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Chris and Paul Weitz Talk ABOUT A BOY

September 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Chris and Paul Weitz Talk ABOUT A BOY

Chris and Paul Weitz were the directors of the wildly successful AMERICAN PIE. I was suitably impressed that they were able to switch successfully from broad farce to an insightful, even sensitive, comedy about a man who refuses to grow up and a boy who had no choice in the matter. Talking with them, it quickly became apparent that… Read More »

Tagged With: ABOUT A BOY, AMERICAN PIE, book to screen, Chris Weitz, comedy-drama, Hugh Grant, London, narrative, Nick Hornsby, Paul Weitz, Single mother, Toni Collette

Lily Tomlin and Paul Weitz and GRANDMA

August 28, 2015 By 1 Comment

Lily Tomlin and Paul Weitz and GRANDMA

In which Paul Weitz and Lily Tomlin talk the continuum of comedy, reading too much into a name, and paying one’s own way. And a good time is had by all.

Tagged With: abortion, actor, director, Jane Waggoner, Juke and Opal, Lily Tomlin, network censors, Paul Weitz, RIchard Pryor, screenwriter

Paul Weitz Lives AMERICAN DREAMZ

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Paul Weitz Lives AMERICAN DREAMZ

Paul Weitz has gone from teen farce with AMERICAN PIE to sophisticated and thoughtful slices of social commentary with ABOUT A BOY and IN GOOD COMPANY.  With AMERICAN DREAMZ, though, he’s created a tidy synthesis, combining inspired silliness with a satire that cuts to the bone of American culture. When I talked to him on… Read More »

Tagged With: ABOUT A BOY, American culture, AMERICAN PIE, catharsis, director, film, Hugh Grant, media, narrative, Paul Weitz, satire, wardrobe, writer

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