Mighty Movie Podcast: Michael Tully on Septien

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Parent Category: Film and the Arts

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Published on Friday, 08 July 2011 19:03

Written by Daniel Persons

It's hard to put a precise finger on the nature of Michael Tully's Septien. I'm starting to think of it as kind of a Southern gothic chamber piece with epic ambitions, a family comedy-drama that at points incorporates inquests into the natures of love, creativity, competition, sex, and ultimate good and evil. Or maybe it's just a lark that three colleagues -- Tully and his co-writers Onur Tukel and Robert Longstreet -- put together to mess with our minds.

(It's also not the first time in very recent cinema that the South has risen again in curious ways -- check out General Orders No. 9 as well.)

Nevertheless, the tale of three brothers -- also played by Tully, Tukel, and Longstreet -- trying to rebuild their familial bond after one had fled years ago travels a strange, twisted, and ultimately fascinating route that frequently defies expectations. It essentially delights in its own impertinence -- fortunately, it's charming enough to get away with it.

I got a chance to talk to Tulley about the film. Click on the player to hear the interview.

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Joe Franklin Knows Talent (Sponsored Post)

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Published on Thursday, 07 July 2011 17:46

Written by Daniel Persons

You know you got it, you know it’s good, you just need that push to get your unique talent onto the stage and before an awaiting public. Well, our sponsor for this episode, Samsung, is ready to give you your chance with Samsung Mobile Stage, a competition that will grant a handful of standout entrants the potential for fame and fortune (not a mammoth fortune, mind, but tidy enough).

But perhaps you’re hesitating before stepping onto that stage. Perhaps you need some sage advice from an entertainment insider before taking the plunge. Well, kid, look no further, ’cause Mighty Movie Podcast has tracked down veteran talk-show host and all-around show-biz maven Mr. Joe Franklin. Over the course of fifty years, Joe has welcomed the likes of Barbara Streisand, The Ramones, Frank Sinatra and They Might Be Giants onto his stage — when he talks about talent, who’s got it and what it takes to offer it up to the world, he knows from whence he speaks.

Enlightenment awaits. Listen to the interview at Mighty Movie Podcast.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Guillaume Dolmans Goes on "The Date" (Sponsored Post)

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Published on Thursday, 30 June 2011 13:11

Written by Daniel Persons

So, another fun little sponsored post for y'all. This time Heineken's the backer: They've got a new episode in what appears to be their ongoing series of "Nightlives of Really Cool Guys" videos. This one's called "The Date," and in about a minute and a half it depicts the kind of night you've always wished you could show your date -- you know: become the life of the nightclub, wow the kitchen staff, best a magician, battle a paper dragon, invent your own geeky-neat dance moves -- but probably can't. The star is French actor Guillaume Dolmans, who'd probably have a nice career ahead of him if only there was some place in show biz for a remarkably handsome guy who looks like he knows all the right moves. Pffft, as if.

We got a chance to talk to Dolmans about his rather unusual transition to the acting world and his experience shooting "The Date." Click on the player to hear the interview.

Check out the video for Heineken's "The Date" at Mighty Movie Podcast

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