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Articles tagged "film interview" NewsCate Blanchett returns as Queen Elizabeth I in ‘The Golden Age’by Joseph V. Amodio [Newsday (MCT)][9.Oct.07] :. Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth. Hollywood can’t get enough of her. If there’s a historical costume drama coming out, you can bet it’s one of two things: an adaptation of a Jane...  NewsJessica Alba tries comedy in ‘Good Luck Chuck’by John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)][24.Sep.07] :. NEW YORK—“Did you think I was naked?” asks Jessica Alba. Before you can say “get out of my dream life,” you realize she’s referring to a scene in her new comedy...  News‘Eastern Promises’ reteams Mortensen and Cronenbergby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][21.Sep.07] :. Scorsese and De Niro. Fellini and Mastroianni. John Ford and the Duke. And now ... David Cronenberg and Viggo Mortensen? After working on only two films together, the partnership of...  NewsMichael Douglas goes crazy again in ‘King of California’by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News (MCT)][20.Sep.07] :. NEW YORK—For a guy who spent years hitting the hot button on pop culture, Michael Douglas sounds, at 62, like he’d be just fine sitting back and watching the wheels go round. “At...  NewsViggo Mortensen, director Cronenberg reunite for gangster movieby Dixie Reid [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Sep.07] :. Viggo Mortensen was busted the other day for smoking at the Ritz-Carlton, one of the city’s fine hostelries. “It could be God, and he couldn’t do it,” sniffed one of the...  NewsJodie Foster explains why her new movie is ‘subversive’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][17.Sep.07] :. That’s her word, not ours. Sitting in a posh suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel over a lunch of smoked salmon and blinis, the two-time Oscar winner points her fork as she makes her argument.... At Toronto fest, 2 directors talk about their New York-based filmsby Howard Gensler [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][17.Sep.07] :. TORONTO—New York, New York, it’s a helluva town. Two films at the Toronto International Film Festival take two different bites of the Big Apple, but both show it to be a violent, seedy... Steve Buscemi combines acting, directing talents in ‘Interview’by Bruce Dancis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Sep.07] :. In “Reservoir Dogs,” he didn’t believe in leaving tips for waitresses. In “Fargo,” he was referred to as “the little guy (who) was kinda... Q&A with ‘Shoot ‘Em Up’ co-star Paul Giamattiby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][7.Sep.07] :. "I would love to not ever have to repeat myself." The talents behind ‘3:10 to Yuma’ hope the Western will ride againby Dixie Reid [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][7.Sep.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO—Meanwhile, back at the hotel ... After a photo shoot staged at Marin County, Calif., horse stables, James Mangold and Peter Fonda are back at the hotel. Like gunfighters at high... Woman with gun: Jodie Foster in ‘The Brave One’by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][6.Sep.07] :. Jodie Foster is in Queensland, Australia, on the phone, in a room looking over the ocean. It’s early morning, and a storm is blowing. “There’s rain and huge waves—sideways... Kevin Bacon adds a degree with ‘nerd’ hero of ‘Death Sentence’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][31.Aug.07] :. LOS ANGELES—It is almost impossible to sit next to Kevin Bacon in a Los Angeles hotel suite without silently playing the parlor game “The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” Of course, no... Rob Zombie breathes new life into a classic fright filmby Rich Copley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][31.Aug.07] :. "It just really felt, to me, growing up on the East Coast, like it was Halloween." The making of actress-writer-director-producer Julie Delpyby Carla Meyer [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.Aug.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO—Julie Delpy directed, wrote, produced, edited and scored the comedy “2 Days in Paris.” It beats sitting by the phone. “Basically, when you’re an actor,... ‘Mr. Bean’ speaks! (About his new movie)by Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][24.Aug.07] :. "I definitely do not have the wit of Blackadder. I definitely require scriptwriters to provide that. And I don't think I'm as dark or cynical as Blackadder is in his view of the world." Josh Hartnett sees reporters from the other side of the storyby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][24.Aug.07] :. "I would love to play a rock star," he said. "If somebody said it was time to make The Iggy Pop Story, I'd be there." Scarlett Johansson takes a class trip in ‘The Nanny Diaries’by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News (MCT)][24.Aug.07] :. WANTED: Movie ingenue with great sense of humor, earthy sensuality and Hollywood heat, filled with youthful vigor yet old-fashioned movie virtues, for a comedy of manners set in New York’s... He’s the ‘King of Kong,’ and a real-life movie starby Moira Macdonald [The Seattle Times (MCT)][22.Aug.07] :. SEATTLE—In this corner: Steve Wiebe of Redmond, Wash., a junior-high teacher and all-around nice guy. In that corner: Billy “Gamer of the Century” Mitchell, a scowling hot-sauce... Alan Alda feels free to pierce his good-guy imageby Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News (MCT)][22.Aug.07] :. The recent run of nasty or weasely fellows Alan Alda has played in movies (“The Aviator,” which got him his first Oscar nomination), TV (“The West Wing,” as a Republican... ‘Rocket Science’: Truth, but embellishedby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][16.Aug.07] :. There’s an element of autobiography in most directors’ first movies, and Jeffrey Blitz’s absurdist coming-of-age tale, “Rocket Science,” is no exception. Set in... ‘Tale’ seeks to tell the cold truth about the Arcticby Dixie Reid [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][16.Aug.