Video interview: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES director Derek Cianfrance

Video interview: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES director Derek Cianfrance

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THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES is a reunion of sorts for director Derek Cianfrance and Ryan Gosling, who previously worked together on BLUE VALENTINE. The new crime drama co-stars Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta, and the great Ben Mendelsohn, and it’s one of the more ambitious movies to come out in 2013. I had a chance to sit down with Derek and discuss his process, some of the interesting side stories with his actors, and more in a rather candid interview. Check it out below. THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES is a film that will likely be polarizing to some audiences, but it’s definitely worth a look.

THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES is now playing in select cities

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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.