First off the duo discuss the movie that has critics confused, “Synecdoche, NY“. The screenplay is Charlie Kaufman at his best, but as Shaun and Eric will tell you, the jury is still out on this movie and whether or not you should see it. Unless you plan on seeing it more than once, some critics are saying its too confusing to see at all. Our insiders have the scoop.

Next up, the pair talk about the hilarious movie Role Models starring Paul Rudd and Shaun William Scott. They discuss their personal role models as kids and also have an interview with child actor Bobb’e J. Thompson talking about his role as Ronnie Shields in the David Waine movie.

Finally our Behind the Scenes hosts get heated in their discussion of the upcoming movie Battle in Seattle, which was released on March 10th on DVD. Based on one of the most incendiary political uprisings in a generation, Stuart Townsend’s Battle in Seattle takes an in-depth look at the five days that rocked the world in 1999 as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in protest of the World Trade Organization. Find out what other event made people (especially Eric) mad in 1999!

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Check out the trailer for Battle in Seattle here.

Long time – no post. I’ll actually post about why that is very shortly, but for now, here’s an interview with Charlize Theron that we just posted at Battle in Seattle on movieset.com.

I really like the approach Insight has taken with the website. Okay yeah, so you’re thinking, “Wow, that a biased opinion since you’ve been promoting the same movie”, but give me a chance to explain.

For my Master’s thesis, one of the topics I studied was how to enhance the experience of a film through its website. One way to do this is by taking story-related information and building upon it, more than the film does. In Battle In Seattle’s site, what they’ve done in the ‘Cast’ section is added links that relate to the issues a character is concerned with. For example, Martin Henderson’s character Jay, is concerned with forestry issues, so the links on his character’s page take site visitors to related topics. Essentially, features like this add to the depth of the film and create more fan involvement.

There are a number of ways this could be leveraged in Battle In Seattle’s site, mainly because the theme of the movie is so strong and it’s related to a well-known real-life situation, but it’s definitely a great start. I know they’ll be updating it as time progresses, so I would definitely recommend checking back.