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The Idiot Boxers – ‘Flashpoint’ Executive Producers Anne Marie Traverse and Bill Mustos Interview

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In this very special very special episode: Merrill once again gets to sit down with some heavy hitters over at his favroite show Flashpoint. This time around it’s show Executive Producers Anne Marie Traverse and Bill Mustos who talk about the evolution of the series through serialized arcs and finding the balance between script needs vs what the network wants.

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Producer Don Hahn Talks ‘The Lion King’

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Don Hahn, producer for The Lion King, answered some questions about the making-of the film, available on 3D Blu-ray, DVD and Blu-ray on October 4.

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Q: What’s the main difference between a classical animation movie (The Lion King) and something like Frankenweenie?

Don Hahn: All animation techniques are about bringing inanimate objects to life to tell a story. The main difference between The Lion King and Frankenweenie is that The Lion King is a hand drawn movie, 24 drawings per second. A stop motion puppet film like Frankenweenie is done with articulated puppets that are moved by an animator 24 times a second. They are both great techniques!
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The Idiot Boxers – ‘Burn Notice’ Star Coby Bell Interview

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Merrill sits down with Kevin’s nemesis Coby Bell, better known as Jesse from Burn Notice. During the discussion, Coby gets into what it’s like now that he is fully in sync with the rest of the cast as well as how he works under the heat of Miami in the dead of summer.

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Second Reel Ep. 17 – Interview with Liana Liberato

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On This Episode: On Apirl 1, director David Schwimmer’s new film Trust will go into limited release. The film stars 15-year-old Liana Liberato as a high school girl who is targeted by a sexual predator via social networks and texting. Kevin had a chance to chat with Liberato about her role in this new film.

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Second Reel Ep. 16 – Interview with Kathryn Beaumont

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On This Episode: The Blu-ray release of Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland coincides with the 60th anniversary of this animated classic. To help celebrate that, Kevin had the opportunity to chat with Kathryn Beaumont, the actress who provided the voice for Alice.

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