Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:00AM - By Damon Houx
Donald Sutherland has been making movies for nearly fifty years, and in that time he’s had a number of roles that could be considered all-timers: M*A*S*H, Klute, Don’t Look Back, National Lampoon’s Animal House, and 1978’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers are a lot of great movies for one career, and now he’s added another signature role to his body of work–President Snow in The Hunger Games. Sutherland recently spoke to ScreenCrave about this role, and how he approached playing someone whose politics are the opposite of his own. Check out our interview below.
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Monday, March 19, 2012 12:00PM - By Damon Houx
Writer-Director Gary Ross is very choosy about the films he makes, and so when he was tapped to write and direct The Hunger Games it was hard to know what the man behind Seabiscuit and Pleasantville would do with the science fiction source material; that he hit it out of the park is all the more impressive. Ross has proven to be a smart filmmaker, and he “got” the source material. We had a chance to sit down with him and discuss The Hunger Games, check out our interview below!
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Monday, March 19, 2012 10:00AM - By Damon Houx
The Hunger Games involves 24 teenagers going in to a forest to try to kill each other for a murderous game show in the future. Not everyone is going to survive – and a lot of attention is focused on Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen – but Rue (Amandla Stenberg) Cato (Alexander Ludwig) and Clove (Isabelle Fuhrman) also put up a fight to be the final contestant. We had a chance to talk to the three about their roles in the wildly anticipated new film, which is an adaptation of a young adult novel of the same name. Check out what they had to say below…
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Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:58AM - By Damon Houx
Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller came from animation, but – like Frank Tashlin before them – when it comes to comedy, funny is funny. And these guys know funny. 21 Jump Street is their first big live action film – after the success of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – and it suggests they’re going to be able to what they want after it hits. It’s massively entertaining, and the duo make for a charming interview. Check it out…
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:00AM - By Damon Houx
Brie Larson’s now at a crossroads in her career. She’s done indie films like Greenberg and Rampart, had a supporting role on The United States of Tara and had a juicy supporting turn in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. But with 21 Jump Street, she’s now in a big blockbuster comedy. Larson holds her own against Jonah Hill in what is normally a thankless role, and makes a great impression. We recently spoke to her about the new film and her other movies in general. Check it out below!
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012 12:00PM - By Damon Houx
Rob Riggle has been building a resume of awesome. He gets to show up, kill for a couple of minutes and make most films he’s in better by his presence. Like screenwriter Michael Bacall, this 21 Jump Street star has been keeping busy, having also just appeared in Big Miracle, The Lorax and Nature Calls, which just premiered at SXSW. We had a chance to talk about improvisation, his career, and what it means to be a working actor. Check it out…
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Monday, March 12, 2012 1:00PM - By Damon Houx
Few artists get to have a month like screenwriter Michael Bacall is having. He wrote the script for Project X, which is already a minor hit, as well as the screenplay for 21 Jump Street, which premieres this week. We talked to him about these two projects, his work on Edgar Wright‘s Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and his working style. Check it out…
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012 11:25AM - By Laura Aguirre
Filmmaking duo Chris Kentis and Laura Lau once again take on a terrifying topic in Silent House, a psychological horror film based on writer/director Gustavo Hernandez’ 2010 La Casa Muda, which premiered at Sundance in 2011. Kentis and Lau are best known for their thrilling stranded-at-sea film Open Water, which also premiered at Sundance in 2004. While the challenges between Open Water and Silent House may be different, one thing is for sure – this duo loves a challenge. Their latest is shot in one continuous take, following up-and-coming actress Elizabeth Olsen during 88 minutes of thrilling real time. I got the chance to sit and talk to the couple about the challenges of shooting in real time, casting Lizzie Olsen, and how easy it is to make a movie these days.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012 8:32AM - By Laura Aguirre
Danny DeVito is one of those actors who’ll entertain you, your grandpa, and the 5-year-old in your family. Whether he’s playing the delusional Frank Reynolds on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia“, or voicing some cute animated character, he’ll be sure to entertain just about anyone. That’s what happens when you’ve been making movies for over four decades. In his latest, Mr. DeVito takes on Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. We recently got the chance to speak with him about voicing the incredibly cute, wise and fluffy Lorax, the environmental message behind the movie, and the future of Frank Reynolds. Find out what he had to say below…
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