SXSW Interview: Director Jay Dockendorf and Actors Curtiss Cook Jr. & Kerwin Johnson Jr. Talk ‘Naz and Maalik’
Dockendorf wanted an atmosphere where the young actors could grow, create and play and he did a fantastic job.
Dockendorf wanted an atmosphere where the young actors could grow, create and play and he did a fantastic job.
“Leave it at the door. Don’t take it with you afterwards. It just ruins your day and it’s really not meant to do that” – Jenna Ushkowitz on Auditions
“I find sometimes emotional scenes are not that difficult for me. I find a way of tricking myself to trick myself to make something happen.” – Robert Duvall
Emmer and McDermitt have a nice, odd chemistry. There are times when Mary stares at Homer with such disdain yet, we can see at the end of the stare, just as the camera turns away, there’s something there.
I dare you to watch Michael Showalter’s new film, ‘Hello, My Name is Doris’, and not completely be in love with Sally Field at the end of this charming film
Directed by Ondi Timoner, the doc follows the multi-hyphenate (comedian/actor/author/activist/rabble-rouser) into the second coming of his career, activism.
Directors Robert Machoian and Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck talk about their SXSW film, God Bless the Child and working with kids and 2 patients dogs.
I’m not the biggest fan of horror films but ‘The Final Girls’ totally won me over. OK, slayed me. I tried not to write that but couldn’t help it.
The director and cast talk about their original idea for the web series, the challenges of moving from the web to a film and how Daniel Dae Kim got involved
Directed on a shoestring budget and taking a 1 1/2 to complete, the duo behind Sweaty Betty prove that with determination and will, you can do anything
“I’m a lifer actor,” James Tupper told me. “I went to drama school and got a Master’s. I did the way of the less talented. I had to just find a way to keep it going where I could really break in.”
“You’re really just kind of in the story and letting it all unfold around you. It’s really wonderful. I love it” – Mary Elizabeth Winstead on shooting Faults in chronological order
“There’s no tricks. It’s very open, it’s very stripped down, it’s playing with the truth and without emotional truth no scene works” – Leland Orser
“I’m always trying to play that truth even if the comedy is extreme” – Aisha Tyler on Voicing Lana Kane on ‘Archer’
“This is a chance to play a character that’s a little closer to who I am in real life and be a real person” – Will Forte
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is one of those shows that starts and two hours later, you wonder where the time went.
The film isn’t for everyone, I’ll say that. But Cronenberg captures the desperation of Hollywood perfectly and for that, it deserves a look.
“I still laugh out loud every time I read a new script and that’s really rare” – Judy Greer on ‘Archer’
Of the four speeches from last nights Academy Awards acting categories, J.K. Simmons was my favorite. We’d heard him say some of the same things back when he won his SAG Award but the whole ‘call your parents’ moment really got me. Did I call my parents? No, but that’s
Based on the musical of the same name, The Last Five Years is exactly what a fan of the show could ever want.