May 4, 2014
Misan Sagay, the brilliant and passionate screenwriter of “Belle,” was in Manhattan recently to promote the film. Director Amma Asante and actors Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle), Miranda Richardson and Sam Reid…
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April 30, 2014
Amma Asante, the 44-year-old English director of “Belle” has created a luscious period drama that combines Jane Austen sensibilities with issues of social injustice and slavery in 18th-Century England….
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March 20, 2014
Bad Words is the new comedy from well-established actor / funny man Jason Bateman (TV’s Arrested Development, Horrible Bosses). He commands a filthy, absurdist tone for his directorial debut….
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March 18, 2014
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is Wes Anderson’s least precious and best film. It’s probably going to be his most successful as well. It opened Friday, March 7, in four…
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January 18, 2014
Did you guys know that Ryan and I attended the New York City Comic Con way back in 2013? Yep, we went there and inhaled all the aroma of…
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December 26, 2013
Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” is the last major film with Oscar prospects to be rolled out this year and it’s a doozy. As you’ve probably heard,…
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December 25, 2013
Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi journalists at the New York junket for his new film, “The Past,” that he was sleeping when his publicist called him to tell him that…
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November 22, 2013
“Philomena” is based on a true story about an Irish woman - played by Dame Judi Dench in an Oscar-worthy performance - who is on a quest to…
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October 31, 2013
Richard Curtis, the phenomenally successful screenwriter of “Notting Hill,” “Love Actually,” “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” makes movies that are the cinema equivalent of Paul…
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October 20, 2013
Nicolas Winding Refn; one of the most unique and interesting directors in the game. He is known for his obscure and quirky vision, his vibrant use of colour,…
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October 12, 2013
Ethan Flower, a humble, friendly guy and brilliant actor chatted to me about his great upcoming film Dragon Day; how fragile our communication in this world is, how…
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September 28, 2013
Ethan and Joel Coen’s new film, “Inside Llewyn Davis,” follows a week in the life of a folk singer, Llewyn Davis, a dour young man with a guitar (and…
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August 27, 2013
Ashton Kutcher was still channeling Steve Jobs at the Teen Choice awards last Sunday. The “Jobs” star, the recipient of the Ultimate Choice award, extolled values he credited to the…
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August 19, 2013
I had a great chat with Douglas Spain - a charming, humble, multi-talented guy who acts, directs, and produces. Fans of HBO’s Band of Brothers will know him from…
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August 9, 2013
Our very own Kenny Miles was able to get in a few questions with the director of cult classic “The Room” director Tommy Wiseau. Given the opportuniy our very…
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July 11, 2013
THE WAY, WAY BACK is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan’s (Liam James) summer vacation with his mother, Pam (Toni Collette), her overbearing…
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July 3, 2013
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain’s greatest living director, showed up at the Crosby Hotel in SoHo recently to promote his new film “I’m So Excited!” a sex farce that’s a…
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May 23, 2013
“The East” is a savvy, sexy environmental espionage thriller by director/writer Zal Batmanglij that stars the charismatic Brit Marling, who is also the co-writer. Marling portrays Sarah, an ace…
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