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The 2019 Razzie Awards

February 21, 2019 By Leave a Comment

The 2019 Razzie Awards

Click here to listen to the interview. As I say every year, the only film awards that are bestowed strictly on merit are the ones handed out by the Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation, better known as The Razzies.  This valuable public service created and still run by Head Berry John Wilson gives a resounding smack… Read More »

Tagged With: bad cinema, Bruce Willis, Death Wish, Donald Trump, FIFTY SHADES FREED, Ghosts Can’t Do It, Helen Mirren, Johnny Depp, melissa mccarthy, Muppets, Peter Farrelly, Razzie Redemption, Razzies, Robin Hood, Sherlock Gnomes

Michael Hoffman at THE LAST STATION

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Michael Hoffman at THE LAST STATION

Idealism and living those ideals in the real world is only one of the intriguing issues that screenwriter/director Michael Hoffman wrestled with in adapting THE LAST STATION from the book by Jay Parini to the screen. When I talked to Michael Hoffman on January 6, 2010, he explained how he used Anton Checkov to get… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, book to screen, Christopher Plummer, cinema, director, drama, Helen Mirren, hero worship, idealism, James McAvoy, Leo Tolstoy, Michael Hoffman, movie, narrative, novelists, Paul Giamatti, Sofya Tolstoy, writer

John Madden Pays THE DEBT

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

John Madden Pays THE DEBT

When tapped to direct THE DEBT, John Madden had not seen HA HOV, the Israeli film on which it is based. When he read the script, he decided he wanted to see the original, but only once. The re-make follows the same general outlines, but Madden emphasized that it is its own entity, distinct and with… Read More »

Tagged With: Berlin, director, drama, espionage, ethics, HA HOV, Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, John Madden, morality, Mossad, Nazi hunters, thriller, war crimes

Sacha Gervasi Dissects HITCHCOCK

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Sacha Gervasi Dissects HITCHCOCK

Sacha Gervasi had the advantage of knowing for a fact that he would not be getting the job when he went to talk to the studio about directing HITCHCOCK, so he was completely relaxed and honest as he took the meeting. When I spoke with Sacha Gervasi on November 6, 2012, that’s where I wanted to… Read More »

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