We’re still processing an amazing amount of video from the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival, but one thing that was a delight this year was the exciting red carpet premieres filled with an eclectic mix of talent. SXSW has always had great red carpets in the past, but this year seemed exceptionally smooth, thanks primarily to the tireless efforts of Rebecca Feferman, Emily Shaw, Lauren Tuttle, and April Henshaw, who made sure we were front and center for some of the more exciting premieres. Our first item we covered for the event was the red carpet premiere of director Todd Rohal’s NATURE CALLS, a comedy about a boys Scout Trip that puts two brothers into a hilarious rivalry. It starts Johnny Knoxville, Patton Oswalt, Rob Riggle and the late, great Patrice O’Neal. I got a chance to talk to Rob Riggle, Todd Rohal (THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM) and Johnny Knoxville when they walked the carpet, and also got their thoughts on working with Patrice, who they all seemed to have very fond memories of. What you don’t get the full impact of is how incredibly rough the rain was, pouring on us while we tried to shoot – it was so distracting, this is probably the one time I screwed up a movie title in an interview. Check out the video below. There’s more interviews coming with Rob and Todd, as we got to sit down and have more lengthy chats the following day. More soon…
My thanks to the intrepid Ric Mulligan for shooting this… in the rain.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
