February 2010
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Win Free Tickets To The CQ Premiere
Five free tickets for the 2/27 premiere of HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE are up for grabs! Call 423-300-MORT and leave Morty a voicemail. Vent your spleen, or air your neuroses, to everyone’s least favorite “psychotherapist.” The five funniest voicemails between now and 11:59 PM PDT on Friday, Feb. 26 will win free tickets. Winners will be notified by phone.
Get dialing!
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KFJC interview →
Here I am on the radio discussing the film. Also being interviewed is Campbell Graham, writer/director of Anyone You Want, which is also premiering at Cinequest.
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Tassoula Kokkoris' Review →
KOKKORIS: “Chattanooga, Tenn. provides a perfect backdrop for the slow pace and discussions of the characters in this film. The mood feels Southern; polite with a natural tendency to get heated. All of the friends and acquaintances talk to and about one another just as we all do in real life. The women also appear to talk a lot more. Fair enough.”
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Richard von Busack's Review →
VON BUSACK: “There’s an acuteness to this home-brewed movie that contrasts nicely with the sheepishness of Morty. Although he is not mean, this shambling boy-man possesses a wily streak. He shows off a humiliating yet really clever method of dodging a bill that was a new one on me, and I didn’t think I could learn any new ones. One thing I like about the year 2010 is that...
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Premiere Party
There will be an informal, open-to-everyone party after the premiere of Hell Is Other People on Feb. 27: 9:00PM at The Loft. Everyone is welcome.
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5 Questions: CQCentral.com →
1Q: Tell us a little about the origins of HELL IS OTHER PEOPLE, from writing to financing.
The core concept of the film–that it would be built around an inscrutably shady character who makes his meager living by working out of his vehicle–came out of a conversation I overheard somewhere. The details of the conversation elude me given that this took place nearly four years ago now, but one of the...