www.matadorfilm.blogspot.com
Compilation of Matador press websites:
AJ Schnack
Founder, Cinema Eye Awards Review of "The Matador"
Film Catcher
Plot Summary
Jaman Review
SXSW Movie Review
E-Film Critic Interview
SXSW '08 Interview
Arkansas Democratic Interview
Matador takes bull by the horns
Indiewire Interview
SXSW '08 INTERVIEW
Austin Chronicle Interview
To Dance With Death: "The Matador"
Austin American Statesmen Review
Capsule review: ‘The Matador’
Quantel EQ Case Study
eQtakes colorcorrection by the horns
Variety BMI Dinner Photo Gallery
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RealTVFilms Video interview
Lisa Patton - March 17
Nina Seavey, John Califra, Scott Rhame - March 16
Stephen Higgins, Ian Rummer - March 16
www.realtvfilms.com
Podcast Network
The Big Interactive Bag and The Black Hollies
Indiewire Review
Sex, War, Bullfights and High School: SXSW Docs Run the Gamut
http://edendale.typepad.com/
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While BEAUTIFUL LOSERS was appropriately visual, the best looking film I saw at SXSW was THE MATADOR, Stephen Higgins and Nina Gilden Seavey's film chronicling several years in the career of up-and-coming Spanish bullfighter David Fandila - "El Fandi" - and one of the best of this early year. Gorgeously photographed, tightly edited and featuring an impressive score by John Califra, THE MATADOR revels in the beauty and pageantry of bullfighting while never shying away from the inherent brutality. And while, I care little for imposed ideas of neutrality, Higgins and Seavey do a good job of letting viewers hear from commentators who support and oppose bull fighting, as well as from those in the middle.
Variety
February 4, 2008
South by Southwest line-up
The Matador
Directors: Stephen Higgins & Nina Gilden Seavey The epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter. Heart-wrenching setbacks and thrilling successes dramatize his three-year journey across Spain and Latin America and into the pages of bullfighting history. (World Premiere)
The Hollywood Reporter
February 5, 2008
South by Southwest Documentaries
Along with "Frontrunners," the docu competition includes two films focusing on the war in Iraq: "Bulletproof Salesman," from helmers Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein, and "Full Battle Rattle," from directors Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber. Other docus include Stephen Higgins and Nina Gilden Seavey's "The Matador" and Josh Koury's "We Are Wizards."
indieWIRE
February 3, 2008
South by Southwest Sets Slate for 15th Film Fest
By Eugene Hernandez
"The Matador," directed by Stephen Higgins & Nina Gilden Seavey
The epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter. Heart-wrenching setbacks and thrilling successes dramatize his three-year journey across Spain and Latin America and into the pages of bullfighting history. (World Premiere)
