Valentine's Day: Interview with director Garry Marshall

"Valentine's Day," directed by Garry Marshall, has a star-studded cast featuring Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Julia Roberts, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Taylor Swift, Anne Hathaway and many more. The film is being released February 12 by Warner.

Marshall states, "'Valentine's Day' covers various types of relationships, and I think they all work very well because all our actors were so good. The most important thing was finding the right chemistry. Nobody can define it, but the audience knows when it's there. The great actors and actresses can create it…and we certainly had a great cast."

 

 

 

Edge of Darkness: Interview with Star Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson plays Craven in "Edge of Darkness," the new film based on a 20 year old BBC miniseries of the same name. The film is being released on January 29 by Warner Bros.

Gibson, returning to the screen after a highly successful period behind the camera, takes on the part of Craven, his first starring role in seven years. "It was an intriguing story," says Gibson. "That's the main thing–if I think it'll be compelling and entertaining to an audience, I'm on board."

 

 

 

Book of Eli: Interview with Directors Albert and Allen Hughes

Albert and Allen Hughes are the directors of "The Book of Eli," starring Denzel Washington. The film will be released by Warner January 15.

"What we liked about this story was that it was an action adventure but it also had something to say about commitment, sacrifice, survival and human nature," offers Allen Hughes, who, with his twin brother, Albert, directed "The Book of Eli." It is the fifth feature film for the pair, who made their auspicious debut at age 20 with the powerful and acclaimed inner-city drama "Menace II Society."

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Hours: Interview with Director Olivier Assayas

As a family drama, Summer Hours has a Chekhovian feel–I have always been interested in the structure of the novel. But literary often refers to the 19th century, to the classical novel, whereas I’ve also been affected by contemporary literature. My relation to film writing is more literary than scenarist. And from this perspective, I have no problem with being literary. I really admire Chekhov. I’m tempted to say: like everybody else. When we were shooting, I’d sometimes say jokingly to the actors that our film was a distant echo of Cherry Orchard even though I haven’t seen the play performed in a long time–Assayas

Sherlock Holmes: Interview with Director Guy Ritchie

Guy Ritchie is the director of "Sherlock Holmes," starring Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams and Jude Law. The film is being released Christmas Day by Warner Bros.

The cast and filmmakers of "Sherlock Holmes" set out to delve deeper into Conan Doyle's four novels and 56 self-contained short stories to peel back the layers on Holmes. "We've tried to take him back to what we believe to be his origin, which is essentially a more visceral character," says Ritchie, who has been a Holmes fan since childhood.