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ROAD TO PERDITION Blu-ray Review

by Scott Wampler Posted: August 17th, 2010 at 9:10 am

Directed by Sam Mendes all the way back in 2003, Road to Perdition has kinda been forgotten in the years since its release, though there seems no clear reason why: Tom Hanks puts in a fine performance, Mendes’ direction is glorious, Paul Newman shows up in his last major role, and Jude Law submits a genuinely creepy turn as a hitman with a penchant for even creepier photography. If you’re a fan of the film, you’ve probably already got a copy on DVD, so is the recently-released Blu-ray worth that double dip? Find out after the jump:

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Director Sam Mendes talks AWAY WE GO, Director’s Cuts on DVD, Twitter, and a Lot More!

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub Posted: June 21st, 2009 at 4:00 pm

Let me start by saying I’m sorry.

Director Sam Mendes “Away We Go” has been playing in limited release for a few weeks now and this interview should’ve gone online a lot sooner. But the last two weeks have seen me back and forth across the United States doing interviews and set visits and I only now had the time to edit and render the interview. I’m sorry for my tardiness.

Saying that, what you’re about to watch is one the most comprehensive interviews I’ve ever done with any director in Hollywood. That’s because I got almost 30 minutes with Mr. Mendes and we talked about everything.

If you’re a fan of his previous works like “Road to Perdition” or “Jarhead”, we talked about possible future director’s cuts on DVD. If you’re curious about his latest film “Away We Go”, we talked about how the project came together and the collaboration between the way he works, his writers and the actors. If you’re an actor looking for help when going in on an audition, Sam talks about what director’s look for. And of course we talked about his possibly next project, “Preacher”.

But the best part of the interview is how loose the exchange is between Sam and I. Since we had plenty of time to talk, there was no rushing between each question and his answers were long and informative. Trust me; it’s a great interview with a director I truly admire. So if you want to take a look, it’s all after the break including bullet points of what we talked about above each part:

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Sam Mendes gives an update on PREACHER

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub Posted: May 12th, 2009 at 4:45 pm

Yesterday was the Los Angeles press day for director Sam Mendes new movie “Away We Go”. As I said when I posted the movie clips earlier today, I loved the movie. The film has a brilliant script, beautiful cinematography, great acting, and Sam Mendes directed this thing to perfection.

Anyway, to help promote the film, I sat down with Sam for almost thirty minutes for one of the best video interviews I’ve ever done on Collider. We covered everything you’d want to know about, and if you’re a fan of Sam’s work, you’ll going to love the interview.

But with the movie still almost a month away from coming out, I’m going to save the interview for the week of release.

However, with news for Sam’s next project “Preacher” hard to come by, I figured you’d like to hear what he said about the status right now.

For fans of Garth Ennis’ comic book, Sam says John August is still writing the script. He also said he’s directing two plays and the earliest he’s making his next movie is in 2010. That means “Preacher” is still on the horizon, and not happening anytime soon.

The other bit of news he told me was he’s not involved in any “Road to Perdition” sequel.

Finally, while I could have cut this interview to be much shorter, I let it go a little longer as he talked about his interest in graphic novels and how involved he is in the writing process. Also, it’ll give you a taste of the full interview. Take a look:

Sam Mendes

Road to Perdition sequel/prequel? Says he is not involved
Preacher talk – says John August is currently writing the script
Is Preacher going to be his next project – says he is working on two plays in Brooklyn and then they’ll go around the world with them
Says he will not do a movie till next year
Sam talks about meeting Garth Ennis
Talks about reading graphic novels
How involved is he with the writing process

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