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Name: Adam Sweeney
Location: Houston, Texas
Reject Since: July 2008
Email: adam@filmschoolrejects.com

Bio: Adam Sweeney has a background in journalism, having spent 4 years on the Lone Star Lutheran as an Opinions and Arts & Entertainment columnist. He graduated in May 2008 from Texas Lutheran University with a Dramatic Media degree and hopes to become a filmmaker/journalist/radio host/actor extraordinaire. He also writes film and play scripts and figures if Good Luck Chuck can make it to the big screen then why can't he? He can also be read at TalkHoops.net as a feature writer on all things basketball, and his personal blog covers everything from politics to why Keira Knightley is looking more like Jack Skellington every day. (www.myspace.com/theadamlee)


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Fantastic Fest Interview: Ride with ‘Broncos’ Author Dr. Ronald Chevalier

Fantastic Fest Interview: Ride with ‘Broncos’ Author Dr. Ronald Chevalier

We managed to sit down with Dr. Chevalier to talk Gentlemen Broncos, being a pompous asshole, and the future of science fiction novellas.

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Fantastic Fest Interview: Ride with ‘Broncos’ Star Jemaine Clement

Fantastic Fest Interview: Ride with ‘Broncos’ Star Jemaine Clement

We managed to sit down with Jemaine Clement to talk Gentlemen Broncos, playing a pompous asshole, and the future of Rock Band: Flight of the Conchords Edition.

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Exclusive: Brea Grant Talks Halloween 2

Exclusive: Brea Grant Talks Halloween 2

A little less than a year ago Brea Grant was still relatively under the radar, making her debut on Heroes as the speedy Daphne Middlebrook. How the times have changed.

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Exclusive: Bill Kong Talks ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’

Exclusive: Bill Kong Talks ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’

When you are taking on the production of one of the most popular anime series ever, Blood: The Last Vampire, there is understandably some pressure. The man feeling the bulk of that pressure, producer Bill Kong, tells us all about it.

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Exclusive: ‘Creative NonFiction’ Auteur Lena Dunham Gets Real

Exclusive: ‘Creative NonFiction’ Auteur Lena Dunham Gets Real

There aren’t many chances that you get to watch an artist progress in front of your eyes. How many of us would love to see David Fincher’s first productions in a festival? We get that chance with Lena Dunham’s Creative NonFiction, which was selected for screening at SXSW as part of the fest’s Emerging Visions category.

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Exclusive: We Crack ‘Ninja Turtles’ Co-Creator Kevin Eastman’s Shell

Exclusive: We Crack ‘Ninja Turtles’ Co-Creator Kevin Eastman’s Shell

Keavin Eastman sits down with our very own Adam Sweeney to discuss sharing the Ninja Turtles with his own son, geek out a bit about Casey Jones, and gives us a stellar update about the Heavy Metal adaptation he’s producing.

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A Lesson Learned: There is Still Hope For the Summer Movie Season

A Lesson Learned: There is Still Hope For the Summer Movie Season

After a dismal start to the season, it looks like Pixar and Sam Raimi are restoring our faith that the Summer can pick itself up and dust itself off.

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Exclusive: Dance Flick’s Christina Murphy Show Us Her Moves

Exclusive: Dance Flick’s Christina Murphy Show Us Her Moves

Born and raised in Austin, Texas, the charming and incredibly talented Christina Murphy took some time to chat with FSR about her humble beginnings, the Wayans family army and why she can’t get cast as the good girl in spite of her down to Earth personality.

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TV Review: The Office – Company Picnic

TV Review: The Office – Company Picnic

The company picnic offers a chance for Michael (Steve Carell) to win back Holly and the Scranton branch to go for volleyball glory.

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TV Review: Lost – The Incident

TV Review: Lost – The Incident

Locke continues his quest to kill Jacob. Jack aims to set off Jughead and Kate, Sawyer and Juliet set out to stop him.

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TV Review: Lost – Follow The Leader

TV Review: Lost – Follow The Leader

Jack (Matthew Fox) and Kate (Evangeline Lilly) are at odds over the direction to take to save their fellow island survivors, and Locke (Terry O’Quinn) further solidifies his stance as leader of “The Others.”

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Lesson Learned: Don’t Expect Perfection from Superhero Films

Lesson Learned: Don’t Expect Perfection from Superhero Films

X-Men Origins: Wolverine clawed its way to an outstanding opening weekend, proving that fans love the X-Men franchise, and that it’s best to lower our expectations for comic book films.

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TV Review: Lost – The Variable

TV Review: Lost – The Variable

Daniel Faraday (Jeremy Davies) sets out to get the islanders off the island for good as Sawyer (Josh Holloway), Jack (Matthew Fox) and the rest of the Dharma Initiative transplants choose a course of action now that their cover has been blown.

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TV Review: The Office – Casual Friday

TV Review: The Office – Casual Friday

Michael has to mediate a dispute within his new sales team. Meanwhile, trouble brews in the office when several employees take the term “casual” Fridays too loosely.

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A Lesson Learned: We Love Crazy Bitches

A Lesson Learned: We Love Crazy Bitches

Obsessed could have been called Bitch, That’s My Man! and it would have made just as much money, maybe even more.

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TV Review: Heroes – An Invisible Thread

TV Review: Heroes – An Invisible Thread

Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) faces off against Sylar (Zachary Quinto) to keep him from meeting the President (Michael Dorn). Sylar has his own plans for his new partner.

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TV Review: The Office – Broke

TV Review: The Office – Broke

10 major clients are moving over to the Michael Scott Paper Company, and the Dunder Mifflin looks to stop the bleeding by buying out MSPC.

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TV Review: Heroes – I Am Sylar

TV Review: Heroes – I Am Sylar

Sylar continues his unusual partnership and begins to have an unexpected identity crisis. Hiro and Ando take measures toward bringing down Building 26.

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TV Review: The Office – Heavy Competition

TV Review: The Office – Heavy Competition

Dwight (Rainn Wilson) crosses over to Charles Miner’s (Idris Elba) way of doing business, and Michael (Steve Carell) looks to avenge the betrayal.

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TV Review: Lost – Some Like it Hoth

TV Review: Lost – Some Like it Hoth

Miles (Ken Leung) deals with abandonment issues and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) and Kate (Evangeline Lilly) try to keep their trip to save young Ben under wraps.

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