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  • January 15, 2013

    220px-Fred_Melamed_Headshot_Straight_OnWe’re kicking off our Park City Dispatch by bringing you an interview with Fred Melamed, one of the stars in Lake Bell’s U.S. Dramatic Competition entry In a World. The film, written and directed by Bell, is about an underachieving vocal coach that is motivated by her father (Melamed), the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice over star. Amidst pride, sexism and family dysfunction, she sets out to change the voice of a generation. As an accomplished voice actor himself (he’s done tons of work for the Grand Theft Auto series), Fred gets to use his unique experiences in a new way. We spoke with Fred this past Sunday about his Sundance film, his voice over experience, and his work with famed directors Woody Allen and the Coen Brothers.  Check out the full audio interview after the jump!

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    Author: Mark Johnson
    September 20, 2012

    Michael Hoffman’s Gambit is a remake of a 1966 heist film of the same name that starred Michael Caine (as a burglar) and Shirley MacLaine (as a showgirl that he recruits to assist him). Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz step into those roles in the remake, with Firth’s character being an art dealer this go around, and Diaz’s character now a rodeo cowgirl. The pair is out to con Firth’s loathsome boss, played by Alan Rickman. The Coen Brothers (who wrote the screenplay) vibe can be sensed throughout the trailer, which overall looks like a lot of fun. There is no US release date yet, though it will be released in the UK on November 21st.

    Read more on ‘Gambit’ Trailer: Firth and Diaz Go After Rickman…

    April 25, 2012

    Directed By: Ethan and Joel Coen
    Written By: Ethan and Joel Coen

    Cast: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, Garret Hedlund, John Goodman, F. Murray Abraham, Adam Driver

    Synopsis (From IMDB): “A singer-songwriter navigates New York’s folk music scene during the 1960s.”
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    August 31, 2011


    Most Americans have had to start last Friday going through an ungodly amount of paperwork, W-2 forms, and financial documents (if not just pay an accountant to do it for them) to get through the jagged little pill that is Tax Day.

    Meanwhile, MSN Movies had the rather clever idea of writing short essays of the most “taxing” people (actors, directors, whatever) in film to commemorate this stressful event.  It’s not really a “worst of” list, rather a collection of otherwise talented people who – either through laziness, over-hype, and/or poor career decisions – have become wearisome and debilitating to watch.  It’s an interesting and diverse selection of opinions that you’re encouraged to check out.

    A variety of choices on an exciting question got us at The Awards Circuit to wonder who we would have written about.  Who is someone that we don’t necessarily hate, but find SO difficult to like? Read more on The Most “Taxing” People in Film Today…

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