Filmmaker Mora Stephens Talks About Her Movie Zipper

 

 

I had a chance to speak to director Mora Stephens regarding her recently released film Zipper, starring Patrick Wilson. Mora talked about what prompted her to co-write and direct the film, her interest in political scandals, and addictions. She talks about working with a talented crew and actors on this film. The interview a…

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Review: Kill the Messenger

 

 
Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Bourne Legacy”) leads an all-star cast in a dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on thenation’s streets…and…

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Actor Jason Ritter Discusses His Career and The Film 7 Minutes

 

Thanks to the great people at Falco Inc. I had a chance to speak to actor Jason Ritter upon the DVD release of his latest film 7 Minutes. I’m a huge fan of Jason’s work and really enjoyed him in The Event, The East, and About Alex among others. Below is the entire audio version of the interview with Jason. At the bottom, make sure to …

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The Mend Is A Blend Of Confusion And Emptiness

 
Synopsis:A comic drama about rage, doubt, lust, madness, and other brotherly hand-me-downs.
 

 

The Mend is one of those puzzling films where you don’t know if you just dislike it, or like it for the fact it’s so weird and different. Written and directed by John Magary the movie depicts anger, rage, sadness, jealous…

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Strangerland Director Kim Farrant

 

I had an opportunity to speak to Australian film director Kim Farrant about her latest film Strangerland, starring Nicole Kidman and Joseph Fiennes. The audio portion of the interview can be found below:

 

 

I found Kim to be very open and honest in the interview. I was quite surprised hearing about the passing …

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Josh Lucas, John Magary, and Mickey Sumner Discuss Making Of 'The Mend'

I had a chance to talk to talk to actors Josh Lucas, Mickey Sumner, and director John Magary regarding the release of their film The Mend. Below is the audio of the interview of in it’s entirety.

 

 

Sometimes three person interviews are difficult to conduct, but everyone in this group was well spoken and had a good understan…

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The Dowdle Brothers Discuss The Making of 'No Escape'

 

I had the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with John Erick and Drew Dowdle, the men behind the movie No Escape. Below is the audio interview in it’s entirety. I spoke to the guys about the fear factor of the movie, the casting of Owen Wilson, and keeping up the tension in the movie, and a lot more!

 

 

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No Escape Is The Most Terrifying Movie Of The Year

 
Synopsis: In their new overseas home, an American family soon finds themselves caught in the middle of a coup, and they frantically look for a safe escape in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed. (Imdb)
 

 

It took till the end of August for the scariest movie of the year to arrive. No Esca…

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Swanberg's Sweet and Satisfying "Digging for Fire" + a Q&A; with the Director

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Tim, a high school teacher who is feeling his age, and and his wife, Lee, a yoga teacher and young mother, decide to hide away in a house in the woods and take a vacation from life. Their duplex, their lack of money, and some building resentments towards each other (like doing the taxes and choosing a pre-K for their son), weigh…

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Rupert Friend Plays an Elite Assassin in 'Hitman: Agent 47' Co-Starring Zachary Quinto

“Hitman: Agent 47,” based on the popular video game, centers on an elite assassin, played by Rupert Friend (“Homeland), engineered to be the perfect killing machine. He’s emotionless, consistent, deadly. He’s known by the two digits on the barcode tattooed on the back of his neck, which means he’s a prototype and numbers higher than this presumably…

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September 3, 2003
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Toronto International Film Fest in 5, 4, 3, 2……

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Ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of year and I’m broke. I’m not kidding, if you want to help send a starving artist to the Film Festival, now is your…

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September 3, 2003
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Scorpion King Vs. Predator

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Well, not the Scorpion King, but the Rock. It seems that there are some rumblings about The Rock taking over Arnold’s character “Dutch” for another Predator film. FilmForce.Net reports the…

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September 3, 2003
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#1 at the Box Office, but the critics HATE it

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Jeepers Creepers 2 topped the box office as mentioned in a previous post, but the reviews for it are just brutal so far. Bad enough that we’ll probably see a…

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September 2, 2003
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Batman Year One is a go!

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I think more than any other superhero genre film, a new version of Batman is what I have personally be waiting for the most. My excitment jumped through the roof…

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September 2, 2003
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Weird weekend at the box office

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What isn’t surprising is that Jeepers Creepers 2 jumped to #1 on it’s opening weekend taking in about $18.5 million, and that Freddy vs Jason dropped all the way from…

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September 2, 2003
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Looking for contributors

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Hey there! We√¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re looking to add a couple of regular contributors to The Movie Blog. If you watch a lot of flicks and enjoy writing and sharing your views and…

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September 1, 2003
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A new Highlander trilogy?

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It looks like it could actually be a possibility. Coming Soon.Net said the following: The persistence of the producers Peter Davis and Bill Panzer. They’re in negotiations with Miramax for…

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August 31, 2003
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Starting strong, finishing weak

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We’ve all done it. We go and stand in line for a sequel to a film because the first one or two were so darn good. The curtain goes up,…

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August 29, 2003
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3 films stand out in a swamp of suckiness

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Although its still summer, this is a horrible time of year for films. As I look down the list of movies being released soon, almost nothing excites me. Dickie Roberts…

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August 29, 2003
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Official Spiderman 2 website up and running

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The officail site for Spiderman 2 is now online and its looking pretty good. There are a lot of features the die hard fans will enjoy and enough boom that…

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August 28, 2003
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The Matrix vs. The Matrix:

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The Matrix vs. The Matrix: An Oscar Showdown? An interesting situation is developing over at WB that I hadn’t really taken into consideration. A great little article at The Gate…

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August 27, 2003
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Not really news, but…

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Not really news, but… Although this information has been out for awhile, here’s a little tidbit about prequels for Bubba Hotep: This movie will be a prequel to 2003’s Bubba…

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August 27, 2003
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Death To Smoochy

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Death To Smoochy - A much maligned piece of brilliance Every once in a while a film comes out that is universally slammed by the critics. When Death To Smoochy…

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August 26, 2003
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The Most Expensive DVD in the Universe. Tremors.

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Okay granted, I’m sure there’s a more expensive one somewhere but folks, this really frazzles my butt. I love Tremors. It’s a great movie. I have nearly every line downpat…

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August 25, 2003
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The DVD Features Scam. Or reasonable fascimile.

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Okay. Dvd’s. Fascinating, right? So much more than VHS right? Well, don’t get excited… I think there should be some sort of “standard” as to what a “feature” on a…

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August 25, 2003
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As a side note I

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As a side note I noticed that we were getting some traffic to The Movie Blog from a link on a great little site called “The Internet Monk”. Anyway, on…

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August 25, 2003
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And apparently, everybody stayed home

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And apparently, everybody stayed home Wow. Do you know how many landmarks were broken this past weekend? You probably don’t know, because as it seems, you were doing something else….

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August 25, 2003
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The Lord of the Rings

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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy to be shown in theaters this December And, what’s this then? Could it be that we’ll be able to see the extended versions of…

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