The last two weeks have been jampacked with press tours and I'm heading out the door for yet another, this time with Morgan Spurlock, director of the new doc "Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold." That story will run April 22, along with my review of the film.
But in today's paper is my interview with writer/director Tom McCarthy and the teenage wrestler, Alex Shaffer, who stars alongside Paul Giamatti in the new film "Win Win." Both were a delight to interview and I was struck by the relationship between the novice actor and the director--also a working actor who's known for being tough on his performers. Read the full story here and my review of the film here.
I also reviewed "Source Code" this week, the new Duncan Jones-directed film starring one of my celebrity crushes, Jake Gyllenhaal. Read my review here.
Next week, my interview with "Hanna" director, Joe Wright.
Happy weekend!
Features & Festivals
- UCSD-TV creators had big dreams for small screen (10/25/13)
- Joss Whedon, "Much Ado About Nothing" (6/23/13)
- Matthew McConaughey, Jeff Nichols, "Mud" (4/26/13)
- Danny Boyle, "Trance" (4/12/13)
- Bruce Campbell, "Evil Dead" (4/5/13)
- Park Chan-Wook, "Stoker" (3/15/13)
- San Diego Latino Film Festival (3/3/13)
- Bryan Singer, "Jack the Giant Slayer" (3/1/13)
- Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert, "Beautiful Creatures" (2/14/13)
- San Diego Jewish Film Festival (2/7/13)
- Christopher Walken, "Stand Up Guys" (2/1/13)
- Patrick Wang, "In the Family" (12/7/12)
- Ang Lee, "Life of Pi" (11/18/12)
- Arab Film Festival (11/15/12)
- John Gatins, "Flight" (11/2/12)
- San Diego Asian Film Festival (10/26/12)
- Mike Birbiglia, "Sleepwalk with Me" (8/14/12)
- William Friedkin, "Killer Joe" (8/17/12)
- Will Ferrell, "The Campaign" (8/10/12)
- Zoe Kazan, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, "Ruby Sparks" (8/3/12)
- The Buck Starts Here, San Diego filmmakers using Kickstarter to fund their films (8/3/12)
- Scott Speer, "Step Up Revolution" (7/27/12)
- Benh Zeitlin, Dwight Harris and Quvenzhané Wallis, "Beasts of the Southern Wild" (7/13/12)
- Young Leaders Film Festival, Moms with Issues (6/22/12)
- James McTeigue, director of "The Raven" (4/27/12)
- Lee Hirsch, "Bully" (4/13/12)
- Barbara Chronowski, "Titanic" (4/6/12)
- Coach Bill Courtney, "Undefeated" (3/16/12)
- San Diego Latino Film Festival (3/1/12)
- "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" producer, Charlotte Huggins (2/10/12)
- Daniel Radcliffe, "The Woman in Black" (2/3/12)
- San Diego Jewish Film Festival (2/3/12)
- San Diego Black Film Festival (1/20/12)
- Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" (12/23/11)
- Michael Fassbender, "Shame" (12/9/11)
- "Like Crazy" director, Drake Doremus (11/11/11)
- Actress Elizabeth Olsen and director Sean Durkin, "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (10/26/11)
- German Film Fest Joins Oktoberfest (10/20/11)
- Asian Film Festival Crosses Borders (10/14/11)
- Actor and producer Seth Rogen, "50/50" (9/30/11)
- At San Diego Film Festival, no hitch is their niche (9/23/11)
- Book Review - Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Public Woman (9/4/11)
- "Crime After Crime" director, Yoav Potash (8/18/11)
- Author Kathryn Stockett and actress Bryce Dallas Howard, "The Help" (8/11/11)
- "Another Earth" director and co-writer Mike Cahill and actress, co-writer and actress Brit Marling (8/5/11)
- Center of Couture? La Jolla Fashion Film Festival (7/28/11)
- Life's a Joy Ride for Animator: Interview with "Cars 2" directing animator and San Diego native Victor Navone (6/24/11)
- An '8' Ball: Interview with 'Super 8' director J.J. Abrams (6/10/11)
- Morgan Spurlock is Branded for Life: Interview with "Greatest Movie Ever Sold" director (4/22/11)
- "Hanna" Director a Proud Parent: Interview with Joe Wright (4/8/11)
- Pinning Down a Childhood: Interview with "Win Win" director Tom McCarthy and young star Alex Shaffer (4/1/11)
- "Last Lions" an Emotional Journey: An interview with Dereck and Beverly Joubert (3/11/11)
- Life through a Teenage Lens: Nonprofit behind Latino Film Festival helps young people document their world (3/4/11)
- Oscar Gold Rush (2/25/11)
- Documentary premiering at Jewish Film Festival shows seniors embracing life after 90 (2/4/11)
- San Diego Black Film Festival (1/21/11)
- Indie Films, with a Wholesome Touch, SD Christian Film Festival (12/24/10)
- "Tangled" Interview w/ Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi (11/26/10)
- Guggenheim Knows He Isn't 'Superman' (10/8/10)
- San Diego Isn't Hollywood, San Diego Film Festival (9/24/10)
- Unconventional Films (8/27/10)
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