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Flicks on 6: 'Beginners' interviews with Ewan McGregor and director/writer Mike Mills

Beginners interviews with Ewan McGregor and Mike Mills Directed by: Mike Mills Cast: Ewan McGregor, Melanie Laurent, Christopher Plummer Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins Rating: R Release Date: June 10, 2011

PLOT: A man (McGregor) is forced to come to terms with himself and loss in the wake of his gay father's (Plummer) death, with the help of a beautiful young woman.

My review of Beginners will be up on Friday. For now, you'll have to make due with my interview with McGregor and the writer/director Mike Mills. The film is semi-biographical based on Mills experience with his father.

Nick Allen saw the film at SXSW. Here's his review, and his interview with Mike Mills.