DIGGING FOR FIRE is a rare gem, one of those films that feels very real and natural, and is the kind of movie you almost immediately relate to because of its improv style. Directed by Joe Swanberg, it stars Jake Johnson and Rosemarie Dewitt as a couple with child who find themselves separately going on little adventures. Jake’s character becomes obsessed with something he finds in the dirt behind a home they’re currently house sitting in, and Rosemarie finds herself spending an unexpected evening with a dashing young man that is nothing like her husband. At one point Jake’s character has a big party with lots of friends, even recruiting some of them to help with his dig. That’s where Steve Berg comes in, even commenting on how this little excavation may be too much for him. I had a chance to sit down with Jake Johnson and Steve Berg in Dallas to discuss the movie, and their thoughts on some of what we see in the film. The end result is a fun and candid interview. Just before I went in, they had been a little loud in the previous interview, resulting in the press waiting outside to wonder what was going on in there… so I challenged them to end this interview even louder. The finish (which you may want to turn down your speakers for) is priceless.
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. 
