Seth Landau is an actor/writer/director and former newspaper reporter for The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Republic

The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. It was ranked tenth in US daily newspapers by circulation in 2007.-Early years:The newspaper was founded...

 and New Times

Phoenix New Times

The Phoenix New Times is a free, weekly Phoenix, Arizona newspaper, put out every Thursday. It is the founding publication of the New Times Media , but The Village Voice is now the flagship publication of that company....

. Landau is known for two independent film

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

s, Take Out and "A.P.U.: Art, Pot and Underwear". The latter was termed by Film Threat

Film Threat

Film Threat is a former print magazine and, now, webzine which focuses primarily on independent film, although it also reviews DVDs of mainstream films and Hollywood movies in theaters. It first appeared as a photocopied zine in 1985, created by Wayne State University students Chris Gore and André...

 as "a look at Hollywood you're not likely to find anywhere else". The former, "Take Out", was the target of a locally publicized dispute regarding Michael Sergio

Michael Sergio

Michael Sergio is an actor, most famous for parachuting into Shea Stadium during Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, wearing a sign proclaiming "Let's Go Mets". Immediately arrested, Sergio spent a short time in prison, because he would not reveal the name of the pilot who flew him over Queens that...

's film of the same name. The movies have distinctly different plots - Landau's being about a reporter who battles chain restaurants, and Sergio's being about a woman being stalked in a parking garage. Landau was "caught off guard" by the lawsuit filed against him, while Sergio felt that Landau was merely trying to gain free publicity off his Slamdance

Slamdance

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 screening months earlier.
Landau also directed the 2008 horror film

Horror film

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 Bryan Loves You

Bryan Loves You

Bryan Loves You is a 2008 horror film directed by Seth Landau, and revolves around the true story of the Cult of the Bryans who took over a small Arizona town in 1993. It had an estimated budget of $1,000,000.00.-Plot:...

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