A lot of guys dream of moving to Hollywood to make it as an actor. Most of them probably never even try, and those who do often have no idea what to expect once they …
THE AMAZING GRACE | THE TOPHER GRACE INTERVIEW
ost young actors are so hungry for experience — or a paycheck — that they’ll accept pretty much any role they’re lucky enough to be offered. Which may explain why the early resumes of so …
SHIFTING GEARS | THE ADRIEN BRODY INTERVIEW
Maybe it’s because he’s in Los Angeles, where food prudes abound, but during an interview over dinner at a sleek downtown cucina, Adrien Brody, who has been chatting away amiably, suddenly grows sheepish when his meal, a tasty-looking chicken dish, arrives.
FRENCH TWIST | THE JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET INTERVIEW
ean-Pierre Jeunet’s credits include a modest six features over two decades, but the self-taught French filmmaker continues to charm audiences who are eager to embrace his imaginative vision and playful style. From his 1991 film …
CROSSING BRIDGES | THE JEFF BRIDGES INTERVIEW
Like many actors, Jeff Bridges has always harbored not-so-secret dreams of a career in music. But unlike a lot of those other actors, Bridges is no dilettante. He’s been strumming a guitar since his youth, and as far back as 1969 — well before he became a movie star — he was asked by Quincy Jones to perform one of his original songs, “Lost in Space,” for the soundtrack of the romantic drama John and Mary, starring Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow.
ACTING UP: MCAVOY, BROLIN, DANO, PAGE, BONHAM, CARTER
tonement has the feel of a classic David Lean film. Was director Joe Wright consciously trying to achieve that? I suppose so. We all watched Brief Encounter, which is one of my favorite films, and …
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Don’t hold your breath waiting for Denzel Washington to turn up on TMZ.com. And you’re clearly off your meds if you think he’ll ever get booked for a DUI on PCH, or make a trampoline out of Oprah’s couch, like a couple of his fellow first-dollar-gross peers did last year.
TRUE BRIT | THE COLIN FIRTH INTERVIEW
Single Man marks a significant career milestone for Firth, earning him his first Oscar nomination for Best Actor for his performance as George Falconer, a gay British professor mourning the loss of his late lover during …
MARION COTILLARD – VIVE LA FRANCE!
Two years ago, when Marion Cotillard, dressed in a curve-hugging Gaultier gown that made her look like the most alluring mermaid since Daryl Hannah, accepted the Best Actress Oscar for her shattering performance as singer Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose, most American moviegoers were seeing her for the first time.
DYNAMIC DUOS
Though each film was based on previously published material, Into the Wild, Youth Without Youth and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly were deeply personal expressions for their respective directors, Sean Penn, Francis Ford Coppola and Julian Schnabel. And all three directors fostered intimate collaborations with their stars — each of whom appeared in nearly every frame of their films — resulting in transcendent performances.