MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST - Interviews with Filmmakers » Coming Soon http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog Behind the Scenes, Bite-Sized Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:36:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Feed your film jones with MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST! In every 10 - 15 minute episode, you'll join film journalist Dan Persons (Independent Film Channel; Air America) as he takes you behind the scenes for a lively conversation with some of the most innovative and intriguing filmmakers working today. Dan Persons no Dan Persons dan.persons@mightymoviepodcast.com dan.persons@mightymoviepodcast.com (Dan Persons) copyright Dan Persons Behind the Scenes, Bite-Sized! Film, Movie, Cinema, Filmmaker, Director, Criticism, Journalism, Moviegoing, Entertainment, Drama, Comedy, Documentary MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST - Interviews with Filmmakers http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/logo_v02_144.jpg http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/category/coming-soon/ No MMP Episode This Week http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2010/04/23/no-mmp-episode-this-week/ http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2010/04/23/no-mmp-episode-this-week/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:53:34 +0000 Dan Persons http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/?p=1759 The interview we were trying to set up fell through, so MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST is taking a little break this week. Fear not, we’ve already got our next episode in the can: A conversation with director Tom Six about his outlandishly twisted horror film, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE. Join us next week and, in the interim, have a great weekend!

]]> http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2010/04/23/no-mmp-episode-this-week/feed/ 0 ATTENTION LISTENERS IN GREAT BRITAIN: Help Send MMP to Camp! http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2010/04/09/attention-listeners-in-great-britain-help-send-mmp-to-camp/ http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2010/04/09/attention-listeners-in-great-britain-help-send-mmp-to-camp/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:33:39 +0000 Dan Persons http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/?p=1714 Okay, let’s be blunt about this: I know nothing about comic actor Omid Djalili or screenplay writer David Baddiel, or their new film, THE INFIDEL, which is currently running in Great Britain. But the plot — about a British Muslim who discovers he was actually born Jewish — has potential and, more to the point, if MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST listeners in GB click on the video, it’ll cover our hosting fee for a few months.

The trailer is less than half a minute long, so checking it out won’t put too much of a time-sink on your day and will really help us out. Just to whet your appetite further, here’s the synopsis that was supplied to us:

In Cinemas Now! Written by David Baddiel and starring Omid Djalili, UK’s premiere comic talents!

Meet MAHMUD NASIR, loving husband, doting father and something of a “relaxed” Muslim.

Does the “F” word occasionally pass his lips? It’s hardly worth mentioning. Does he say his prayers five times a day? Of course! Well, usually… Does he fast every day of Ramadan? Who’s counting anyway?

He may not be the most observant, but in his heart he is as Muslim as it gets. But after his mother’s death a discovery turns Mahmud’s world upside down. He finds his birth certificate which reveals that not only was he adopted at birth…but he’s Jewish, and his real name is Solly Shimshillewitz!

Okay, not sure about that whole “Solly Shimshillewitz” thing, but get a look at the trailer and, who knows, maybe you’ve got your weekend entertainment all set up!

And coming up later today or on Saturday: My interviews with the directors of THE SUN BEHIND THE CLOUDS and THE SQUARE.

]]> http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2010/04/09/attention-listeners-in-great-britain-help-send-mmp-to-camp/feed/ 0 Tatia Rosenthal on $9.99 http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2009/06/18/tatia-rosenthal-on-999/ http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2009/06/18/tatia-rosenthal-on-999/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:52:26 +0000 Dan Persons http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/?p=670 A retiree (voice of Barry Otto) learns that guardian angels (Geoffrey Rush) aren't always all that's advertised in $9.99

A retiree (voice of Barry Otto) learns that guardian angels (Geoffrey Rush) aren't always all that's advertised in $9.99

What with all the “family-oriented” animation that we’re going to be saddled with over the next few months, Tatia Rosenthal’s debut stop-motion animated feature, $9.99, comes as a welcome change. Based on the stories of Etgar Keret — who for the indie film crowd is probably best known for writing the seed story that became WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY — the film is a tart, funny, and ultimately moving examination of people’s quest for meaning in their lives. And since those people include a widowed retiree being hounded by a singularly surly guardian angel (played fantastically by Geoffrey Rush), a commitment-phobe who spends his days entertaining a trio of two-inch tall frat boys, and a guy who falls in love with a model with some rather extreme preferences in her beaus, Rosenthal has more than enough opportunity to let her animation process spin some weird ‘n’ wonderful visuals.

Here’s my interview with Rosental.

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]]> http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2009/06/18/tatia-rosenthal-on-999/feed/ 2 Animation,Comedy,Controversy,Debut Feature,Drama,Emotion,Fantasy,Gritty,Indie,Love,Off Beat,Romance What with all the "family-oriented" animation that we're going to be saddled with over the next few months, Tatia Rosenthal's debut stop-motion animated feature, $9.99, comes as a welcome change. Based on the stories of Etgar Keret -- who for the ind... What with all the "family-oriented" animation that we're going to be saddled with over the next few months, Tatia Rosenthal's debut stop-motion animated feature, $9.99, comes as a welcome change. Based on the stories of Etgar Keret -- who for the indie film crowd is probably best known for writing the seed story that became WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY -- the film is a tart, funny, and ultimately moving examination of people's quest for meaning in their lives. And since those people include a widowed retiree being hounded by a singularly surly guardian angel (played fantastically by Geoffrey Rush), a commitment-phobe who spends his days entertaining a  trio of two-inch tall frat boys, and a guy who falls in love with a model with some rather extreme preferences in her beaus, Rosenthal has more than enough opportunity to let her animation process spin some weird 'n' wonderful visuals. Here's my interview with Rosental. Trailer www.9dollars99movie.com IMDB Listing Subscribe to MMP on iTunes Sign Up for E-Mail Updates [amazonify]B0000A0MFJ[/amazonify] And Now, For an Alternate View Dan Persons no Trailer for THE SKY CRAWLER http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2009/05/22/trailer-for-the-sky-crawler/ http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/2009/05/22/trailer-for-the-sky-crawler/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 17:13:14 +0000 Dan Persons http://mightymoviepodcast.com/blog/?p=562 Go ahead, call this self-indulgent. It’s not like I get blurbed every day, you know.

BTW: The film really is stunning.

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Here’s the brief (too brief, some might say) glimpse of Tarantino’s upcoming INGLORIOUS BASTERDS that aired on AMERICAN IDOL.

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