To the world of independent movies, Jay and Mark Duplass are a dynamic duo that few dare challenge. Their ability to create and entertain on a limited budget has left many people scratching their heads in disbelief. Now, after years of sporting it small, the guys have a studio backing and a much larger budget, allowing them the ability to full show their range a directors.
I have had the pleasure of interviewing the brothers several times over the last three years, and I was more excited than ever when I heard they were coming to town for the 2010 SXSW Film Festival. There, we got to talk about the movie, the budget, and just what they make of their 'mainstream' debut.
About Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.
