This week on the show, Scott and Geoff discuss Shane Carruth‘s 9-year hiatus as a viable career option, get some thoughts on Upstream Color from Rob Hunter at Sundance and talk to up-and-coming actor Micah Hauptman about his first big break in the movie Parker. Plus, in the main event, short filmmaker Aaron Morgan (No Way Out) and Aint It Cool‘s Eric “Quint” Vespe stop by to discuss the legacy of two titans of filmmaking, asking the all-too-important question: In 50 years, will Steven Spielberg overtake Alfred Hitchcock as the more popular icon of movies? Download Episode #3 On This Week’s Show: Just One Bond [0:00 - 1:00] Hitchberg Spielcock: A Fight For the Ages [1:00 - 19:15] Carruth’s Long Game and Upstream Color: [19:15 - 30:00] Actor Micah Hauptman on Parker: [30:00 - 41:30] Get In Touch With Us: Ask Us Anything Email Us Twitter Us Call Broken Projector: (512) 212-1301 Subscribe to Reject Radio:...
- 1/25/2013
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
No Way Out Short Film. Kristoffer Aaron Morgan‘s No Way Out (2011) short film stars A.J. Bowen and was written by Eric Vespe. No Way Out‘s plot synopsis: “Isolated in a place where twisted creatures torment him from the dark, a man desperately tries to find an escape.” On the short film: No Way Out is filled [...]
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- 11/9/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Check out this terrifyingly awesome supernatural horror short film called "No Way Out" written by AICN's Eric Vespe a.k.a. Quint and directed by Kristoffer Aaron Morgan.
The movie stars A.J. Bowen (The Signal, The House of the Devil, You’re Next) who plays a man that is desperately trying to escape an isolated place full of creatures who torment him from the dark.
The movie played at Fantastic Fest last year, but now you can watch it online! "Now Way Out" was shot for less than $3000 in two days, and here's what Morgan had to say about it,
I wanted this to be a simple, visual horror poem about being paralyzed by your own thoughts. Working with Aj Bowen was pure movie making bliss. He blends professionalism and good natured humor perfectly while on set, making everything more relaxed.
I thought this was a great horror short,...
The movie stars A.J. Bowen (The Signal, The House of the Devil, You’re Next) who plays a man that is desperately trying to escape an isolated place full of creatures who torment him from the dark.
The movie played at Fantastic Fest last year, but now you can watch it online! "Now Way Out" was shot for less than $3000 in two days, and here's what Morgan had to say about it,
I wanted this to be a simple, visual horror poem about being paralyzed by your own thoughts. Working with Aj Bowen was pure movie making bliss. He blends professionalism and good natured humor perfectly while on set, making everything more relaxed.
I thought this was a great horror short,...
- 10/31/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Obviously our focus on film is geared more towards feature length cinema, but every now and then a spectacular short film comes along that just deserves and even begs to be seen. Some of those even go on to get feature film deals like the recent short True Skin which just got picked up by Warner Bros. That brings us to No Way Out, a twisted, spooky horror short that played at Fantastic Fest last year. The film stars A.J. Bowen (The House of the Devil, You’re Next) as a man stuck and scared out of his mind in a basement where something unnatural seems to be with him. It's the scariest new film you'll watch this Halloween. Here's Kristoffer Aaron Morgan's Fantastic Fest horror short No Way Out via Bloody Disgusting: "Isolated in a place where twisted creatures torment him from the dark, a man desperately tries to find an escape.
- 10/30/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
What is Movie News After Dark? It’s a nightly movie news column that would like to lend apologies to those who despise brevity. Tonight’s just not a quantity kind of night. It is, however, a quality kind of night. Quentin Tarantino is now officially on a casting binge for Django Unchained, reportedly signing up Sacha Baron Cohen to play a gambler who buys Kerry Washington as his companion, thus angering the titular slave played by Jamie Foxx. I love it when he plays the villain. Josh Armstrong over at Know The Artist sent us a link to this very interesting interview with Coke Sams, a long time collaborator of Jim Varney on the medium-bending properties of Ernest P. Worrell. Did you know that there was a great list of Ernest movies that just never made it? And that such a list included titles like Ernest the Pirate, Ernest & the Water Baby, Ernest...
