Cannes Film Festival has seen Marcus Adams’ Octane as well as Gary Ellis’ Tough Luck, but what do they have in common besides being shown here at Cannes in the same year, 2003, both starred Indie Movie actor Norman Reedus. Reedus best known for his starring role opposite Willem Dafoe and Sean Patrick Flannery in the Indie cult hit The Boondock Saints has a legion of fans if you just peruse the internet for a moment. This moment is dedicated to a veteran of Indie film and to the film festival circuit and indie film scene as a whole.
Reedus has starred in … READ MORE
These two need no introduction. They are the ones people think of when they hear The Boondock Saints. The duo of Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery, better known as the MacManus brothers Connor and Murphy. I got to speak to both of them about the sequel, other projects they have going on and their opinion of Troy Duffy and Overnight… READ MORE
Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with Norman Reedus, star of “Boondock Saints” and the upcoming “Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day.” We discussed his upcoming feature, the differences between Boondock and “Pandorum” set life, and Norman’s other projects and artistic endeavors…. READ MORE and WATCH THE INTERVIEW
It’s the stuff of a movie itself — our hero is in a nasty car crash, laid up in a hospital bed for weeks, and he needs an interpreter to tell him what the doctors are saying. He’s black-and-blue, his face is badly swollen, and he wears an eye patch to cover the scars from the surgery to implant an artificial eye socket.
But his devotion to his art is true. He devises and storyboards a movie from that hospital bed and sneaks out late at night. He flies to Los Angeles with the eye patch still attached to his face and directs the movie he envisioned… LISTEN to the INTERVIEW and READ MORE
Kevin’s audio interview with Sean Patrick Flanery & Norman Reedus-The Boondock Saints http://www.bdkreviews.com (you can right click on the link and download)
After chatting with Sean Patrick Flanery last week it was obvious that there was something special about Boondock Saints. I’m not referring to the fact that the film, which barely got a run in the theaters, managed to grow into a sensational cult classic; rather that the success of the film had a profound effect on the actors that made us love it. Norma Reedus emphasized his gratitude for Troy Duffy casting him as Murphy McManus in the 1999 hit, but it’s moviegoers that should be thankful for it let a talented actor share his craft with the world.
Norman may have held back when it came to divulging juicy Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day plot details and informed me that’s he’s never seen Titanic (gasp), but he’s still got a lot to say about the vast number of projects he’s so passionate about. It’s been ten years since we’ve seen Reedus as Murphy McManus and he’s … READ MORE
It’s the stuff of a movie itself — our hero is in a nasty car crash, laid up in a hospital bed for weeks, and he needs an interpreter to tell him what the doctors are saying. He’s black-and-blue, his face is badly swollen, and he wears an eye patch to cover the scars from the surgery to implant an artificial eye socket.
After chatting with Sean Patrick Flanery last week it was obvious that there was something special about Boondock Saints. I’m not referring to the fact that the film, which barely got a run in the theaters, managed to grow into a sensational cult classic; rather that the success of the film had a profound effect on the actors that made us love it. Norma Reedus emphasized his gratitude for Troy Duffy casting him as Murphy McManus in the 1999 hit, but it’s moviegoers that should be thankful for it let a talented actor share his craft with the world.