The Hot Blog Archive for December, 2007
Friday Estimates by Klady
Well.
No precedent for this one.
The only other $30 million-plus opening day in December was Lord of The Rings: Return of The King, third of a massively successful trilogy
Lunch With… James McAvoy
James McAvoy sat down to talk about Atonement the day before his Golden Globe nomination. We discuss his work on stage and scree, the joy of working blue screen, the stylistic choices in the film, and the power and danger of both the “C” and the “N’ words.
The interview
BYOB – 12/14
It’s your world… I’m just he guy with the hors devours…
28 Comments »A Commenter Graduates
It’s always nice to celebrate happy occasions. This week, Joe Leydon…
The last time I received a diploma, Richard Nixon was in the White House. More than 33 years later, I am, as of today, a Master of Arts, thanks to my incredibly patient mentors at the University of Houston’s School of Communication. Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons and necking in the park. Feel free to have a glass or two of Beaujolais Nouveau in my name, if not on my bill, and share wine kisses with the one(s) you love.
Of course, all of you lesser mortals now will have to address me as “Master Leydon.” (Well, OK, at least for the next day or two.) And just to please me, the college’s latest celebrity alumnus, the mighty UH Cougars will smite the lowly TCU Hornfrogs in the Dec. 28 Texas Bowl. Go Coogs!
LWD – Viggo
Viggo Mortensen, who just got Golden Globe nominated for Eastern Promises, sits down to talk about his work with David Cronenberg and the work of getting into his character as a Russian mob thug with style and pathos.
The interview…
Lunch With David – Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor, one of the cinema world’s great visual directors, on her latest work, Across The Universe, which was nominated for Best Musical/Comedy today by the Golden Globes.
The interview…
Lunch With David #50
I couldn’t be happier to have this duo as our 50th LWD episode. Two brilliant actors, each with very different styles in their work and lives. Michael Clayton‘s award nominated duo of Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson hadn’t met before this interview, having had no scenes together in the film. They talk acting philosophy, the film, Tony Gilroy, George Clooney, and whether exposing yourself on screen is really all that daring.
The interview…
Lunch With David #49 – Nancy Oliver
The screenwriter of Lars & The Real Girl talkas about creating this challenging, sweet, remarkable screenplay.
The interview…
The Quick Version
The Globes, as usual, found a way to discount their significance.
Not only did they choose 7 dramas to reward with nominations, they didn
There Will Be Fighting
I guess I will throw my twenty cents into the tempest in this week
3 Comments »Lunch With… Leslie Mann
The much buzzed Leslie Mann of Knocked Up chats about her career, life, and being “the girl” in show business.
The interview
Lunch With Adam Shankman
Adam Shankman, director of Hairspray, as well as Bringing Down The House and The Pacifier, talks about his career, his road to success, Travolta, and more…
The interview