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO - In the very early days of making the wildlife saga “Arctic Tale,” cinematographer-director Adam Ravetch and his wife, Sarah Robertson, were aboard an ice floe and filming... Scholar’s first film captures Iraqby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][13.Aug.07] :. “I’ve wanted, semi-secretly, to make films for a long time,” confesses Charles Ferguson, the 52-year-old political-science scholar, information-technology author, and software... Rush Hour series was ‘meant to be,’ says Chris Tuckerby Dixie Reid [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Aug.07] :. The last time we saw Los Angeles Police Detective James Carter and Chinese Chief Inspector Lee, in “Rush Hour 2,” they had dusted off another bunch of bad guys and were headed to New York... Michelle Pfeiffer winning acclaim for her recent workby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][9.Aug.07] :. Michelle Pfeiffer has been bracing herself for it all summer, that moment when a reporter would use “the c-word” to describe her re-emergence in the movies. “I thought I’d be... Lights, camera, ACTION: Matt Damon’s back as Bourneby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][5.Aug.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Lunch at the legendary Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills has to end precisely at 1 p.m. because Matt Damon has a date. His 13-month-old daughter Isabella is asleep in an upstairs... ‘Saturday Night Live’ phenom hopes to rev up a movie careerby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][3.Aug.07] :. At 28, Andy Samberg has been called the next Will Ferrell and compared to Adam Sandler, but the best description might be “Saturday Night Live’s” ambassador to the YouTube... 3 high school pals and their inspired road to ‘Hot Rod’by Jessica Yadegaran [Contra Costa Times (MCT)][1.Aug.07] :. BERKELEY, Calif.—You may know them as the digital comedy pioneers who turned Natalie Portman into a potty-mouthed rapper and Justin Timberlake into an early-‘90s R&B cheese ball. But... Creator as surprised as anyone by success of ‘The Simpsons’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][30.Jul.07] :. LOS ANGELES—Matt Groening stopped by a Borders bookstore the other night and bought a CD of the 1967 album “The Who Sell Out.” There are a few cynics who would see an irony in... British director gets around to making his own sci-fi adventureby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][30.Jul.07] :. Soon after having made his second film, the exuberant drug-addiction drama “Trainspotting,” Danny Boyle got a lucrative offer from 20th Century Fox to direct the fourth installment in the... Don Cheadle keeps it real in ‘Talk to Me’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][27.Jul.07] :. LOS ANGELES—Don Cheadle doesn’t want to punch a reporter. But he may need to punch a reporter. “I need to do something,” the soft-spoken actor says with a laugh, between... Zeta-Jones and Eckhart dish about ‘No Reservations’by Joe Neumaier [New York Daily News (MCT)][26.Jul.07] :. "Though there are times," she laughs, "when I just ... can't ... help but steal that last chicken nugget off their plate." ‘Sunshine’ star Michelle Yeoh hits the heightsby Ethan Sacks [New York Daily News (MCT)][26.Jul.07] :. The world’s most famous female action heroine is deathly afraid of heights. Yet there was Michelle Yeoh, lashed into a nose-diving stunt plane to simulate zero gravity, in preparation for her... ‘Goya’s Ghost’ director witnessed parallels to the Inquisitionby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][26.Jul.07] :. Miloš Forman first heard about the Spanish Inquisition when he was a student in Prague. “It was probably my first shock as a citizen,” says the 75-year-old, two-time Oscar winning... Ice cream server one day, ‘Hairspray’ star the nextby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][18.Jul.07] :. Yes, she really was in the Cold Stone Creamery, scooping ice cream. And no, she really didn’t know it was coming. “I knew I was one of the final four,” says Nikki Blonsky, who was... Don Cheadle gets the word out about ‘Talk to Me’by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][13.Jul.07] :. “You do what you are able to do,” says Cheadle. “That’s my responsibility as a human. But as an actor, you know, I don’t always want to represent all that is good and noble. Sometimes you just want to, you know, get down a little bit.” Rupert Grint is different from his ‘Harry Potter’ characterby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][12.Jul.07] :. Sometimes an actor is so closely identified with a character that in the public’s eye he practically becomes the same person. In the case of Rupert Grint and Ron Weasley, the character Grint... Daniel Radcliffe talks ‘Harry Potter’by Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][11.Jul.07] :. Daniel Radcliffe has spent the years most young men reserve for rebellion being not only a superior role model for the millions of children who, like him, have grown up with Harry Potter, but also... Director drawn to French singer’s storyby Rachel Leibrock [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][6.Jul.07] :. Olivier Dahan just had a feeling. After seeing a photo of a 17-year-old Edith Piaf, the French director was overwhelmed by the urge to tell the troubled chanteuse’s story. “There was... Stand-up comic rats on the making of ‘Ratatouille’by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][2.Jul.07] :. Unlike his namesake, Patton Oswalt is an unlikely candidate for military glory. Then again, Oswalt is not a retired Marine colonel like his father, who named his son after the legendary World War II... Michael Moore says he’s a filmmaker, first and foremostby Carla Meyer [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][29.Jun.07] :. Bush basher, big mouth, filmmaker. That’s the usual order of descriptives attached to Michael Moore. But even though Moore gets our attention by blasting the president from the Oscar stage or... If new ‘Die Hard’ is a hit, Timothy Olyphant can live freeby Marijke Rowland [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][29.Jun.07] :. MODESTO, Calif.—If you’re going to go big, go big. If you’re going to go bad, go bad. If you’re going to go big and bad, go “Die Hard.” For 39-year-old Timothy... Q&A with Mike Vraney, the guru of `Grindhouse’by Mark Rahner [The Seattle Times (MCT)][22.Jun.07] :. SEATTLE—Even if “Grindhouse” flopped in theaters, it’s put gloriously cheap, nasty old exploitation flicks back on the pop-cultural map and unleashed a slew of sleaze on DVD... French director Gondry would rather play with paint than pixelsby Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][21.Jun.07] :. The visionary French film director Michel Gondry learned early that making art was a good way to impress people. “I would draw naked women and show them to my friends,” he recalled in a... Claire Danes didn’t miss her chance to meet Redgraveby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][21.Jun.07] :. In “Evening,” Claire Danes didn’t exactly work with Vanessa Redgrave. It was like she got to be Vanessa Redgrave - or, more precisely, the woman Redgrave plays. A handsome... The real-life story of beauty and a beastby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][19.Jun.07] :. Dan Klores was a 9-year-old boy growing up in a working-class Brooklyn suburb when he first heard of the strange romance of Burt Pugach and Linda Riss. For New Yorkers, the story was impossible to... Mr. Cool: Bruce Willis returning to ‘Die Hard’ after 12 yearsby Christopher Kelly [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][14.Jun.07] :. "Fifty percent of the time I'm right, but 50 percent of the time I'm just as wrong," he says in response to a question about his knack for choosing projects like "Die Hard" (1988) and "The Sixth Sense" (1999). Rory Kennedy Reveals the Ghosts of Abu Ghraibby Bruce Dancis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][13.Jun.07] :. Kennedy's film provides a history of the Abu Ghraib scandal and places the events that took place there within the context of the Bush administration's attempt to redefine torture. Jerry Weintraub is the ‘heart and soul’ of the ‘Ocean’s’ trilogyby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][8.Jun.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Frank Sinatra lived two doors down. Cary Grant dropped by regularly. Tom Cruise just bought the house next door. George Clooney sits by the pool. Brad and Angelina have... ‘Hostel’ director Eli Roth sure knows how to slay `emby Ethan Sacks [New York Daily News (MCT)][7.Jun.07] :. As one of his stars was winched into place, dangling upside down 15 feet above the ground, shackled and naked, director Eli Roth wondered if he had gone too far. For a moment, he wondered if... Based on a real story, ‘Gracie’ is a Shue thingby Dixie Reid [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][3.Jun.07] :. SAN FRANCISCO—In 1967, when the Boston Marathon was restricted to men, race officials angrily pushed Kathrine Switzer off the course after realizing she was a woman hiding in a hooded... TV geek Seth Rogen becomes a movie starby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][1.Jun.07] :. If you’re perplexed to hear that this summer’s break out movie star is a 24-year-old, self-described “Canadian Jew” who ends almost every sentence with a donkey-bray laugh,... With Judd Apatow’s films and TV shows, familiarity breeds hilarityby Stephen Becker [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][1.Jun.07] :. If practice really does make perfect, then Knocked Up should be just about the perfect comedy. Writer and director Judd Apatow’s follow-up to 2005’s funniest movie—The... Tia Dalma of ‘Pirates’ was a role to dye forby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][25.May.07] :. Tia Dalma, the sultry, scary, tattooed voodoo priestess, played a pivotal role in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. But her part is vastly more important in the third film in... Improv skills earn Cheryl Hines some really big winnersby Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][24.May.07] :. She is Larry David’s wife in “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Robin Williams’ long-suffering, “Little GTO”-singing spouse in “RV” and John C. McGinley’s... ‘Hot Fuzz’: Filmakers approve the use of deadly farceby Phoebe Flowers [South Florida Sun-Sentinel][20.Apr.07] :. "The one word that we bristle at is 'spoof.'" Halle Berry’s Academy Award has made all the differenceby Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)][11.Apr.07] :. "There was a time, before Oscar, when I could not have even got in the room with certain directors." |
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