If you thought our SEX AND THE CITY contest was too intense, too much work, or you just flat out hated the whole martini-drenched debacle, the Angelika has got a new contest for you!
BAGHEAD, a witty, tongue-in-cheek horror story from PUFFY CHAIR writer-director duo Mark and Jay Duplass, centers on a stalker whose favorite method of enforcing terror is no more complicated than lurking around with a brown paper bag covering his face.
We think there is genius in simplicity, and that said, have launched our very own Baghead contest. Click the thumbnail below to view the official flyer, but we’re basically looking for a photo or video of the most creative Baghead you can think of. Wear one to work, shop at the grocery store, recite a poem about your groceries - whatever you want to do. Just remember, we can’t be held responsible for any less-than-desirable reactions! Send your submissions to angelikasubmissions@gmail.com by 11:59pm on Thursday, August 7th for a chance to win, and become an Angelika blog star! (Albeit, if you’re following the contest rules, no one will know who you are…)
BAGHEAD opens August 8th at the Angelika Dallas and Houston. Check www.angelikafilmcenter.com for advance tickets and showtimes!
Click here to view the official flyer:
Official Contest Rules:
Must be 18 to enter
All entries must be received by 11:59pm on August 7th, 2008
One (1) first place winner will receive $100 in Angelika Cinemoney and their entry posted on www.angelikablog.com
One (1) second place winner will receive $50 in Angelika Cinemoney
One (1) third place winner will receive $25 in Angelika Cinemoney
In submitting your entry, you are agreeing to allow the Angelika to post your entry on www.angelikablog.com
All submissions will become property of the Angelika Film Center. Digital submissions are strongly encouraged
All images must be sent in .either .jpeg or .pdf format, and are to be no larger than 800 px by 600 px. All video submissions must be sent in .mov or other Quicktime compatible format. Send all submissions to angelikasubmissions@gmail.com
In our craftiest interview to date, we sit down with brothers Mark & Jay Duplass, the writer/director duo behind the upcoming film BAGHEAD. Entertaining and kind of off-beat, the Duplasses chat with us about why they decided to make a movie about a dude with a bag on his head. Click the still below to watch the footage, and don’t miss BAGHEAD, opening at the Angelika Dallas and Houston on August 8.
Writer/director Nanette Burstein, the mastermind behind this summer’s much anticipated documentary AMERICAN TEEN, sat down with us during a trip to Dallas. Winner of the 2008 Sundance Directing Award, Burstein’s film is an innovative and often hilarious documentary set in small-town Indiana, and follows four real-life high school prototypes – the jock, the popular girl, the emo-kid and the geek – through their senior year of high school.
AMERICAN TEEN opens on August 1 at the Angelika Dallas and Plano - Don’t miss it!
A MAN NAMED PEARL is the story of Pearl Fryar, a prolific topiary artist in the small town of Bishopville, South Carolina. Fryar, who comes across as one of the most giving and sincere (not to mention talented) people on film in quite a while, was courteous enough to chat with us, as was director Scott Galloway about the making of the documentary. Both men will also be at the Angelika New York on July 18th (opening night) for an additional Q&A with the audience, and we really recommend that you go - A MAN NAMED PEARL is a refreshingly genuine story that may just renew your faith in the human spirit.
Scott Galloway, Director
Q: How did you first hear about Pearl’s garden, and why did you think it warranted its own documentary?
A: I owned a production company and we produced a show for the Turner network on the best gardens of the south. One of the four featured stories was Pearl Fryar’s topiary garden. My good friend Brent Pierson produced the piece and he called me at the end of the shoot and said, “There’s more to this guy’s story than five minutes of television will allow.” I was a bit skeptical. You hear that occasionally from a producer right after a shoot and over time their enthusiasm wanes. But Brent is different. He’s an excellent story-teller and he didn’t relent. Every two or three weeks he’d bring up Pearl. “You have to go down and see him. He lives just two hours from Charlotte. I’ll fly out from Los Angeles.” Finally, I agreed to a weekend in Bishopville.
The Angelika was privileged to speak with Pearl Fryar, the gifted topiary artist and humanitarian featured in the upcoming documentary A MAN NAMED PEARL, about his work, (both artistically and charitably), his background and why he decided to be a part of this film. Mr. Fryar stepped away from his garden in hopes to promote his message, his film, and his scholarship foundation, and our interview with him is below.
Q: What did you think when the directors first came to you and asked to make a movie about you and your garden?
A: The movie came about because of a television show I did - the viewing audience was to vote on the best garden out of 4, mine being one of them. I didn’t think I even had a chance and I didn’t even vote for myself – but I won by 54%. So then they presented me with the blue ribbon as a part of another TV show, and they told me “we can’t tell the story in 5 minutes so we’d like to do a movie.” And I said, “no way”, because I didn’t think I have enough to do a movie about it. But they kept on, so finally I agreed because they said they had to raise the funds for the movie, and I didn’t think they’d do it…but they did and that’s how the movie came about.
Q: What did your family think? Were they excited for you?
