Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:55PM - By Mali Elfman
Recently at a press junket for Post-Grad, one of the highlights of the day was the fabulous Jane Lynch who happens to be one of my favorite comedians. She was kind enough to fill us in on some of her upcoming roles in Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s film Paul which is currently shooting and her role in Julie & Julia as none other than Meryl Streep’s sister.
Check out what she had to say below…
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Saturday, June 27, 2009 11:36AM - By Mali Elfman
Kathryn Bigelow’s (interview) new film The Hurt Locker starring Jeremy Renner (interview), Anthony Mackie, and Brian Geraghty, with special appearances by Guy Pearce, Ralph Feinnes, David Morse, and Evangeline Lilly is a must see film about men who do one of the most dangerous job’s in the world.
This film has amazing performances, an unbelievable setting, and will have you sitting on the edge of your seat. It’s not just another war film, Bigelow has redefined the genre with this film.
Check out the good, the bad and the plot below…
Saturday, June 27, 2009 10:59AM - By Mali Elfman
By far one of the sweetest and most charming films to come out of the LA Film Festival is Nicholas Jasenovec’s film Paper Heart starring Michael Cera and the creator and co-writer of the film Charlyne Yi. The film is a mixture between a documentary that Charlene embarks on in order to find out what love is and a film about a love story. The film has interview with many different types of couples around the country and cardboard cut-out vignettes to show us how they fell in love. Overall, this film has a homemade and genuine quality that both intrigues and entertains.
The film has already won a Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and been nominated for the grand Jury Prize at Sundance. After the screening at LAFF, Jasenovec and one of the shining interviewees of the film David from Atlanta, got up to answer some questions.
Here is what they had to say…
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:07PM - By Mali Elfman
Who is the real brain behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen? It’s not Michael Bay, but a company that goes by the name of ILM (Industrial Light and Magic). One of the biggest, baddest, special effects companies around. They are the technological brains behind Harry Potter, Speed Racer, Iron Man, (obviously) Transformers, and many more special effects masterpieces.
At the press conference, Scott Farrar from ILM talked about what it took to create the special effects for the film. Check out what he had to say below…
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 10:47AM - By Mali Elfman
Action-packed Director Kathryn Bigelow has successfully redefined the war film genre with her new film The Hurt Locker starring Jeremy Renner. The film is unique in the way that it that you neither pity nor root for the soldiers, but empathize with their situation. Bigelow makes you a voyeur to the human side of war and in doing so you are able to see both the pride of the people who defend our country and the consequences of performing one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Check out what she had to say about making the film below…
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Monday, June 22, 2009 1:11PM - By Mali Elfman
Although he’s somewhat known for playing a crazy guy, Jeremy Renner is one of the most laid back guys you will ever meet.
In Director, Kathryn Bigelow’s, The Hurt Locker, Renner plays Staff Sergeant William James, a member of the Army’s elite bomb squad unit that has one of the mot dangerous jobs in the world – to disarm an active bomb before it goes off. Unlike others in his field, his character feeds off the pressure and recklessly dives into dangerous situations with passion. The film is action and emotional packed thanks to the dynamic performance by Renner.
Check out what he has to say about playing Staff Sergeant, working in 120 degree heat while in the Jordan a few miles away from the violence in Baghdad, losing IQ points while trying to learn how to work in the bomb suit, adjusting back to life after shooting a film as difficult as this and more…
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Monday, June 22, 2009 12:46PM - By Mali Elfman
What you popped a shoulder? Oh, yeah bro. You see you never told me that… You want to sue me?
Classy Michael Bay. Last Friday they held a press conference for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen with Director Michael Bay fresh off a plane from Moscow and cast members Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel, Kevin Dunn, and Ramon Rodriguez.
There was some definite tension in the air between the actors and Bay. Megan Fox certainly didn’t have any issues with negating her Director, even though she was trying to be a good, supportive actress and promote the film and her co-star Shia LaBeouf who wasn’t able to attend. She and some of the other cast members did reveal that for the most part, they were treating this film like a summer action film, with tequila shots at Chili’s after the 16 hour (or 12 hours if you listen to Bay) days to let off steam.
Check out what they had to bicker about below…
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:23AM - By Mali Elfman
A little while ago I attended the press conferences for Woody Allen’s latest film, Whatever Works. The three stars of the film, Larry David, Patricia Clarkson, and Evan Rachel Wood were all in attendance and ready to ramble. This was definitely one of those situations in which the actors were far more concerned about entertaining than answering the questions. David tended to give one sentence comedic answers, Wood would chime in here and there with a witty remark, and Patricia Clarkson was probably the most on point and ready to talk about the film.
Check out the interview below where they all reminisce about being terrified of Woody, whether or not anyone wants to see David have sex, the recent vampire craze and a whole lot more…
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Monday, June 15, 2009 10:30AM - By Guest Writer
The magic of Hollywood partially comes from the Magic Wand, or makeup brush, held in the hands of Ms. Ve Neill. What the imagination dreams, can be brought to life by this woman who needs no “bibbidy bobiddy boo” o r “Abracadabra” to accomplish what some consider impossible. Revered by those such as Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg and whose work is imitated by thousands around the globe, Ve has set a standard in makeup artistry that has deemed her the nickname “CGI Queen” in the film industry because her work can be matched only by CGI and special effects.
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