Eric interviews writer/director Rian Johnson (”Brick”) about his newest con-man comedy “The Brothers Bloom,” starring Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel Weisz. This is an in-depth look at some of the secrets behind “The Brothers Bloom,” and since Johnson’s commentary was so interesting and thought-provoking, we decided to present the whole interview. If you are a true film fan, this is fascinating stuff, as Johnson discusses the challenge inherent in con-artist movies, why storytelling is important to our lives, designing one character with a lack of dialogue, a heightened stylistic reality, and Johnson’s new project, a sci-fi movie called “Looper.”
Read Eric’s review of “The Brothers Bloom” here.
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“Best Worst Movie” is the documentary about the phenomenon of “Troll 2,” widely regarded as the worst movie ever made. Eric caught up with director Michael Paul Stephenson, star George Hardy, and Zack Carlson from Austin, Texas’ Alamo Drafthouse at the world premiere of “Best Worst Movie” at SXSW 2009. This in-depth interview was recorded directly after the premiere, just as George Hardy and Zack Carlson had seen the film for the first time. “Best Worst Movie” is currently making the rounds at film festivals across the country, and there are plenty of clips from both “Best Worst Movie” and the cult classic that spawned it, “Troll 2,” in this video. Learn more about “Troll 2” director Claudio Fragasso and his feelings about how “Troll 2” has been received and hear about a trip to mysterious “Troll 2” star Margo Prey’s house in this interview as well. Nilbog fanatics unite! “Best Worst Movie” is currently playing at film festivals everywhere.
Read Eric’s original journal entry about “Best Worst Movie” from SXSW 2009 here.
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Eric interviews Seth Rogen the morning after the red carpet premiere of Rogen’s new movie “Observe and Report” in Austin, Texas. At SXSW 2009, Eric picks Rogen’s brain about the new Jody Hill-directed film, “Freaks and Geeks,” Scorsese, and lots more. We also have exclusive interview footage with some details on Rogen’s new project “The Green Hornet.” With Michel Gondry behind the lens, it will be exciting to see how this unfolds.
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On the first day of SXSW 2009 at the Lake Creek Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX, Eric Melin interviews Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger from The Whitest Kids U’ Know on a live sketch comedy tour to promote the Fox Searchlight comedy “Miss March.” Is there a Whitest Kids U’ Know movie on the horizon? Will IFC renew the absurdist comedy troupe for a fourth season? Trevor and Zach answer these questions and talk about writing and directing “Miss March,” getting bottles thrown at them on The Whitest Kids U’ Know tour, and how cool it is that kids have to sneak into theaters to see their rated-R teen sex comedy.
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As we’ve mentioned ad nauseam recently, Scene-Stealers is heading to Austin, TX for the SXSW Interactive/Film Festival on Friday. We are spreading the word about the upcoming redesign, which will allow you to become a Scene-Stealer.
Want your voice to be heard? We’ll be doing alpha teasting next week when we get home. If you want to test out the features of the new site before anyone else, email me at eric@scene-stealers.com and we’ll put you at the top of the list. If you’re in Austin, be sure to stop by Red 7 on Sunday night and say “hi” at our Bacon-Flavored Party.
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We are hard at work on the 2.0 version of Scene-Stealers and this teaser is just one of the videos you can see at SXSW on Sunday, March 15 at the Red 7 at our insane Bacon-Flavored Interactive Party. Spread the word! Tell all the obsessive movie people you know that they’ll have a place to go soon!
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The Oscar Fix, Episode 4 of 4: Back by popular demand! Eric and JD discuss Oscar picks and snubs for the upcoming 2009 Academy Awards. In this last episode, Eric and JD predict the winners in Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture.
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The Oscar Fix, Episode 3 of 4: Back by popular demand! Eric and JD discuss Oscar picks and snubs for the upcoming 2009 Academy Awards. In this third episode, Eric and JD predict the winners in Best Actress and Best Actor.
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The Oscar Fix, Episode 2 of 4: Back by popular demand! Eric and JD discuss Oscar picks and snubs for the upcoming 2009 Academy Awards. In this second episode, Eric and JD predict the winners in Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay.
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The Oscar Fix, Episode 1 of 4: Back by popular demand! Eric and JD, two unorthodox film critics at Scene-Stealers.com discuss Oscar picks and snubs for the upcoming 2009 Academy Awards. In this first episode, Eric and JD predict the winners in Best Animated Film, Best Documentary Feature, and Best Foreign Language Film.
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