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More video coming in from our fantastic time at Texas Frightmare Weekend, this time featuring SAW stars Cary Elwes, Shawnee Smith and Costas Mandylor. Interesting background on this – I had the pleasure of attending the very first test screening of the original SAW long before Lionsgate even started promoting it, and I knew then they had something special on their hands. But even I couldn’t have predicted it would become the successful franchise it’s turned into. I also hosted the first official Dallas screening of the first film at the 2004 Dallas Comic Con, several weeks before it opened. And as if that wasn’t enough, I’m happy to say Shawnee and I know each other well, as I had the honor of booking her very first live performance for Smith & Pyle (her music group with actress Missi Pyle), which like the first SAW screening coincided with a Dallas Comic Con. I love the SAW franchise, and it was great having the opportunity to meet Cary and Costas, while also catching up a bit with Shawnee. It’s amazing how the fandom surrounding these movies has thrived in the past seven years or so, and seeing their response at the convention, it’s safe to say the fans haven’t lost an ounce of enthusiasm. Check out the clip below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
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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. 
What a great event it was! Another great year at TFW and looking forward to next year already!