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Interview: Sean Durkin on confronting his fears in 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:57 pm · October 31st, 2011
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Interview: John Orloff on writing 'Anonymous' and controversy over Shakespearean authorship
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:03 am · October 27th, 2011
John Orloff first sat down to write “Anonymous” nearly 20 years ago. This week, the film is finally finding its way to the screen (after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival last month). We talk about the film, the controversy surrounding it and whether that controversy was really the point Orloff was trying to make with his script.
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Interview: Elizabeth Olsen and John Hawkes talk 'Martha Marcy May Marlene'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:04 am · October 19th, 2011
With “Martha Marcy May Marlene” in limited release this Friday, we sit down with two of the film’s stars, the weathered and veteran character actor John Hawkes and the breakout young actress Elizabeth Olsen.
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Interview: Bill Pohlad reflects on 'The Tree of Life' as the film heads to DVD/Blu-ray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · October 10th, 2011
Over lunch some 10 years ago, producer Bill Pohlad witnessed something few of us will ever have the luxury of witnessing: a Terrence Malick pitch. At the time, Pohlad and Malick were moving forward on a Che Guevera project that never came to fruition, and over the course of three hours, Malick laid out the plan for his epic tale of of micro/macrocosmic meditation, “The Tree of Life.”
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Interview: Chris Cornell on 'Pearl Jam Twenty,' reuniting Soundgarden and the impact of the Seattle music scene
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · October 5th, 2011
In the second of a two-part interview, Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell discusses collaborating with Cameron Crowe once again on the rock doc “Pearl Jam Twenty,” grunge’s 20th anniversary and reuniting with his old band mates.
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Interview: Chris Cornell on writing 'The Keeper' for 'Machine Gun Preacher' and music in film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:29 pm · October 4th, 2011
In the first of a two-part interview, Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell discusses writing “The Keeper” for March Forster’s film “Machine Gun Preacher” and his history with music in film, from “Singles” to “Great Expectations” to “Casino Royale.”
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Interview: Joseph Gordon-Levitt on keeping it real in '50/50'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:33 am · September 29th, 2011
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt bounces from indie dramas to blockbusters with ease. His latest, “50/50,” offers a showcase performance that could be in the Oscar conversation this year. He talks to us about finding the honesty in the material.
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Interview: Albert Brooks on 'Drive' as a chance to prove something
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:58 pm · September 28th, 2011
Albert Brooks stars in Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Drive” as a mob figure. Hardly the kind of thing you’d expect him to play. Today we talk to him about stretching himself into territory he knew he could nail.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt on 'The Dark Knight Rises' and obsessive online spoilage
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:57 am · September 28th, 2011
In advance of tomorrow’s big interview with “50/50” star Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I ask the star how he feels about the obsessive fervor that surrounds any morsel of imagery or information that makes it out of the “Dark Knight Rises” set.
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Interview: Michael Shannon on 'Take Shelter,' director Jeff Nichols and 'it' girl Jessica Chastain
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:54 pm · September 27th, 2011
We sit down with “Take Shelter” star Michael Shannon, who delivers one of the year’s powerhouse performances in the film. He discusses his developing creative bond with director Jeff Nichols and how impressed he was with co-star Jessica Chastain.
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Michael Shannon on going from the small scale 'Take Shelter' to the blockbuster 'Man of Steel'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 1:42 pm · September 26th, 2011
Michael Shannon is in a different world when he’s on the set of a big effects movie like “Man of Steel.” In advance of my interview with him tomorrow, I’m putting up his fish-out-of-water thoughts on the process that goes into filming something this computer-driven.
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Albert Brooks on Steven Soderbergh and 'retirement' as a dirty word
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:17 am · September 26th, 2011
“Drive” star Albert Brooks doesn’t buy the idea that Steven Soderbergh, who directed him in “Out of Sight,” can stay away from filmmaking very long.
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Albert Brooks on being a part of the Pixar family and his sequel pitch for 'Finding Nemo 2'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:06 am · September 23rd, 2011
Building up to our big interview with “Drive” star Albert Brooks runs in a few days, we’re dropping in a few extraneous notes on the actor’s career to date. Today, it’s all about Pixar’s “Finding Nemo,” in which Brooks was the star and forever a part of their legacy.
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Interview: 'Moneyball' director Bennett Miller
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:00 am · September 21st, 2011
Director Bennett Miller hasn’t made a film in six years, since 2005’s “Capote.” The sports drama “Moneyball” was a completely different experience, coming from a big studio with a global movie star front and center and a project with scars when he took it on. He talks about navigating those unique waters.
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Interview: 'Drive' director Nicolas Winding Refn
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · September 20th, 2011
“Drive” director Nicolas Winding Refn discusses the making of his breakout film, which he sees as a superhero origin story and a Los Angeles fairytale.
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