DIFF 2011: Video interview – Larry Hagman on returning to the new DALLAS series, secrets to a good marriage, and more

DIFF 2011: Video interview – Larry Hagman on returning to the new DALLAS series, secrets to a good marriage, and more

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I’m still sifting through video and whatnot from this year’s amazing Dallas International Film Festival, but a few clips I wanted to make sure I posted before tomorrow night (if you live in Dallas you better be joining us) were my brief interviews with the one and only Larry Hagman. It was a bit of a last-minute addition having Larry and Peter Fonda as special presenters for the DIFF award ceremony, held at Union Station in Downtown Dallas, but what a great surprise. Hagman’s appearance was perhaps even more fitting as he’s getting ready to start shooting for the new DALLAS series, once again playing J.R. Ewing, one of television’s most beloved villains. Larry was only booked for one or two interviews before the award presentation, and we weren’t one of the lucky ones to get him… but in a strange turn of events, he stepped out on the patio where we were set up, took a seat and said “We here to talk?” Me, being the honest guy that I am, said “Actually Larry, I wasn’t one of the people who got picked to interview you, though I wish I had been.” And he said, “Well we’re here now, aren’t we? Let’s talk!” Who am I to say no to that? So the first video is my brief chat with Mr. Hagman, in which he hints at what we can expect from the new DALLAS show. I purposely cut out chat short, as the film festival staff were glaring at me through the window, and I didn’t want to burn any bridges. But we later caught up with Larry again on the red carpet just before the awards. Check out both vids below, starting with the rooftop chat.  Let me tell ya, you haven’t lived until you’ve fist bumped J.R. in Dallas… I’ll check that off the bucket list.

And here’s Larry on the red carpet just before the award ceremony at Union Station in Downtown Dallas.

If you live in DFW, on April 24, come see Larry in person at the Texas Theatre!

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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.