Rami Malek, star of television’s Mr. Robot and the (mostly) overlooked Indie gem, BUSTER’S MAL HEART, may just have found the vehicle to assure him of the A-list stardom he so richly deserves in BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. Like the character Malek essays, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, the film is flawed but Malek, through the sheer… Read More »
John Lloyd Young, Michael Lomenda and Erich Bergen ARE the JERSEY BOYS
It would, perhaps, be more of a surprise if, in the course of an interview, no one from JERSEY BOYS did an impression of their co-star Christopher Walken. I may have forced the issue just a little by asking John Lloyd Young, Michael Lomenda, and Erich Bergen if being in Walken’s proximity prompted them to… Read More »
Phyllida Lloyd Takes on THE IRON LADY
I talked with director Phyllida Lloyd on December 7, 2011, in the Lobby Lounge at the Ritz Carlton in San Franisco. It was a fitting location to discuss her opulent prodution of THE IRON LADY, a psychological biography of Margaret Thatcher. During the conversation, as diners around us happily enjoyed tea and scones, Lloyd discussed… Read More »