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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

Bel Powley and Marielle Heller Share THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL

August 17, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Bel Powley and Marielle Heller Share THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL

When I spoke with Bel Powely and Marielle Heller on August 3, 2015,  the subject was, of course, sex. Their film, THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, addresses that issues from the first scene, wherein the heroine, 15-year-old Minnie Goetz, proudly tells the audience that she’s just had sex and it was >amazing<. I started… Read More »

Tagged With: 1976, AMERICAN PIE, Bel Powley, Catcher in the Rye, DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, female sexuality, graphic novel, hormones, Marielle Heller, Minnie Goetz, patriarchy, Patty Hearst, personal responsibility, Phoebe Gloeckner, ratings system, San Francisco, Stockholm Syndrome, Superbad, teen sexuality, women's movement

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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