Article: Chantal Claret talks Bond theme songs, zombies, and how her daddy killed a man
The bad girl of blue-eyed soul has a shout out for Daniel Craig.
“The Dark Knight Rises” debuts more new character posters
Has the Sacha Baron Cohen shtick jumped the shark?
Tim Grierson on Will Smith, the Last Movie Star
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Article: “Lockout” stars Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace talk stage combat and science-fiction
By Jennifer Vineyard The new Luc Besson sci-fi movie “Lockout,” which takes place in the year 2079, is less “The Fifth Element,” more “Die Hard” in its sensibilities — Guy Pearce plays a wisecracking action hero tasked with saving the President’s daughter (Maggie Grace) during a prison riot (and did we mention the prison is…
Article: Malcolm McDowell talks Tom Jones, his legendary career and his new film “Suing The Devil”
Legendary actor Malcolm McDowell has certainly played his fair share of big screen bad guys. From Alex DeLarge in “A Clockwork Orange” to Dr. Tolian Soran in “Star Trek Generations,” McDowell has turned the cinematic villain into an art form. Perhaps none of his previous characters, however, could match the historically tainted image that his…
Article: SXSW 2012: Reggie Watts explains his unique comedy style
The comedy group Stella greatly influenced the way he thought about comedy.
Article: SXSW 2012: Willem Dafoe talks training for “The Hunter”
“It’s kind of stripped down essential filmmaking when it’s just one actor, simple actions, a landscape, and a camera,” he said of the movie.
Article: Brad Bird isn’t ruling out “The Incredibles 2″
“I would not say no to ['The Incredibles 2'], because I really love that world and I love those characters,” he tells IFC.
Article: “21 Jump Street” writer talks cameos, car chases, and the sequel he’s already working on
“21 Jump Street” arrives in theaters this week, and it’s already generated a lot of buzz for doing what many thought was impossible: making a movie based on a television series that’s actually, well… really, really good. IFC recently spoke with “21 Jump Street” co-writer Michael Bacall about the positive vibes surrounding the film as…
Article: SXSW 2012: Danny Way talks jumping the Great Wall of China in “Waiting For Lightning”
“It was very clear to me that this was Danny’s gift to share to the world of being the type of skateboarder that he is,” director Jacob Rosenberg said.
Article: Toby Jones calls “Snow White and the Huntsman” a “very dark” film
“It’s very hard to judge a movie before it’s cut, but at the time it feels very, very dark and very unlike any other version of ‘Snow White’ I’ve ever seen, which is exciting,” he said.
Article: SXSW 2012: “The Cabin in the Woods” cast opens up about the film
The cast is obsessed with how good Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s script is.
Article: Nick Offerman on getting naked in “Somebody Up There Likes Me”
“Nick felt it was his responsibility as a producer to take his clothes off to support [the naked women],” writer/director Bob Byington said.
Article: “The Hunger Games” Wes Bentley and Toby Jones talk beefed up roles
“I felt a responsibility there and I liked it, and I think what turned out I’m very happy with,” Bentley said.
Article: SXSW 2012: Nick Offerman’s mustache steals the show
“I’m sort of the vehicle for my facial hair. I mean I’m sort of happy to ride the coattails of my beard,” he said of their relationship.
Article: “The Hunger Games” director Gary Ross and cast talk three vs. four movies debate
Unsurprisingly, most of them want four movies.
Article: Brad Bird offers update on the disaster movie, “1906″
The “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” director has had trouble making the script work for a feature film.
Article: Heavy talk with the directors of “Last Days Here”
“There are tons of people who enjoy rock and roll. Bobby is rock and roll.” That’s co-director Demian Fenton on Bobby Liebling, the subject of his new documentary “Last Days Here.” Liebling is the lead singer of Pentagram, a heavy metal band from Maryland that has become one of the genre’s biggest cult legends despite…
Article: “Man of Steel” star Michael Shannon talks about his respect for General Zod
The actor talks about his relationship with the “Man of Steel” villain.
Article: Zachary Quinto talks “Star Trek 2″ battle scene and photo leaks
Plus he gives details on yesterday’s leaked set pictures featuring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Article: The directors of “Undefeated” tackle high school football
“You keep doing the right thing. And good things will happen to you.” Those are the words of high school football coach Bill Courtney to his team, the Manassas Tigers. Based on the incredible power of “Undefeated,” the film about Courtney and the Tigers, one has to assume that its directors, Dan Lindsay, and T.J.…
Article: “Bullhead”‘s director and star steer the conversation
The race for the Academy Awards is a high-stakes, high-pressure game. But Michael R. Roskam and Matthias Schoenaerts, the writer/director and star of “Bullhead,” a brutal and beautiful nominee for the Oscars’ Best Foreign Language Film, seemed downright relaxed as we chatted in their New York hotel room three weeks before the big show. The…
Article: Separating fact and fiction with “A Separation” director Asghar Farhadi
As I was packing up my briefcase after our interview, director Asghar Farhadi made one request through his interpreter, Sheida Dayani: quote his words precisely. He’d been misquoted before, he told me, and he didn’t want it to happen again. This struck me as an interesting request, since Farhadi’s superb film, the Spirit Award and…
Article: “Another Earth” star and co-writer Brit Marling talks how life has changed since Sundance
Seemingly overnight at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Brit Marling went from relatively unknown documentary writer to the newest critically acclaimed indie darling. Marling both starred in and co-wrote two of the most well-received films at Sundance: “Sound of my Voice” and “Another Earth,” which won the Special Jury Prize. The latter went on to…
Article: Taylor Hackford’s Trip to the “Love Ranch”
Not since 1985′s “White Nights” has California-born director Taylor Hackford (“Ray,” “An Officer and a Gentleman”) worked with Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren. That isn’t to insinuate any animosity from that first collaboration since, well, the two eventually got married. Loosely based on the real-life story of America’s first legal brothel, Hackford’s ’70s-set drama “Love Ranch”…
Article: Oliver Stone Heads “South of the Border”
Before American audiences can get their greedy eyes on Oliver Stone’s long-anticipated sequel “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” this fall, the three-time Oscar winner will release an even more politically minded film, if you don’t mind Hugo Chávez standing in for Shia LaBeouf. As genial as it is revealing, “South of the Border” sees Stone…
Article: Albert Pyun’s “Tales” Stand Tall
In the independent filmmaking world, Albert Pyun is a little more independent than most. Having made his directorial debut with “The Sword and the Sorcerer” in 1982 after serving an apprenticeship under Akira Kurosawa, Pyun carved out a unique niche as a director of low-budget, high-concept genre films starring casts slightly past their prime. Some…
