SXSW Review: ‘Brand: A Second Coming’
Directed by Ondi Timoner, the doc follows the multi-hyphenate (comedian/actor/author/activist/rabble-rouser) into the second coming of his career, activism.
SXSW Interview: ‘God Bless the Child’ Directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck
Directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck talk about their SXSW film, God Bless the Child and working with kids and 2 patients dogs.
SXSW Review: ‘The Final Girls’ Starring Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Adam Devine and Thomas Middleditch
I’m not the biggest fan of horror films but ‘The Final Girls’ totally won me over. OK, slayed me. I tried not to write that but couldn’t help it.
SXSW Interview: Daniel Dae Kim and the Director and Stars of ‘Ktown Cowboys’
The director and cast talk about their original idea for the web series, the challenges of moving from the web to a film and how Daniel Dae Kim got involved
SXSW Interview: Joseph Frank and Zachary Reed On Their Directorial Debut, ‘Sweaty Betty’
Directed on a shoestring budget and taking a 1 1/2 to complete, the duo behind Sweaty Betty prove that with determination and will, you can do anything
Interview: James Tupper Talks ‘Revenge’ and How He Thought He “Fumbled” the Ball on His ‘Men in Trees’ Audition
“I’m a lifer actor,” James Tupper told me. “I went to drama school and got a Master’s. I did the way of the less talented. I had to just find a way to keep it going where I could really break in.”
Interview: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Riley Stearns on ‘Faults’, Not Rehearsing a 12-Page Scene and Shooting Chronologically
“You’re really just kind of in the story and letting it all unfold around you. It’s really wonderful. I love it” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead on shooting Faults in chronological order
Interview: Leland Orser Talks ‘Faults’, Finding Character Inspiration and Booking His First Commercial
“There’s no tricks. It’s very open, it’s very stripped down, it’s playing with the truth and without emotional truth no scene works” – Leland Orser
Interview: Aisha Tyler Talks ‘Archer’, Finding Lana and Her Productivity Secrets
“I’m always trying to play that truth even if the comedy is extreme” – Aisha Tyler on Voicing Lana Kane on ‘Archer’
Will Forte and Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller Talk ‘The Last Man On Earth’
“This is a chance to play a character that’s a little closer to who I am in real life and be a real person” – Will Forte
Watch this SAG Foundation Conversation with the Cast of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is one of those shows that starts and two hours later, you wonder where the time went.
Review: David Cronenberg’s ‘Maps to the Stars’ Starring Julianne Moore, Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska
The film isn’t for everyone, I’ll say that. But Cronenberg captures the desperation of Hollywood perfectly and for that, it deserves a look.
Q & A: Judy Greer Talks ‘Archer’: “I feel like we’re just as fresh and funny as we started out being”
“I still laugh out loud every time I read a new script and that’s really rare” – Judy Greer on ‘Archer’
Watch the Acceptance Speeches from Julianne Moore, J.K. Simmons, Eddie Redmayne and Patricia Arquette
Of the four speeches from last nights Academy Awards acting categories, J.K. Simmons was my favorite. We’d heard him say some of the same things back when he won his SAG Award but the whole ‘call your parents’ moment really got me. Did I call my parents? No, but that’s
Review: ‘The Last Five Years’ Starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan
Based on the musical of the same name, The Last Five Years is exactly what a fan of the show could ever want.
Review: ‘All the Wilderness’ Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Danny DeVito
Imagine if your father died when you were young. That event alone would transform your whole life, even more so your teen years. That’s the thrust of the story of writer/director Michael Johnson’s debut film, All the Wilderness. It’s a coming of age story about a kid named, James (Kodi
Q & A: Jada Pinkett Smith on the Acting Challenges of ‘Gotham’ and Finding Fish Mooney
“Finding where you need to be emotionally, or how grounded you need to be in a scene or how far you can actually go with the color of the Fish Mooney sometimes tend to be a bit challenging” – Jada Pinkett Smith
Interview: ‘NOW: In The Wings On A World Stage’ Director Jeremy Whelehan
Whelehan on pitching the idea Kevin Spacey, the challenges of filming in the different theaters and an emotional sequence with actor Steven Lee Anderson
Interview: Nick Krause Talks ‘White Rabbit’, Moving to LA and His Advice to Young Actors
“It took me months to get into the flow of things and adapt to audition rooms here” – Nick Krause on moving to LA