SinCast - Episode 263 - Director Richard Kelly on Donnie Darko and Southland Tales

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CinemaSins | Chris Atkinson & Jeremy Scott

Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Film History

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🗓️ 25 January 2021

⏱️ 121 minutes

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SinCast has a very special episode with the visionary writer/director of cult hits Donnie Darko and Southland Tales! Learn how the memorable Justin Timberlake singalong scene was constructed, and what it was like to direct Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in one of his most unusual roles. Why was Seth Rogen so confused at the end of his movie? Find out all this, PLUS your questions about combined movie universes and MUCH more on a brand new SINCAST!!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	I mean I remember when we showed Seth Rogan for the first time.
0:05.0	I believe this was Seth's first movie if you remember he plays one of the bullies.
0:09.0	Yeah, yeah.
0:10.0	I remember he kind of, the lights went up or the credits were rolling and I remember him walking out of the theater and was like
0:16.4	It's the most complicated movie ever you know I think that's what he's said.
0:26.3	Welcome to Sincast, welcome to the Sin cast. This is Chris Atkinson from CinemaSins.
0:46.3	Join as always by the voice of CinemaSins, Jeremy Scott.
0:49.1	Hello. And for music video, Sin's Barrett Share.
0:52.2	Hi!
0:53.0	And today we have a very special guest.
0:55.0	It is writer director Richard Kelly.
0:58.0	There's a special edition Blu-ray release of Southland Tales coming out on January 26th.
1:08.0	It's got the theatrical version and the can cut containing 15 minutes of restored footage.
1:16.0	Richard Kelly, welcome.
1:18.0	Thanks for having me guys.
1:19.0	Yeah, thank for talking with us and we definitely want to get into Southland Tails and everything just but briefly
1:27.2	Let's talk a little bit of Donnie Darko that's I think that's still what a lot of people know you from and everything and the you made
1:36.2	this movie when what when you were like 24 25 I was actually I was 23 years old
1:42.2	when I wrote the script.
1:44.0	I think I stole it to get it financed when I was 24.
1:50.0	And then right as we went into production, I think I was probably just turning 25 when we went into production,
1:56.2	summer of 2000. Wow.
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