Snapshots: Hot Fuzztival

This past weekend, Sean of the Dead masterminds Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost (left to right) brought their new cop-comedy Hot Fuzz to town for a screening at the Alamo Drafthouse. The "Hot Fuzztival" was an all-day event featuring four classic cop films including Electra Glide in Blue, Police Story 2, Sudden Impact and Freebie and the Bean—all of which were crowd-pleasers (though it should be noted that the audience booed incessantly when Tim League announced that he had vetoed a showing of Bad Boys 2).

We also got a chance to sit down and chat with the guys, so be on the lookout for a full review/interview before Hot Fuzz opens on April 20th. In the meantime, you can check out tons of trailers, clips and video production blogs on the Rogue Pictures website (you have to click through to the Hot Fuzz page as the site is all lamed up with flash).

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By math in Arts & Entertainment on April 3, 2007 9:36 PM 0 Comments

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wombat

you are absolutely correct Darren Tange---thank you for giving credit where credit is due. And jessica stevenson should be heralded, too.

As for bbc-am - - - i've given up on them. They royally ruined "life on mars" by cutting each episode down by 15 minutes to show commercials, and that made it impossible to follow the story. I'd been crowing to all my friends about that marvelous show, and they were horribly confused and thought it rubbish. Luckily, I was able to show them the complete epis...and they understand what the fuss is all about.

Darren Tange

Was at the Hot Fuzztival. I'm a huge fan of the three of them and it was quite a event for me to get to meet them. Very nice, funny guys. Oh, and the movie is GREAT.

And, just to be fair Spaced wasn't just Simon's baby. Wright directed all the episodes and Nick was in all of them as Mike. Great, great show.

Bob

A few episodes aired on Bravo a few years ago, and then I believe both seasons eventually aired on BBC America. Eight years on, it's still a great show.