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The Reel: Jordan Peele Aims to Scare People's Pants Off

03.22.2019 - By Los Angeles TimesPlay

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The much anticipated follow-up to Jordan Peele’s GET OUT is out now in theaters. And Peele delivers the film he set out to make- one that scares people's pants off. In the process, he has reclaimed the art of the horror genre. LA Times film writer Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus ) talks with Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) and Jen Yamato (@jenyamato ) about how US is in some ways a political film about contemporary America. But it's also a horror flick with a black family at its center, instead of the conventional white one. And Olsen continues the rest of his SXSW interview with Ethan Hawke, Logan Marshall-Green and Jason Blum on their film, ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY. Hawke opens up and has lots to say on acting, actors turning to directing, film school, Steven Spielberg, and following your heart.

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