I'd never really thought of it before, but the same low-key, naturalistic approach that distinguishes the Jay and Mark Duplass in their indie dramedies also makes them well suited for the found-footage trend in horror. And indeed, that's exactly where they're headed next. Jason Blum, the powerhouse producer behind the Paranormal Activity series, has picked…
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Although the timing of the release makes it seem like the Duplass brothers' The Do-Deca-Pentathlon is a follow-up to this spring's Jeff Who Lives at Home, the filmmaking duo actually shot the film shortly after 2008's Baghead and then shelved it while they moved onto Cyrus. Nevertheless, The Do-Deca-Pentathlon works as a smaller-scope continuation one major theme…
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The Toronto International Film Festival has just announced the first fifty or so films from its 2011 line-up today, including new works by Alexander Payne, the Duplass Brothers, Sarah Polley, and Madonna, and many, many others. In the process, TIFF also released a crop of brand-new photos from several films from the schedule. Hit the…
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Production Weekly have tweeted that Table 19, the third feature from Mark and Jay Duplass, has been set up at Fox Searchlight. If you're asking "Mark and Jay who?" then I'd strongly encourage you to play catch up with a DVD session or two. The slim sliver of premise that Production Weekly could fit into…
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