Mary and Max Reviews, Interviews & More
Everyone always complains that there are not enough good movies out there. I always hear, "This year has been especially bad." If you're saying that, you're not opening your eyes, from big blockbusters, to horror films, animations, and independent films, there have been plenty of quality films released this year. Yes there were also the Wolverine's and All...
A short while ago I has to opportunity to speak with Adam Elliot the writer/director (and if he had his way the entire crew) of the stunningly and inspiring clayography, Mary and Max. After watching the film Elliot became one of my new hero's. I had received a DVD titled Max and Mary, which I heard had done well at Sundance, but was not...
For those of you who haven't heard, Mary and Max is the extraordinary film that opened Sundance Film Festival and blew audiences away. It was the first animated film to ever open the festival and was picked not because of it's animation but because as festival Director Geoffrey Gilmore said, “It’s just a great story.” The film is filled with the all star cast of...
The Sundance Film Festival started its ten day run last night with the screening of Mary and Max. Over 1,000 people crammed into the Eccles Theatre to catch the flick as well as a rare glimpse of tournament founder Robert Redford.
Redford welcomed the crowd with a short speech expressing his love for cinema, "Film-and all types of art-can show us the truth beneath...