March 2011
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WatchCut from my interview with Michelle Monaghan. The most amazing thing I’ve ever heard, after cracking a ton of ‘source code’ jokes during the set-up.
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Source Code Director Duncan Jones 9 Tips for the... →
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Duran Duran Interview: John Taylor + Nick Rhodes
At SXSW I sat down with a couple guys from Duran Duran and chatted with them about director David Lynch, how technology has changed the music industry and advice for new up and coming bands. It was in promotion of a concert special that streamed on YouTube earlier last week. Check out the interview transcribed below.
Weston (MO): First, just want to know what everyone is asking, where did the...
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Watchtherockfrom127hours:
For Your Consideration: WRITE-IN “THE ROCK” from ‘127 Hours’ for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards Best Villain!
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2011/best-villain/
So the 2011 MTV Movie Awards nomination process is underway. It consists of the regular wacky categories, including BEST VILLAIN. I noticed on the MTV nomination page there are 19(!) nominees for that category...
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-theperfectmistake:
The Cave - Mumford & Sons
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“I think if I was starting a band today, I’d have a videographer in [it].”
– Nick Rhodes, keyboardist of Duran Duran, in my interview with him for MakingOf @ SXSW.
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Watchkill me.
The Weinstein Company to Start Developing Video... →
makes sense.
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“They asked me to write an introduction to this screenplay. I told them I didn’t...”
– Charlie Kaufman’s introduction to Being John Malkovich: The Shooting Script
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WatchSourcing the Code: Jake Gyllenhaal & Duncan Jones (MakingOf.com)
Interviewer Weston Green from MakingOf experiences “Source Code” while interviewing actor Jake Gyllenhaal & director Duncan Jones at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, TX.
this is it. the most insane thing i’ve ever done in an interview. I’m really happy with how it came out and how down Jake and...
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BRIDESMAIDS (Work In Progress) Review: A SXSW...
At 11:30PM on Sunday March 13, 2011 outside the Paramount Theater in Austin, TX, journalists and bloggers from all over the country strolled from a drunken stupor to the outside of the theater. One ‘badass’ blogger couldn’t shake my hand when I extended it because he had two open beers in his pockets. The crowd was going wild from the celebs on the red carpet. The film...
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Movie Review: ‘Take Me Home Tonight’
It might have been the drinks I had before / during the film, but I really enjoyed ‘Take Me Home Tonight’. The key to this film is the performances from the assumed subpar cast and the insane heartfelt moments in the film.
The film, however, runs with my biggest problems in cinema - inconsistency. The scenes that are emotional or funny work - and work extremely well. But then we are forced to...
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The Dan Harmon School of Comedy Writing →
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'Attack the Block' Director Joe Cornish on How to... →
one of my favorite films from SXSW.
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Movie Reviews: Rango, Jane Eyre, Battle: LA,
super behind on these but thought i’d post in the mist of the sxsw coverage that’s about to explode on ya’ll. also these are extremely loose.
Rango
Rango is a lot of things. Rango is a Western. Rango is a Nickelodeon animated film (and harks back to the classic Nicktoons), Rango is an action film, Rango is a Johnny Depp movie, Rango is fun, “Rango is Chinatown for kids!” as Brendon...
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“I take interesting broken down characters and throw them in the most extreme and...”
– JJ Abrams (ie. watch the trailer for Super 8)
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Watchvincentpeone:collegehumor:
The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox - In space, nobody can hear your issues with your father.
Wow this is really awesome. Great job guys. What a cool creative mash-up that hits all the right beats.
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“You have to love to put yourself in uncomfortable situations. People ask me all...”
– Aaron Eckhart on Acting, in my interview with him for MakingOf.com
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Why Do So Many Movie Trailers Debut on Apple.com?
It was really the Phantom Menace trailer that put apple.com/trailers into the spotlight. Lucasfilm had posted a rather crappy trailer on their site, the team at Apple was appalled. Through DNS records, the web team at Apple managed to contact the Star Wars web team and set up a meeting. That single trailer showcased QuickTime’s quality over RealVideo by leaps and bounds, and quickly surpassed over...
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Anthony Atala: Printing a human kidney (TED 2011) →
Anthony Atala is the director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, where his work focuses on growing and regenerating tissues and organs. His team engineered the first lab-grown organ to be implanted into a human — a bladder — and is developing experimental fabrication technology that can “print” human tissue on demand.
#Tigerblood, #Winning all that...
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“Today is the only day that forms a sentence - March 4th!”
– Chase Whale
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WatchDirector Gore Verbinski talks filmmaking & ‘Rango’
MakingOf sits down with director Gore Verbinski in an exclusive interview to discuss his approach toward animation in the film ‘Rango’, a look back at his career and the decision not to convert into 3D.
Also, watch Verbinski discuss what happened to the rumored ‘BioShock’ production, here.
Really stoked I got some time with Gore. Really...
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Abigail Breslin talks ‘Rango’
MakingOf sits down with Abigail ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Breslin to talk about old Nickelodeon cartoons, Arcade Fire & her new animated film ‘Rango.’
Interviewing a kid who is more successful than you is always fun.
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Khan Academy →
amandakcampbell:
Khan Academy is an incredible resource. It is a database of video tutorials on, primarily, Biology, Chemistry, and Math. The Khan Academy was founded by Salman Khan, who started out making some Youtube videos to long-distance tutor his niece in Algebra. From there, it has picked up steam and expanded to a library of over 2,000 videos.
bookmark this site.
This is insanely...
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Watchtravissatten:
Short doc I did for Harley-Davidson on African-American motorcycle clubs as part of their Black History Month push. Big thanks to DP Adam Donald who braved the road with me for an insane week on the West Coast shooting some incredible characters. More thanks to our production/post team for their hard work as well as The Defiant Ones, The East Bay Dragons, The Rare Breed and all the...
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