Hunt: Interview with Thomas Vinterberg

“There is a cliché that kids don’t lie, and in this film we claim that they do lie. They do invent stories or lie to make grown-ups happy. In that sense, they become the demons of the film. It’s about kids destroying a man’s life”–Thomas Vinterberg

Rust and Bone: Jacques Audiard

The estimable French director is known for his arty yet accessible films that have won him critical respect and top prizes in various film festivals. Career of Highlights Audiard explored revisionist history post World War II in “A Self-Made Hero.” The fillm won the Best Screenplay prize at the 1994 Cannes Film Fest. He then […]

Dictator, The: Interview with Sacha Baron Cohen

“It is outrageous to call me a dictator.  I am the undemocratically elected leader of my people.  Actually, my full title is Admiral General Aladeen, Supreme Leader, Chief Ophthalmologist, Invincible, All Triumphant, Beloved Oppressor of the People of Wadiya…and excellent swimmer, including butterfly.  I have 118 PhDs, and a diploma in spray tanning from the Qatar Community College.”

 

Dark Shadows: Interview with Johnny Depp

The hands really helped make the character, although I had to learn how to touch things or pick things up about three inches from where my fingers actually were. It took a little while but I got used to it, and it completed the look–Johnny Depp

Lucky One: Zac Efron

Will “The Lucky One” be the lucky film to make Zac Efron a major Hollywood star?