Sunday, January 1 1995
The Chameleon’s Journey: An Interview with Neil Jordan
Playwright, author and filmmaker, Neil Jordan talks cross dressing, terrorism, and the brilliance of Cillian Murphy.
Bossa Nova
Tailor-made suits are coming back into fashion It is, of course, nothing new to remark on the distinctive age bias facing women in typical Hollywood…
Interview with Catherine Hardwicke: Thirteen
Catherine Hardwicke talks about her film Thirteen, which is so different from other teen movies, except that the characters are flawed (and remain so), and the adults actually care about what the kids are going through.
The Caveman’s Valentine
'' is populated with characters who don't get much play in mainstream movies -- the homeless, a crazy man, sexualized middle-aged characters, interracial sex, a black woman with a gun, gay men, and an upscale art scene, all in a film that's considerably bigger than your first one. Was it difficult to put all these elements together.
The Patriot
I think it’s healthy to find it weird Jason Isaacs has a kind of energy that you don’t see every day. He’s certainly enthusiastic -…
The Green Mile
Michael Clarke Duncan is happy. He's happy to be starring in with Tom Hanks, to be sitting in a nice hotel room wearing white socks and designer jeans and no shoes. He's especially happy with his role in the film...
Nato Thompson
I like it when a character is irrational, when a character does contradictory things. I feel like it wakes you up, because you're trying to connect the dots.
Someone Like You
Stuff has to happen Tony Goldwyn may be best known as the dastardly villain in 1990’s blockbuster weepie, Ghost, or the voice of Disney’s vine-surfing…
Interviews
Michael Almereyda (2000)writer-director of Hamlet Alejandro Amenabar (2001)director of The Others Paul Thomas Anderson (1999)director of Magnolia Carlos Avila, Jon Seda, and Jimmy Smits (2000)director…
Other Worlds: Interview with Giulia D’agnolo Vallan
'A movie is about going to other worlds. A movie creates a universe, a parallel of this world with its own laws and that you can jump into,' say the director of the Torino Film Festival.
Girlfight
At first glance, Karyn Kusama's looks like a pretty regular festival 'darling' picture: it's the writer-director's debut feature, it's about a young Latina in the projects who overcomes her unhappy home situation to succeed in an unusual and topical arena (boxing), and finds true love to boot.
Baby Boy
“I took the training wheels off” John Singleton is eating sushi when I walk into the Sony office suite where he and his entourage are…
PopMatters Film Interview
Politics and Porn Whether you think he has “sold out” and gone “mainstream” in the latter part of his career, or whether you think he…
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
Why should 'Jackass' be reviewed? I've never been that comfortable being what you'd call a film reviewer.
The Way of the Gun
Ryan Phillippe has the new Wyclef CD on the coffee table in his hotel room. He likes the album, especially the Mary J. Blige track, but thinks the Kenny Rogers is a little silly.
Save the Last Dance
Sean Patrick Thomas is one of the more genuinely polite people I've met. He stands up to shake my hand when I arrive and leave. He acts as if he actually wants to be here, in this hotel lobby two days after Christmas, talking about his job.
15 Minutes
Former Chicago cop Dennis Farina still lives on the Windy City's North Side, because, he says, there's no other place like it. It's clear, though, from his relaxed posture in a sitting room at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, that he also doesn't mind traveling.
Interview with Spike Lee and the Kings of Comedy
“I’m a big fan of all those guys and I never turn down the opportunity to work with great talent.” Spike Lee is very clear…
Felicia’s Journey
Atom Egoyan speaks softly and carefully, in complex sentences. Unexpectedly, this makes our interview difficult, because we’re stuck with a phone line that cuts in…
