Jason Reitman, Edgar Wright talk shop at fest

July 19, 2008 Two red-hot young filmmakers took to the stage here Friday to discuss their careers and share advice for aspiring talent, while making the audience laugh and take notes for about an hour straight. In their "unplugged" session at the Just Comedy industry conference, Edgar Wright shared with the audience that he was most influenced by "Raising Arizona" and "Evil Dead 2," which drove his realization that he could and wanted to make movies, too. Reitman, who also had to see through all sorts of delays and challenges until he could finally make "Thank you for Smoking," said that having to persevere seems to be a trend among young filmmakers.

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