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The Eccentric Tony Kaye Weighs in on Abortion Debatenew
As it turns out, Lake of Fire is serious and provocative and heartfelt and probably as close as any movie on an issue this vast and irresolute can come to being an exhaustive survey.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lake of Fire, Tony Kaye
Anton Corbijn on His Biopic of Joy Division's Ian Curtisnew
"Control is about a boy -- where we see his dream and what happens when it turns out to be different than he thinks," Corbijn explains about his first feature film.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Control, Anton Corbijn
Evan Rachel Wood, the Princess of Californianew
It girl is now free to explore more grown-up roles -- and her inner rock chick.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: King of California, Mike Cahill
Michael Caine Goes Back to the House of Gamesnew
In Sleuth, Caine returns to a psychodrama of his youth, with the all-star support of Pinter, Branagh, and Law.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kenneth Branagh, Sleuth
The True Hollywood Story of a Band Apart Co-Founder Michael Bodnarcheknew
Bodnarchek had co-founded A Band Apart Commercials in the summer of 1995 with celebrated director Quentin Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender Yet almost as quickly as A Band Apart grew, it tore asunder.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
10-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
John August on His Directorial Debutnew
The acclaimed screenwriter talks about switching roles for The Nines.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
10-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John August, The Nines
Long Duk Dong's Returnnew
Gedde Watanabe (of Sixteen Candles and ER fame) appears in the short film Fortune Hunters in San Diego Asian Film Festival. He thought the script both embraced and broke down the Asian stereotypes that often make their way into movies and that he himself has played on more than one occasion.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fortune Hunters, Thom Harp
Amir Bar-Lev Parses the Paintnew
He uncovers the dirty secrets of a child art prodigy in My Kid Could Paint That.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tony Gilroy Finds the Devil Insidenew
The longtime screenwriter and first-time director Michael Clayton talks about his new film, and disowns the last 60 pages of Armageddon.
Dig Boston |
Rob Turbovsky |
10-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy
A Dark-Skinned Good Guynew
Tall, slender and elegant in a charcoal-gray leather jacket and neatly trimmed chin stubble, Ashraf Barhom is an Israeli Arab making his Hollywood debut as the righteous Saudi Arabian who sets an example of personal and professional heroism in The Kingdom.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Robert Benton on Nudity and 'Feast of Love'new
If there's a near-constant in the films written or directed by Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer, Nobody's Fool), it's that they tend to have an unusual amount of bare flesh for mainstream Hollywood fare.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
Director Usama Alshaibi on Wartime Iraqi Lifenew
Alshaibi was born in Iraq, but his parents were able to flee the country with their children while Saddam Hussein was in power. After the 2003 invasion, he went back to see how his relatives were doing.
Shepherd Express |
Lia Kaiser |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nice Bombs, Usama Alshaibi
Emile Hirsch on 'Into the Wild'new
Filmed on more than 30 locations from Mexico to Alaska, Into The Wild casts Hirsch as doomed Kerouac- and Thoreau-wannabe Chris McCandless, a role that required the actor to kayak rapids, rock climb, stare down grizzly bears and, ultimately, to lose 40 pounds for the sake of emaciated verisimilitude.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
Ang Lee Touches His True Selfnew
"This movie is very personal for me. Not only because I'm going back to Chinese-language film. The characters in the movie, I find myself directing them with my personal knowledge, with feelings and things inside of me that I'm not aware of," explains Lee.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
Robert Benton on 'Feast of Love'new
Once in Benton's company, his generosity becomes instantly apparent: He's quick to praise the actors and cinematographers he's worked with, often crediting his films' innovations almost entirely to his collaborators.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
