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HDD Interviews 'The Sandlot' Writer/Director David Mickey Evans and Actor Daniel Zacapa
Posted Tue Jul 30, 2013 at 09:00 AM PDT by Luke Hickman20 years after the film's release, writer/director David Mickey Evans and the cast are taking the show on the road. They've already been touring for a couple months and have a couple more to go. For the city where the film was shot, Salt Lake City, Utah, the events were given a little extra oomph.
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HDD Interviews the Filmmakers Behind 'Mama,' Andres and Barbara Muschietti
Posted Wed May 1, 2013 at 09:30 AM PDT by Luke HickmanAndres and Barbara Muschietti are two humble, personable, and very likeable filmmakers, hopefully their personalities and charisma translate in the following interview transcript.
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HDD Interviews 'Frankenweenie' Producer Allison Abbate
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HDD Interviews 'Frankenweenie' Animation Supervisor Mark Waring
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HDD Interviews 'Get the Gringo' (and 'Elysium') Producer and Co-writer Stacy Perskie
Posted Mon Jul 23, 2012 at 02:05 PM PDT by Luke HickmanPerskie has worked on several very big films, but I believe he's really about to explode. Why? Because he's currently co-producing Neill Blomkamp's first film after his 'District 9' feature debut, the uber-secretive 'Elysium.' The first footage and a general synopsis was finally revealed at Comic-Con two weeks ago, but I conducted this interview just days before that so Perskie still had to be tight-lipped about it – but that didn't stop me from asking. I managed to get one little tidbit out of him about 'Elysium' that got me very excited for it.
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HDD Interviews 'Get the Gringo' Director Adrian Grunberg
Posted Mon Jul 23, 2012 at 01:55 PM PDT by Luke HickmanI recently spoke with director Adrian Grunberg about 'Get the Gringo.' I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.
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HDD Interviews 'Get the Gringo' Star Kevin Hernandez
Posted Fri Jul 20, 2012 at 09:50 AM PDT by Luke HickmanFor the Blu-ray release of 'Get the Gringo,' we were given the opportunity to conduct a phone interview with Hernandez.
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HDD Interviews 'Safe House' Writer David Guggenheim
Posted Tue Jul 3, 2012 at 12:10 PM PDT by Luke Hickman'Safe House' marks the first feature film for exploding writer David Guggenheim. Universal greenlit and fast-tracked this project (which you'll read more about in the interview that follows), which quickly made Hollywood take notice.
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HDD Interviews Morgan Spurlock and His 'Comic-Con' Star Holly Conrad
Posted Fri Apr 6, 2012 at 09:45 AM PDT by Luke HickmanWhen the world's biggest geektastic comic book convention, Comic-Con, is held in San Diego, California each year, those of us who do not attend typically only hear about the stuff that goes on in Hall H – the celebrity-filled movie-centric frenzy. What we don't get to see is what goes on at the rest of "The Con" – which is exactly what the exceptional documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock is showing us in 'Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope.'
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High-Def Digest's Complete Coverage of Sundance 2012
Posted Thu Feb 16, 2012 at 12:10 PM PST by Aaron PeckIf you missed any of our Sundance coverage here's your chance to catch up on it. Find out what movies will be hotly talked about for months to come. What movies might be around come the 2013 Academy Awards. And most importantly, what movies you'll be excited to see once they finally get released.
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HDD Interviews 'The Double' Writer/Director Michael Brandt
Posted Thu Feb 9, 2012 at 02:30 PM PST by Luke HickmanMichael Brandt comes from an interesting past in the movie-making business and took time out of his busy schedule to tell us about how he went from studying film, to editing, to writing and now directing. He also tells us how hard it is to break into directing and what it's like finally making that switch. Enjoy!
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: Paul Dano and Jon Heder of 'For Ellen'
Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 at 11:30 AM PST by Luke HickmanPaul Dano and Jon Heder teamed up to talk with me about their film right after the second screening of 'For Ellen' at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival last week.
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: 'For Ellen' Director So Yong Kim
Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 at 11:00 AM PST by Luke HickmanSo Yong Kim took a few minutes out of her hectic Sundance schedule to tell me about her film, her inspirations, and how she landed Paul Dano for the key role.
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: 'Frank & Robot' Director Jake Schreier
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 at 01:30 PM PST by Luke HickmanJust a day and a half after the world premiere, right before the film was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Samuel Goldwyn Films, Jake sat down with me to talk a little bit about 'Frank & Robot' and his filmmaking experience.
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: Jocelin Donahue and Frankie Shaw of ''The End of Love'
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 at 12:30 PM PST by Luke HickmanAfter speaking with Mark Webber about his directorial debut at Sundance, I was given the opportunity to speak with Frankie and Jocelin about their roles in the making of 'The End of Love.'
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: 'The End of Love' Star and Director Mark Webber
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 at 12:00 PM PST by Luke HickmanThe day after the film's world premiere, Mark sat down with me to talk about what went into making his experimental film, why it works and - of course - I bring up 'Scott Pilgrim.'
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: 'Save the Date' Director Michael Mohan
Posted Thu Feb 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM PST by Luke HickmanHalfway through the festival, director Michael Mohan sat down with me to talk about the film, it's evolution, and film in general.
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: 'Robot and Frank' Writer Christopher Ford
Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 01:45 PM PST by Luke HickmanEver since attending NYU Film School a few years back, Christopher Ford has written a slew of features and shorts, but 'Robot and Frank,' this year's Salt Lake City opening night gala film, is his first to ever be made and seen by the masses. This is also his first time at Sundance. If this is what he's capable of pulling off as a newbie, it will be fun to see what he does as he becomes a more seasoned writer.
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: Lizzy Caplan from 'Save the Date'
Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 01:00 PM PST by Luke HickmanLizzy Caplan sat down mid-festival to talk about 'Save the Date,' female-driven comedies, and horror movies.
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Sundance 2012 Interviews: 'Community's Alison Brie on 'Save the Date'
Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 at 12:30 PM PST by Luke HickmanHalfway through the festival, Alison sat down with me to talk about 'Save the Date' and the uncertain fate of her network series 'Community.'
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