Literary circles stood up and took notice when Marjane Satrapi released her comic book memoir Persepolis in 2003. In the book, Satrapi tells the story of her youth growing up in Iran, tackling complex issues of patriotism, family, and love. This highly acclaimed comic has now been adapted into a feature-length animated film, co-directed by the artist and Vincent Paronnaud. The film version of Persepolis won a Grand Jury prize at Cannes this year, as well as receiving honors from the Sao Paulo, Vancouver, and Cinemanila Film Festivals and the British Film Institute. It's coming about the movie, which is one of our very favorite films of 2007. Hear the complete interview , conducted by our own Jamie S. Rich, on this weeks' DVDTalk Radio.

DVD Talk Radio has an interview with Scott Dacko director of the indie thriller - The Insurgents. Winning raves at a number of film fests including a best of show nod at the Oldenburg Film Festival, The Insurgents is an explosive thriller that asks the question, "What if the terror thread came from within?". Extremely well written and expertly directed The Insurgents is one of those hidden gems of a film that's worth seeking out. And if you needed another reason to see the film look no further than the drop dead gorgeous Juliette Marquis. DVD Talk Editor Geoff Kleinman interviews Scott Dacko about The Insurgents including a discussion of: the strangest conspiracy theories he found researching the film, how Scott persuaded John Shea and Mary Stuart Masterson to be in his first movie, and how he's using a Apple TV to show his film in High-Def in theaters. Listen to our complete interview with Scott Dacko using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Scott Dacko (20 mins 12MB). (The Insurgents plays in NY on 11/9 and is on DVD 11/20)

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Brad Bird, Director of Ratatouille. We speak with Brad Bird about his experience making Ratatouille, why animation should be considered a tool rather than a genre and what exactly Blu-Ray means to a director. Listen to our complete interview with Brad Bird using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Brad Bird (16 min 12MB).
 

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Stephen J. Anderson, Director of Meet the Robinsons (as well as the voice behind "The Bowler Hat Guy"). We speak with Stephen J. Anderson about his experience Directing the first film to be released from the new Walt Disney Animation Studios (the result of the merging of Pixar Animation and Disney Feature Animation), his thoughts about using 3-D in a theatrical release and the importance and impact of Blu-Ray on film making. Listen to our complete interview with Stephen J. Anderson using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Stephen J. Anderson (16 min 15MB).

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Mike Rowe the host of Discovery Channel's hit series Dirty Jobs (Dirty Jobs Collection 1 is now out on DVD). Each week Mike Rowe takes on a new 'dirty job' including such grimy tasks as: sewer inspector, casino food recycler, chum chopper, pigeon poop police and more. We speak with Mike Rowe about his experiences making Dirty Jobs, the massive number of injuries he's sustained along the way as well as a list of jobs he'll never ever do again. Listen to our complete interview with Mike Rowe using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Mike Rowe (21 min 15MB).

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg the creative force behind Shaun of The Dead about their latest film Hot Fuzz. Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg talk about the genesis of Hot Fuzz, the importance of music in their films, British TV series and what notable genre actors to look for in the film. Listen to our complete interview with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg (16 min 12MB).

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio , DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Bobcat Goldthwait, legendary stand-up comedian, actor and director of Sleeping Dogs Lie. Originally titled 'Stay' (and later changed after its festival run), Sleeping Dogs Lie is a bittersweet comedy that combines extreme and outlandish humor with a touching and honest look at relationships and communication. In our interview Bobcat Goldthwait talks about his transition from stand-up comedian to film director, his experience taking the film to Sundance, strange and embarrassing tales of fans, the Police Academy Reunion and a bit about the late Kurt Cobain. Listen to our complete interview with Bobcat Goldthwait using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Bobcat Goldthwait (23 min 17MB).

On the latest episode of DVD Talk Radio, DVD Talk Editor Geoffrey Kleinman speaks with Oliver Stone about the third and final DVD release of Alexander Revisited - The Final Cut. After 2 previous releases of this epic film (a theatrical cut and a director's cut) Oliver Stone did the unprecedented, he went back and completely re-imaged his epic film transforming it into a three and a half sweeping epic. We speak with Oliver Stone about his experience revisiting Alexander, the importance of the film to his career and his view of the critics who have seemingly dogged him every step of the way on the film. Listen to our complete interview with Oliver Stone using our Online DVD Talk Radio Player or Download the complete interview with Oliver Stone (14 min 10MB).