A behind-the-scenes clip from last night’s Glee:
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Fort McCoy – new reviews
A couple of new reviews of Fort McCoy showed up on the web in the last couple of days. The first one is pretty short, but good, from Examiner.com:
The story’s the star of this period piece that captures the human drama on the homefront as few films ever have. It’s written by Kate Connor (who plays her real-life grandmother in the film and co-directs with Michael Worth) and you can catch it at the Newport Beach Film Festival, where it screens Apr. 30 and May 5.
The second review is at MovingPicturesNetwork.com. It’s mostly good.
Stoltz’s barber figure battles both internally with his German heritage and externally with protecting a beautiful wife in the midst of both servicemen and prisoners, and Connor does well to create additional points of conflict in the subplots of the film that provide key insight into the politics and the prejudices of the day. (…)
All told, Connor manages the multitude of her tasks with an effective enchantment, and there’s a strong heartbeat at the center of this film. An undeniable sincerity coupled with a solid cast list should help the film find fans on the festival circuit, and a smart distributor might see some solid VOD and home-entertainment returns from an acquisition of this title.
And the first promotional stills from Glee are out (embedded from Spoiler TV):
“Prom Queen” airs two weeks from now (Tuesday, May 10 at 8 pm).
Glee 2.20 Prom Queen – title & air date confirmed
Fox has released the schedule for May. The full press release is on Spoiler TV. Here is what happens in Eric’s episode:
Tuesday, May 10
GLEE (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) – “Prom Queen”
When the entertainment for prom falls through, Principal Figgins (guest star Iqbal Theba) asks New Directions to perform at the dance much to prom coordinator Sue’s dismay. Things get heated as the competition for prom king and queen draws closer, and Jessie St. James (guest star Jonathan Groff) returns.
Unrelated to Glee, MF Magazine did an interview with Kate Connor and Andy Hirsch at the Sonoma Film Festival, where Fort McCoy was screened 10 days ago. The clip is on YouTube. Also on YouTube, there is a short clip from the Grace of My Heart Q&A. Looks like Eric wasn’t there after all. Fun clip, though.
New photo from the Glee set
Eric is still working on Glee and several people have tweeted that he is directing the prom episode (see tweets from this guy, for instance). If that’s the case, it’s episode 2.20 and it will air on May 10.
Cory Monteith has posted another pic from the set (embedded):
Meanwhile, there aren’t any reports from the Fort McCoy screenings in Houston, but there is a new interview with Kate Connor on the Houston Public Radio site. The film was shown there last Friday and there is another screening tomorrow, so if you’re in the area, you can still catch it.
Last not least, Allison Anders tweets that Eric will be at the Grace of My Heart Q&A/screening on Saturday.
Back on Glee
Looks like Eric is directing more Glee this season. A group of students visited the set last week and had a Q&A with him and one of the executive producers on the show. The episode will air in May. Glee is currently on a break and the next new episode doesn’t air until April 12. Here is a brief report from the Q&A:
Each guest also stressed the importance of not only “knowing the right people,” but maintaining those relationships and building a body of work of which to be proud.
“Building a good reputation as a hardworking artist who is easy to work with is critical in sustaining a career in TV/film and stage,” Stoltz said.
Thanks to DiLoreto and Stoltz, students were given a tour of the Glee sets, the first large group that has ever done so. Students wandered the sets, and took pictures and videos of settings, culminating in a trip to the place where most of the songs on the show originate — the music classroom. Students are not allowed to post any of these pictures or video until the episode comes out in May because there might be spoilers in some of the sets.
For the complete article, visit Noozhawk.com.