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Icelandic Beauty Export: Anita Briem Makes a 3-D Debut in "Journey to the Center of the Earth"
An example of the famed Icelandic fact that its women are stunningly beautiful, Anita Briem is also a stage-trained actress, perfectly at home on a green screen set for a big Hollywood action/adventure movie.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
07-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rectum? Will Smith Damn Near Killed 'Emnew
I had hoped that Hancock would be a departure, that it might restore some of Smith's Fresh Prince swagger, but instead it's the most explicit demonstration yet of the wallowing that has drained a superstar of his powers.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
07-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Gonzo' Looks into the Minds of Hunter S. Thompsonnew
Gibney says that he was drawn to his latest subject largely because of that persona. "He was a guy who didn't play by the rules, and it seems like we need a guy like that around now, when the rules are being used against us by people in power."
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
07-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Director Timur Bekmambetov's Stock Rises with Action Fansnew
Bekmambetov happily agrees that the movie may be the year's fastest, bloodiest and chattiest Hollywood picture, but he denies that it's a celebration of ruthlessness.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
06-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
How Accurate is Our Voting System?new
You don’t need to be told that we need serious election reform in this country. What you might need, though, is a refresher on how badly our voting system is damaged. For that, turn to Election Day, a documentary made for the P.O.V. series on PBS.
Orlando Weekly |
Marc D. Allan |
06-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: election day, Katy Chevigny
Dwayne Johnson Drops Geological Nickname to Fashion New Image for 'Get Smart'new
The former WWE champion is a different man in pursuit of a different image.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
06-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Filmmakers of 'Metal: A Headbanger's Journey' Continue on Their Questnew
Globe-trotting from South America to the Middle East and even China to document heavy metal’s impact around the world, Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen learned a thing or two about getting in and out of sticky situations with the footage they needed.
NOW Magazine |
Evan Davies |
06-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Steve Carell on Improv and 'Get Smart'new
While improvisation would seem to be more welcome in an indie film or a show like his hit The Office than in a big-budget summer blockbuster like this, Carell says it still has its place. "It was a mix. We stuck to the script, but there were chances to play. We would come up with alternatives because you never know in the final outcome what will or won't work. So we tried to give ourselves some options on various takes."
Artvoice |
M. Faust |
06-23-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Young People Fucking' Pushes RomComs Past the Usual Chaste First Kissnew
"For us, romance usually happens in the bedroom. It's hard to have a relationship movie without sex, but at the same time, sex-comedies are for virgins or something -- they're about kids trying to see their first boob -- they're really juvenile."
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Hillary Titley |
06-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Martin Gero, Young People Fucking
Alan Arkin on 'Get Smart'new
The film, which opens June 20, sees him playing the Chief, a senior agent for CONTROL who decides to promote one of his researchers, Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), to field agent despite some strong misgivings about his abilities.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
06-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Director Sergei Bodrov Retraces the Footsteps of Genghis Khannew
Just over a decade ago, Bodrov made his mark in the West with his Academy Award–nominated movie Prisoner of the Mountains. After frustrating stints as a director-for-hire, he did the smart thing and made the movie he wanted to make.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
06-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Thai Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul on Film and Censorshipnew
Thailand's board of censors demanded that four scenes -- which apparently portrayed doctors and monks in a disrespectful light -- be cut from Syndromes and a Century, and Weerasethakul refused, which meant that the film could not legally be shown.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
06-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Seann William Scott Goes for Substance in 'The Promotion'new
This is a guy who has made his living playing obnoxious blowhards like Stifler in the American Pie films, dudes like the dudes in Dude, Where’s My Car, and, well, Bo Duke in the recent Dukes of Hazard remake, plus another dozen or so other big, broad, and often dumb, comedies.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Writer Steven Conrad on 'The Promotion'new
Conrad discusses his latest vision (and this week's release), which stars John C. Reilly, Seann William Scott, and everyone's favorite Office sweetheart, Jenna Fischer — in addition to sweet-ass casting, twisted humor, and coming to terms with adulthood.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Going to the 'Edge of Heaven' with Fatih Akinnew
Akin's latest film is a fierce, generous melodrama, the second of a trilogy about émigré culture patterned after Fassbinder's trilogy of movies about post-World War II German history that began with The Marriage of Maria Braun.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven
