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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

Jason Segel and James Ponsoldt Celebrate THE END OF THE TOUR

August 8, 2015 By 2 Comments

Jason Segel and James Ponsoldt Celebrate THE END OF THE TOUR

You never know what gem of an information nugget you will unearth when conducting an interview, or, as in the case of my chat with Jason Segel and James Ponsoldt, before the formal interview began while I was checking the sound levels on my recording equipment on May 2, 2015. I had spoken to Ponsoldt… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, bio-pic, David Foster Wallace, David Hockney, David Lipsky, director, hero worship, Infinite Jest, James Ponsoldt, Jason Segel, Jesse Eisenberg, journalism, Malcolm Gladwell, novelist, pa tour, Rolling Stone, self-doubt, THE END OF THE TOUR

GARDEN STATE

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Only rarely does a film as profound, as rich, and as deeply affecting as GARDEN STATE come along. Even more rarely is it the handiwork of a first-time filmmaker. That would be Zack Braff, known for his role as the philosophically harried intern on the subversively wicked comedy, “Scrubs”. Braff is Andrew Largeman, a struggling… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, debut film, director, funeral, gravedigger, mental illness, narrative, prescripton drugs, waiter, writer, Zack Braff

CRIMINAL

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

CRIMINAL

Greed makes the world go around, at least it does in the seedy world of CRIMINAL. This re-make of the Argentinian film, NINE QUEENS, has been re-imagined by writer/director Gregory Jacobs as a quirky daylight noir with a plot that spins on a dime as its twists and turns on its way to proving that it’s… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, caper, con man, crime, CRIMINAL, director, drama, John Ce. Reilly, MARTY, musical, mystery, narrative, NINE QUEENS, pact with Satan, remake, scam. thriller

Idris Elba and TAKERS

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Idris Elba and TAKERS

Idris Elba has several thriving careers going for him, not the least of which is giving powerful performances in both feature films and on television. When I spoke with him on August 8, 2010, he explained how his career in music informs his thespian efforts, how and why he wanted to make his TAKERS character, a daring… Read More »

Tagged With: action, actor, Africa, cinema, crime thriller, DJBig Driis the Londoner, drama, film, hip-hop, Idris Elba, LAPD, Luther, movie, music producer, Rwanda, Rwandan genocide, SOMETIMES IN APRIL, TAKERS, The Office, The Wire

THE DESCENDANTS of Judy Greer

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

THE DESCENDANTS of Judy Greer

Judy Greer wanted to be a ballerina, but instead ended up as George Clooney’s co-star in THE DESCENDANTS. When I spoke with her on November 14, 2011, she had just been given the Spotlight Award at the Napa Valley Film Festival. In addition to discussing how she felt being honored at this point in her… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, Alexander Payne, Arrested Development, Chia Pet, Judy Greer, Kitty Sanchez, Napa Valley Film Festival, sleeping co-star, Spotlight Award, sunburn, THE DESCENDANTS

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and LOOPER

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and LOOPER

When I spoke with Joseph Gordon-Levitt on September 12, 2012, it wasn’t with his latest film, Rian Johnson’s LOOPER, that I wanted to start. Instead, I was curious about why he had flown to thousands of miles in order to make a cameo of only a few seconds in Johnson’s second film, THE BROTHERS BLOOM. The… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, Bruce Willis, career choices, cinema, drama, film, hitman, Jacques Prevert, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, LOOPER, movie, murder for hire, narrative, PREMIUM RUSH, Rian Johnson, science fiction, THE BROTHERS BLOOM, time travel, work-related injury

Zach Braff Visits GARDEN STATE

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Zach Braff Visits GARDEN STATE

GARDEN STATE was that most welcome of surprises, an accomplished film whose quirkiness delivered a thoughtful look at modern alienation without glorifying it. Its writer/director/star, Zach Braff, proved to be as thoughtful as his film. Our conversation on July 1, 2004, covered the importance of visual images in conveying a story, the lessons of working with… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, debut film, director, narrative, prescripton drugs, waiter, writer, Zack Braff

John C Reilly is No CRIMINAL

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

John C Reilly is No CRIMINAL

John C Reilly has made a career out of playing the everyman, both the good and the bad. With his cherubic face and burly build, he can be cuddly, forlorn, or menacing with equal aplomb, a talent he displays as a con man in CRIMINAL. When we talked on August 25, 2004, it was obvious that he… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, caper, con man, crime, CRIMINAL, director, drama, John Ce. Reilly, MARTY, musical, mystery, narrative, NINE QUEENS, pact with Satan, remake, scam. thriller, singing

CRASH With Ryan Phillppe and Paul Haggis

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

CRASH With Ryan Phillppe and Paul Haggis

CRASH represents a sea change in careers moves for many of the people involved, not the least director and co-writer Paul Haggis, a veteran of television sitcoms. The provocative story of anger, fear, and race relations in contemporary Los Angeles also provides Ryan Phillippe with one of his best roles in years, maybe the best… Read More »

Tagged With: actor, cinema, class struggle, CRASH, director, drama, face of an angel, film, LAPD, Los Angeles, movie, narrative, Paul Haggis, prejudice, provocative, race relations, Ryan Phillipe, suspense, writer

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