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Blog Entries by Dan Persons from 08/2011

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Cowboys and Aliens

| Posted 08.02.2011

Not since Gene Autry faced down an advanced, subterranean civilization in Phantom Empire has the American west faced such daunting enemies as are encountered in Cowboys and Aliens.

The Keeper: The Mightiest MOFILM

| Posted 08.03.2011

So the sponsored video below, The Keeper, was one of the winners of the MOFILM Cannes 2011 competition. And if you're an astute, industry-insider like...

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

| Posted 08.08.2011

Startling the studios, startling the critics, and startling its delighted audiences, Rise of the Planet of the Apes has arrived to prove that a reboot does not necessarily need to serve as Exhibit One in the case for the film industry's creative bankruptcy.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Evan Glodell on Bellflower

| Posted 08.08.2011

Evan Glodell's Bellflower is the tale of two Southern Californians who fill their free time with speculations of the post-apocalyptic future and preparations for same that include the construction of Matilda, a bad-ass, black automobile.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Bill Plympton on The Flying House

| Posted 08.15.2011

Bill Plympton has decided to rejuvenate the work of Winsor McCay, the man who painstakingly and single-handedly created such elegant, landmark films as Gertie the Dinosaur and Little Nemo in Slumberland.

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Final Destination 5

| Posted 08.17.2011

Given the success The Final Destination in 2009, no one really should be surprised that we're now looking at Final Destination 5 -- which may or may not be the actual, final encore/curtain call for the series.

Mighty Movie Podcast: John Sayles on Amigo

| Posted 08.19.2011

Director John Sayles is delving into history again, and this time it's a little bit of American adventurism in the early twentieth century that's frequently glossed over in the history books: the Philippine-American War.

Cinefantastique Spotlight: Fright Night

| Posted 08.23.2011

Charismatically feral vampire Jerry (Colin Farrell) moves into a struggling suburb, and it's up to lovers Charley and Amy to keep property values from bottoming out by curtailing his recruitment campaign.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz on The Interrupters

| Posted 08.25.2011

In the new documentary The Interrupters, director Steve James and producer Alex Kotlowitz follow several members of CeaseFire as they attempt to defuse conflicts before they occur.

Special "Goodnight Hurricane Irene" Mighty Movie Podcast: Troy Nixey on Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

| Posted 08.26.2011

Guillermo del Toro says that, as a kid, he harbored great affection for the TV-movie version of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, enough so that he and his...

Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

| Posted 08.29.2011

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, the title urges, but you know they're lying. There are things hiding in the dark, little things, nasty things, things that want nothing better than to drag you down.