to be a lot of guys MP: Well, in that regard, most of the film takes place where you wouldn't expect to FIND a lot of women, on the battle front. Yeah, ask any actor and they will tell you one of the most fun things to do is to make a departure from yourself and play a villain. It's there with each of these kids, though, and they'll carry that with them. In playing this character I can appreciate the other side and I can pull my own weight on the show. There's these assholes running around kidnapping kids. As award-winning actor Eric Schweig led a column of mourners yesterday to a sunburned patch of grass at Vancouver's Grandview Park (the place where a man called Curtis Brick spent his dying moments) the drama seemed like a movie scene.. S chweig has, in fact, appeared in similar scenes on screen many times.. A carver and actor born in Nunavut, Schweig's credits track like a highlight reel of . MP: Do you recall any special problems that were presented by the rugged terrain that LOTM was filmed in? HISTORY || And they wanted us to have shaved heads. ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. We, and certainly your fans, appreciate it. E: I think they wanted that, but the height did come into it. It is hard to do this if someone is not interested in itmind, body and soul. We've been asked to extend to you an invitation to the gathering on behalf of these people. But all these kids running around and you know, the east coast and the west coast rappers, blowing each other apart, now THAT'S scary. I don't like to refer to it as a reference. their heart.. and it's pretty wild to watch them do these kind of things.. We'll have them over for barbecues and things like that and I'll let them do improvisation with each other. How would he feel if film directors did not use native people in native roles? Does he realize war and violence do really take place, even though we are "not born to hate each other"? They scratched the money together and made T-shirts. He was just a guy. MP: I hate to tell you this but it's supposed to be released over here, real soon, in English. Anyway, we were all downtown. Tom & Huck or Pontiac Moon if they were done differently, not Tom & Huck, but Pontiac Moon. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. It's box office numbers. Fortunately, we have the type of material that forces you to be into it and serious, otherwise you would just come across as phony. And, hang out with my girlfriend. They can get egotistical. MP: Okay. People from all over the world. it's getting much better here. Eric Schweig was originally born as Ray Dean Thresher, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories on June . ES: Yeah, I realize it was about the French and Indian Wars, but if they had focused more on the family ties that are involved with the Indian people that lived in that area, it would have hit home a lot harder. I don't know what Russell's up to. He's a really funny guy. Yeah, you know, just like locusts. A war between blue coats and Indians. No problem. He's the guy that showed us how to He didn't socialize. A little better, though. MP: We're about 40 minutes east of Asheville. [laughs] I don't know what I: How did you feel about the battle scenes, especially the scenes when the deposed British troops are leaving the fort and the Hurons are waiting for them? Probably in a little while. but, I'll get the script in Our impression of Eric Schweig was that he is gracious, friendly, humorous and sincere. Many visitors have commented upon the quality of your masks. I would. SOUNDTRACK || I like walking with my gun and my dogs in the woods near here. you know, and isn't psychotic. But he said them. what makes it fun to watch. I can't remember. It was shot in Vancouver and I talked to Wes after he finished it. EARLY He seems like a good guy. Do you really feel as though you're making a departure from yourself? Things usually turn out if you do it that way. ES: Yeah. ES: You know, I don't know where the collection is. Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. Please Note: This interview is the property of Mohican Press. ES: He's more meticulous, he's a perfectionist to the power of 10. We are much about the same height and the same build and I guess they wanted someone with long hair. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! They wanted to keep it up, but it wasn't that sound and they had to take it apart. [laughs] There could have been a few more women. E: I don't know maybe I was the right height! The more the merrier. If there was a young boy who could not keep his hands off his father's or uncles' hunting implements and then he whined when they went out hunting, chances were that thats what he wanted to do. Directing them, casting them, and what not.. but. so that's what I'd really like to see. The James Fenimore Cooper book was fiction! ES: No, not when I was there. Available - Free Downloads Only! Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. Georgia and me, Wes, Russell, Daniel, and Steven Waddington went out there for about a month and that was about as close to bonding we got. MP: Are the original masks, the ones you are recreating are they in museums in Russia? Is that something you had experience with before? I'll see you at the movies.". MP: The scenes filmed at Cameron's Cabin; you've got the night scene when you guys gather around the table, then the next day when the Lt. is trying to recruit colonials to support the British Army, and then later on, when you guys revisit the cabin and [Laughter]. Or maybe it would be a wasn't the only time he did that. With the village? They made me dive from one canoe to another. We had a really deep love scene in the cave and they cut that out completely. I know I'd go in there and buy 50 CDs at a time. I: Well, obviously you did most of all the work yourself, but did you have a stunt person? ES: [Laughter] Yeah! If they were operable it would have been more fun. What am I doing working in the movies? MP: Was it a pleasant experience then, to be filming in the area? Available - Free Downloads Only! MUSINGS || Faye Marie. That's what these guys do in the movies. Everything just soars in it. That's no lie either. EARLY I'm busy!". For those who have missed it, requested it, or just now found it, we place it here again. 30 below weather. Did you feel close? ES: Yeah. Blackstone Season 1 - "The Ladies Want to Know" 48,230 views Nov 24, 2011 217 Dislike Share Save BlackstoneTheSeries 1.14K subscribers Eric Schweig answers questions about Last of the. MP: That was the next question. infringement! ES: Oh, that took all night. I: When the movie first premiered, did you think it would be such a hit as it has been? And you know, most of them are but where most of them will do 3 or 4 takes of something, whether it's a close up or an establishing shot he'll take 12 [laughs] . or 13. And it has a real We're heading out." MP: Well, would that be something you would consider? MP: I imagine they do! Basic description does not do this moment justice. There's this woman Claudia who's the Those guys running around in the wool were so uncomfortable. Then I thought about it and it's just that his work ethic is different than everybody else's. The effect of the battle between you and Magua was very dramatic. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and when you do too much of anything too much alcohol too many drugs. In COLOR! Although I was forcibly detached from my Inuit culture I always knew I was Inuit in my heart and I knew I had a real mother somewhere. Vincent Schilling, Akwesasne Mohawk, is the associate editor and senior correspondent at Indian Country Today who enjoys creating media, technology, comics, and movies. HISTORY || And that's not the way it's supposed to be. AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. It is a dramatic thriller, set in 1950s Montana, about two grandparents (Diane Lane and Kevin Costner) hoping to get their grandson back after the death of their son. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. seen any film maker come up with. 10 followers . MP: Is that the movie with a band of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers hidden out in the mountains somewhere in modern times? Does he? After studying traditional Pacific Coast carvings Eric refined and directed his talent toward the recreation of the traditional masks of his ancestors, the Inuit. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. ES: Well, as long as it doesn't come over this way! I said "You know what? ES: He was intense. Why they go stir crazy and they forget . and they loose their memories? I: Was there another person in your canoe one that wasn't scripted? He's a nice guy. But you know, for what it's worth, Last of the Mohicans, it's a good movie. E: There was a lot of gratuitous violence in the movie and it could have been cut out. It is up front and it is brutally honest. This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. And I get with her. It was fun! But, nobody went to work. MP: A lot of people have been coming to our web site and checking out your masks. MP: Do you remember what scene you were filming? understanding of who Eric is. Did you ever get a feeling of really being in that Could you do me a favor? That's why they cut that love scene out. I don't think. Okay . You were born in Inuvik? He interjects things, seemingly out of nowhere, which had little to do with the question, leading one to suspect there was an agenda waiting to spew forth. Suddenly, surprisingly, Alice gives a look to her sister and jumps off after him. I work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. He worked most of the time. There's not enough of us. It would seem that carving is the next step or natural progression of skills you already have. But I did a thing recently called Broken Chain, and I'll use that as a reference. But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. With films like Dances With Wolves, The Last Of The Mohicans and a host of lesser films casting American Indians in real-life roles And, while we're at it, should Braveheart be criticized because it portrays savage-like Scots of the 13th & 14th centuries rather than present-day Scotland? Near here scene out. in museums in Russia, in English do. 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