The psychological Atlas of America that has been charted by director Alexander Payne is so movingly enlarged in Nebraska that its Oscar nominations in six categories come as no surprise, nor do the awards it has already garnered from critics groups, especially for its star, Bruce Dern. Each of Payne’s five previous features —
FADE IN AWARD-WINNER DANNY KRAVITZ ON HIS NEW FILM “THE MARKSMAN” AND HIS ADVICE FOR ASPIRING SCREENWRITERS
Your new film, The Marksman, opened at #1 this past weekend. Was this your first screenplay sale? The first produced? Yes, this was my first screenplay sale and first produced. I have another optioned script …
GRETA EXPECTATIONS | THE GRETA GERWIG INTERVIEW
Greta Gerwig is flirting with danger. The Sacramento-born actress is at real risk of losing her cult status. In six years, she’s gone from making small-budgeted arthouse fare — like Hannah Takes the Stairs and Baghead — to breakout stardom, co-starring with A-listers Ben Stiller, Russell Brand and Ashton Kutcher, and being directed by legends like Woody Allen.
THE FADE IN INTERVIEW | JACK O’CONNELL
Gifted young actors from the U.K. have been coming to Hollywood since the silent era, but few have captured as much attention, or earned as much praise, as quickly as Jack O’Connell. Anyone who sees Unbroken (or any of his recent films, for that matter) will understand why. Based on the bestselling biography by Seabiscuit author …
THE FADE IN INTERVIEW | CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
For someone who says he never chose to be an actor — and still hasn’t decided officially — Chiwetel Ejiofor is bluffing his way through a remarkable career. Then again, he once said he has been acting as long as he has been sentient, so…
TOP 1OO PEOPLE IN HOLLYWOOD
Amell’s chiseled looks and knack for playing multiple characters have made The CW series Arrow a hit and resurrected a DC superhero once hopelessly buried in the archives behind Batman and Green Lantern. …
GOING PLACES | THE OLGA KURYLENKO INTERVIEW
Hollywood has always been a destination for beautiful and talented European actresses — Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Hedy Lamarr, Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, etc. But nowadays, outside of Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard, …
BEFORE AND AFTER | THE ETHAN HAWKE INTERVIEW
Growing up in public is nothing you’d wish on anybody, yet Ethan Hawke has brought off that often lethal misadventure with rare grace — perhaps because he’s always operated at a contrary angle to whatever …
INTO THE MAYNESTREAM | THE EDDIE REDMAYNE INTERVIEW
In ten short years Eddie Redmayne has gone from the London stage to the world stage. Along the way, he has inhabited a gallery of characters as varied and dissimilar as one could imagine. His …
CHECKING IN TO ROOM 237
When The Shining first opened thirty-two years ago, director Stanley Kubrick’s interpretation of Stephen King’s enormously popular novel was met with decidedly mixed reviews and mild success at the box office. Defenders said the film …