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Fantastic Fest Interview: Ride with ‘Broncos’ Author Dr. Ronald Chevalier We managed to sit down with Dr. Chevalier to talk Gentlemen Broncos, being a pompous asshole, and the future of science fiction novellas. By Adam Sweeney on November 3, 2009 | Comments |
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Fantastic Fest Interview: Ride with ‘Broncos’ Star Jemaine Clement We managed to sit down with Jemaine Clement to talk Gentlemen Broncos, playing a pompous asshole, and the future of Rock Band: Flight of the Conchords Edition. By Adam Sweeney on November 3, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: ‘Law Abiding’ Gerard Butler Talks Revenge The actor and Evil Twins producing partner talked with us about his latest flick (in a very busy year) and about the crazy family that made him who he is today. By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 26, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Anthony Mackie Talks ‘Hurt Locker,’ the Oscars and Upcoming Projects After being blown away by The Hurt Locker, I was lucky enough to talk to Mackie about his role, the experience of the Middle East during Ramadan, his work with Matt Damon, his friendship with Wynton Marsalis, and his confidence in Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar chances. By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 21, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Team ‘Mandrill’ Teaches Us How to Be a Super Spy With as lightening-fast as Marko Zaror is, we were incredibly lucky to catch him on camera for an exclusive Fantastic Fest interview. We assume the master martial artist and Mandrill director Ernesto Diaz Espinoza were lured in by the promise of free booze and shag carpet on the walls. By Brian Salisbury on October 19, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: We Shoot the Sh*t with Kevin Smith On the 16th anniversary of the first public screening of Clerks, we get personal with the man, the myth, the lunchbox as he rips his heart off his sleeve and slams it down on the table. By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 18, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Michelle Monaghan Talks ‘Trucker’ Michelle Monaghan talks to us about starring as the tough, hardened Diane in James Mottern’s indie drama, in what she calls the “role of a lifetime.” By Robert Levin on October 16, 2009 | Comments |
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Art is an Act of Violence: Refn Talks ‘Bronson’ and Transformations Nicolas Winding Refn is a great filmmaker. He’s also an avid toy collector and a man obsessed with violence and criminals. Watch how these things come together as we enter the mind of the man who gave us Bronson. By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 10, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: ‘Zombieland’ Writers Talk Killing the Undead and Fighting the Moon In which two men, one having never seen a zombie film and the other a casual fan of the genre, create the best zombie flick since Shaun of the Dead. And in which, I get the scoop of the century on who will be playing Venom. By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 9, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: James McTeigue Talks CGI Blood and ‘Ninja Assassin’ From blood splatter to studio politics, director James McTeigue sits down with us to talk about Ninja Assassin and his forthcoming Poe murder mystery The Raven. By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 5, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Michael Bassett Talks Puritanical Ass Kicking and ‘Solomon Kane’ For the first time on video, you can see with your own eyes as I wander around a parking lot and sit around in a bowling alley with a director who has the skills to become the next major franchise helmer. By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 27, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Charlaine Harris Talks ‘True Blood’ Charlaine Harris who? You may not think you know her, but if it wasn’t for Charlaine Harris and her creation of Sookie Stackhouse, we wouldn’t have HBO’s True Blood. Charlaine sat down with us at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia this past weekend to answer a few questions that we were dying to know. By FSR Staff on September 11, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Mike Judge on ‘Extract,’ The Workplace, and Cruelty in Animation Are you ready for the most high energy interview of all time? That’s too bad, because Mike Judge is a pretty mono-toned guy. Luckily, what he has to say is pretty damned interesting, and as a bonus you get to look at my ugly mug on video. Seriously, I’m like the Charlie Rose of the internet. By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 3, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: ‘Goodbye Solo’ Director Ramin Bahrani on the Magic of Film The man who Ebert has called the “next great American filmmaker” took some time out of a busy schedule to talk about his latest movie, Goodbye Solo, the importance of showing the bad parts of life, and a giant pile of trash floating around in the Pacific. By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 29, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Brea Grant Talks Halloween 2 A little less than a year ago Brea Grant was still relatively under the radar, making her debut on Heroes as the speedy Daphne Middlebrook. How the times have changed. By Adam Sweeney on August 23, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Bobcat Goldthwait Talks ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ Rejoice in another fantastic Reject Interview! As you can imagine, when discussing a movie of this emotional weight and dramatic consequence, we end up discussing Robin Williams’s penis for most of the piece. By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 19, 2009 | Comments |
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Interview: Adam McKay and Neal Brennan Give Us ‘The Goods’ The director and producer behind The Goods discuss 19th-century American bearded philosophy, the joy of telling jokes at funerals, and talk about the dangers of doing comedy. By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 15, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Ashton Kutcher Spreads for the Rejects Kevin Carr has a chat with Ashton Kutcher about his new indie film Spread, in which Kevin obsesses about sex scenes with Anne Heche, suspenders and whether a fat guy from Ohio can find an L.A. sugar mama. By Kevin Carr on August 14, 2009 | Comments |
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Exclusive: Armando Iannucci Keeps Us In the Loop Armando Iannucci talks to us about his whip smart political satire and the challenges of finding the humor in a scary story. By Robert Levin on July 29, 2009 | Comments |
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20 Questions with ‘It’s Always Sunny’ Star Kaitlin Olson Ms. Olson was brave enough to suffer the quick-fire gauntlet of a round of 20 Questions with FSR while doing a little bit of press for her upcoming indie comedy Weather Girl. One question remains: why is she excited about Danny DeVito getting naked? By Dr. Cole Abaius on July 28, 2009 | Comments |