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SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW

May 15, 2021 By Leave a Comment

SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW

Chris Rock is a man of enormous talent, enough money to do whatever he wants professionally, and the clout to do so. This is why we have the puckishly trenchant documentary about race and beauty standards, GOOD HAIR, and the long-running television series, Everybody Hates Chris. Alas, it’s also why, as star and one of… Read More »

Tagged With: blood and guts, father-son issues, hero worship, hot weather, poetic justice, police corruption, reboot

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

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

Amir Bar-Lev Tells THE TILLMAN STORY

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Amir Bar-Lev Tells THE TILLMAN STORY

The story of Pat Tillman, who gave up a lucrative pro football career in order to enlist after 9/11, had all the makings of a legend. When he was killed in Afghanistan, the media and the military made him into a hero who gave his life to save his fellow soldiers. The problem was that… Read More »

Tagged With: 9/11, Afghanistan, American military, Amir Bar-Lev, cinema, controversy, documentary, film, hero worship, media manipulation, Pat Tillman, pro football, Silver Star

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