Rowan Atkinson has one of the best and most memorable faces out there. With a slight change of expression he can go from serious to goofy, from Mr. Bean to Johnny English. Eight years ago, Atkinson gave life to Johnny English, a spy parodying, as Atkinson would say, Roger Moore‘s James Bond. English director Oliver Parker, whose credits include An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest and Dorian Gray, took on the task of reinventing this outrageous character by adding a cast that he imagined would actually be cast in a Bond film. We got to talk to both Atkinson and Parker about Johnny English’s humor style, the film’s tone and more. Check it out.

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Two years ago, The Hangover hit theaters and exploded. Coming after a long run of successful Judd Apatow comedies, Todd Phillip’s production was a completely different comic world, and turned Zach Galifianakis into a movie star. For the follow up the pressure was on from the get-go to make a film that equaled the first film. For co-screenwriter Scot Armstrong, that meant locking himself in a room with the two other writer, and being on set. We talked about the making of the film, and the headaches involved with following the most successful R rated comedy of all time. Check it out…

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With the upcoming release of Tree of Life, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is having a Terrence Malick retrospective. We’ve been attending, and up until the release of Tree of Life (review on May 26), we’ll be reviewing and talking about his movies, with comments from contributors who were at the LACMA screenings. Sissy Spacek was there for Badlands, and she noted that her casting was simple: “I met Terrence Malick, and shortly thereafter I was buying a baton.”

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Having started in visual effects, Scott Stewart has now directed two films, and two films with Paul Bettany. Both are effects heavy – which play to his background – and now he’s got a bigger summer movie with Priest. Stewart proved to be a good talker, and was enthusiastic about the film, and the 3-D version of the film.  Check it out…

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Previous to Thor, Tom Hiddleston was mostly known for his TV work, but post-Thor, he’s been working like crazy and has three more picture due out this year – all with great directors. And then there’s The Avengers, which  is also on his plate. And though Chris Hemsworth may be a star in training, it’s Hiddleston who walks away with the most interesting performance in Thor – no mean feat when your surrounded with Oscar winners like Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman. We got a chance to sit with Hiddleston and talk about this film and his impressive year. Check it out… Continue Reading

Bringing the God of Thunder to the big screen was a challenging experience, and the film – which hits theaters May 6 – went through years of development. And though director Kenneth Branagh might seem an odd fit, the film’s power struggles between gods are not dissimilar from the struggles of Henry V – an adaptation that made Branagh’s directorial career. For the press conference Branagh was joined by Marvel‘s Kevin Fiege, and screenwriters Don Payne, Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz. Check it out…

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When you’re Johnny Depp, everyone wants to talk to you, about you, with you… and when sitting in front of certain members of the press, they want to dig a little too deep sometimes. One of the things that makes Johnny Depp who he is, is that not only does he not take issue with inappropriate or random questions, he actually takes it a step further and says something even more random in response. Normally he’ll bring it back at the end and give some kind of “real” answer but not without a bit of fun and a few statements that most celebs wouldn’t dare say. And why? He’s Johnny Depp, why not?

So now let’s take a look at a little piece I like to call “Fucking With The Press ” with some of my favorite ridiculous moments from the Rango press conference (read the more serious version here)…

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Tiffany Shlain is the only director with two films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival: her short film, Yelp: With Apologies to Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” and her documentary Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, and Technology.  The documentary begins as an exploration of the increasing connectivity among humans from the advent of written language to the rise of the internet, but takes a hard turn when her father, the inspiration for and collaborator on the film, is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.  To find out more about the film and our response, and see footage of our interview with Ms. Shlain, check out the rest of the article after the jump…

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Veteran director Ivan Reitman returns to the big screen this weekend with his latest film, No Strings Attached . It’s a non-romantic comedy about two friends, who decide to use each other for sex and nothing more. The film stars Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher as the unconventional couple, who act out some strange scenarios as their characters. We sat down and spoke with the duo about their latest feature, which centers heavily on casual sex. Despite all the debauchery they assure you that safe sex is the best sex, and at the end of the day, this movie is more about female empowerment than anything else.

Check out the interview…

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