- 11/12/2011
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
No one grows up with hopes and dreams to be a short filmmaker. People who want to make films aspire to make features and it takes time to realize the short subject is one of the best steps to achieving that goal. However, in the case of director Kristoffer Aaron Morgan, writer Eric Vespe and their short film No Way Out, they did things backwards. Before No Way Out was even conceived, Vespe, best known as Quint from Ain't It Cool News, and Morgan had already sold Dimension the rights [1] to The Home, their feature length, haunted nursing home movie. But when pre-production on that film was put on hiatus, the pair decided a short might be a good way to practice their craft and simultaneously hang with some of their Austin, Texas film friends. Two thousand dollars later, they have No Way Out, a 10-minute short starring A.J.
- 10/27/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
They may not get a lot of press, but short films and short filmmakers are the lifeblood of film festivals. They are the place to discover great new filmmakers. Before Steven Spielberg blew up with "Jaws," he was a 22-year-old kid with a short called "Amblin." Before Martin Scorsese reinvented the gangster genre with "Mean Streets," he was a film student with a six minute movie called "The Big Shave." Before they were famous filmmakers, they were short filmmakers.
Short films are a great way to get your foot in the door of Hollywood, but if you've never made a short before, it may be tough to know how to even open that door in the first place. With that in mind, we recruited the team behind the Fantastic Fest short "No Way Out" -- actor A.J. Bowen (a.k.a. one of the stars of the multiple Fantastic...
Short films are a great way to get your foot in the door of Hollywood, but if you've never made a short before, it may be tough to know how to even open that door in the first place. With that in mind, we recruited the team behind the Fantastic Fest short "No Way Out" -- actor A.J. Bowen (a.k.a. one of the stars of the multiple Fantastic...
- 9/30/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Day Five marks the beginning of the second half of the fest. Many of the filmmakers and industry people have left, and new fans arrive attending with second-half badges. The tone of the festival becomes more relaxed, but unfortunately, the FEARnet-sponsored free ice-cream truck has departed. Some of the better parts of the fest are still yet to come. As I'm writing this, the awards are about to begin, hosted by Devin Steuerwald. Jette will be covering the results separately. I'll end the day with the signature party, Fantastic Feud.
I began the day with movie film that has made waves at the fest this year, earning a runner-up in the Fantastic Fest Audience Award category. Juan of the Dead (Juan de los Muertos) is a unique interpretation of the zombie apocalypse. Set and shot in Cuba, Juan pokes fun at the same films that serve as its inspiration and...
I began the day with movie film that has made waves at the fest this year, earning a runner-up in the Fantastic Fest Audience Award category. Juan of the Dead (Juan de los Muertos) is a unique interpretation of the zombie apocalypse. Set and shot in Cuba, Juan pokes fun at the same films that serve as its inspiration and...
- 9/27/2011
- by Mike Saulters
- Slackerwood
Claustrophobia? Check. Dark rooms? Check. Things that go bump in the night? Check. A crazed gentleman in excruciating pain? Check! If you checked of any of those items, you definitely need to see the short film No Way Out, staring Aj Bowen, at this year's Fantastic Fest.
I recently had the opportunity to screen the movie and discuss it with local filmmakers Aaron Morgan and Eric Vespe. We chatted over tacos and queso at Austin's famous institution Torchy's Tacos.
Slackerwood: How did you two meet?
Aaron Morgan: I used to host touring short film festivals with Atom Films back in 2000. One of the places I did the short film fest was at the original Alamo on Colorado. I'd been a fan of Eric's writing on Aint it Cool for a while and I invited him out to watch the short films.
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I recently had the opportunity to screen the movie and discuss it with local filmmakers Aaron Morgan and Eric Vespe. We chatted over tacos and queso at Austin's famous institution Torchy's Tacos.
Slackerwood: How did you two meet?
Aaron Morgan: I used to host touring short film festivals with Atom Films back in 2000. One of the places I did the short film fest was at the original Alamo on Colorado. I'd been a fan of Eric's writing on Aint it Cool for a while and I invited him out to watch the short films.
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- 9/22/2011
- by Rod Paddock
- Slackerwood
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