Dustin Lance Black talked about an early inspirational film, Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho, during an interview with BFI. In the interview, Dustin discusses the personal significance of My Own Private Idaho, and the film's personal influence on him as a teenager. Check out the interview here!
Our very funny and talented Directing Team "Tripp & Tyler" (Tyler Stanton & Tripp Crosby) debuted their new web series, "Tripp & Tyler Show: Finding The Humor IRL" on May 19, 2015. The variety show is produced by Above Average and Mashable, and will feature humorous segments mixed with helpful lifehack-style tips. New episodes will arrive each Tuesday, and can be found on Tripp and Tyler's Youtube Channel, Mashable.com, or on AboveAverage.com.
Read more about it in this interview from The Drum, or this article from TubeFilter.
"Hot Pursuit" director Anne Fletcher had a fascinating interview on May 8th with Melissa Silverstein's Women and Hollywood podcast. In the interview, she discusses the process of shooting a "road trip" style movie, the MPAA rating system, and her decision of shooting film over digital. You can listen to the interview on SoundCloud or iTunes, or read more about it by Clicking HERE.
Our own Anne Fletcher's new buddy cop comedy "Hot Pursuit" was featured on The Hollywood Reporter's list of Most Anticipated Movie Trailers for May 2015. The movie follows Sofia Vergara, a witness in a federal trial, and Reese Witherspoon, her police escort, as they travel to Dallas for the federal trial. The movie was released May 8, 2015.
Check out The Hollywood Reporter's list of May trailers.