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TALLULAH — Sian Heder

July 29, 2016 By Leave a Comment

TALLULAH — Sian Heder

I try to steer clear of questions that others have asked when conducting an interview, but when it came to the remarkable timing of Sian Heder’s giving birth a mere three hours after locking down her film, TALLULAH, I was curious about what deal she may or may not have made with the universe to… Read More »

Tagged With: Allison Janney, Berlin, childbirth, Ellen Page, framing shots, Heather Rae, homelessness, kidnapping, mothering, trauma of motherhood, Uzo Aduba, Zachary Quinto

THE DUFF Rules

February 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment

THE DUFF Rules

There are, to be sure, the usual tropes of high school angst and triumph to be found in THE DUFF, based on the book by Kody Keplinger, but this is a film distinguished by sprightly, intelligent writing, and outstanding performances that are not just funny, but also perceptive and nuanced.  Except for the high school… Read More »

Tagged With: adolescence, Allison Janney, Ari Sandel, Bella Thorne, book to screen, cyber bullying, high school, high school crush, homecoming, insecurities, Josh A. Cagan, Ken Jeong, Kody Keplinger, Mae Whitman, Nick Eversman, Romany Malco, young adult

THE HELP

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

THE HELP, based on the novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett, gently but firmly peels away they dry rot of racism that festered beneath the gracious, etiquette obsessed façade of southern gentility before the civil rights movement. What is remarkable, and a remarkably difficult line to walk, is that it does so while… Read More »

Tagged With: Allison Janney, books to film, Bryce Dallas Howard, Cicely Tyson., director, domestic servants, Emma Stone, Jackson, Jessica Chastain, Jim Crow, Kathryn Stockett, Mary Steenburgen, Mississippi, Octavia Spencer, race relations, racial discrimination, racial prejudice, Sissy Spacek, Tate Taylor, THE HELP, Viola Davis, writer

Todd Solondz Explains LIFE DURING WARTIME

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Todd Solondz Explains LIFE DURING WARTIME

Todd Solondz was just finishing up his oatmeal when we were introduced on July 21, 2010. With a such a wholesome and solid breakfast under his belt, he was more than ready to talk about LIFE DURING WARTIME, a film that uses the idiom of wholesomeness and savagely juxtaposes it with lives rife with anguish,… Read More »

Tagged With: Allison Janney, Ally Sheedy, Bar-Mitzvah, Charlotte Rampling, Chris Marquette, Ciaran Hinds, cinema, comedy, director, disturbing, Dylan Riley Snider, dysfunctional family, gumdrops, LIFE DURING WARTIME, Michael Lerner, Micharl Kenneth Williams, narrative, oatmeal pedophilia, obscene phone calls, Paris HIlton, Paul Rubens, Renee Taylor, Shirley Henderson, sisters, Todd Solondz, writer

Emma Stone Helps THE HELP

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

When I talked with Emma Stone in July 11, 2011, the issue of Vanity Fair with her on the cover had just hit newstands. It seemed wrong not to acknowledge this milestone in a career that is relatively new, but has already shown so much versatility. Bouyant but grounded, Stone spoke with engaging conviction about… Read More »

Tagged With: Allison Janney, books to film, Bryce Dallas Howard, Cicely Tyson., director, domestic servants, Emma Stone, Jackson, Jessica Chastain, Jim Crow, Kathryn Stockett, Mary Steenburgen, Mississippi, Octavia Spencer, race relations, racial discrimination, racial prejudice, Sissy Spacek, Tate Taylor, THE HELP, Viola Davis, writer

Tate Taylor & Octavia Spencer Bring THE HELP to Life

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Tate Taylor & Octavia Spencer Bring THE HELP to Life

Tate Taylor and Octavia Spencer have a special insight into THE HELP. The novel on which Taylor based his script, which he also directed, was written by his lifelong friend, Kathryn Stockett. Spencer was Taylor’s roommate when she got to know Stockett, and was the inspiration for the character she plays in the film, Minnie.… Read More »

Tagged With: Allison Janney, books to film, Bryce Dallas Howard, Cicely Tyson., director, domestic servants, Emma Stone, Jackson, Jessica Chastain, Jim Crow, Kathryn Stockett, Mary Steenburgen, Mississippi, Octavia Spencer, race relations, racial discrimination, racial prejudice, Sissy Spacek, Tate Taylor, THE HELP, Viola Davis, writer

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