Jaime Camil, who stars as Doc Jorge Lopez, spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the new Apple TV+ musical comedy series, Schmigadoon! Schmigadoon! is an amazing throwback series to the days of the Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals. How quickly did you say yes upon being offered? Jaime Camil: Yes! Like that. No, actually, I was very lucky and privileged because Cinco Paul, my dear friend, who I did a voice for him for…
"Jaime Camil talks Schmigadoon!"Category: Interviews
Writer-director Marshall Cook and actor-comedian Will Sasso spoke with Solzy at the Movies about their film fest satire, Film Fest. What was the genesis behind the screenplay for Film Fest? Marshall Cook: Well, I would say 23 years of—nope, 15 years of experience of just going to film festivals. I started going to them when I was about 23, hence the number mix up. But yeah, just a lot of time in different places all…
"Marshall Cook, Will Sasso talk Film Fest"
Daryl Wein spoke with Solzy at the Movies recently about the new film, How It Ends, co-written/directed with Zoe Lister-Jones. The film was shot on location in Los Angeles during the pandemic and features a star-studded cast. While it was produced during the pandemic, it is not about the pandemic. Instead, it is about the last day on Earth. In addition to Lister-Jones, the film stars Cailee Spaeny, Whitney Cummings, Tawny Newsome, Finn Wolfhard, Nick…
"Daryl Wein talks How It Ends"
Producer and veteran music supervisor Jeff Pollack spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the new Paul McCartney doc series, McCartney 3,2,1. McCartney 3,2,1 is directed by Emmy Award-winning Zachary Heinzerling and executive produced by McCartney, Rick Rubin, Scott Rodger, Peter Berg, Matthew Goldberg, Brandon Carroll, Jeff Pollack, Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern with Leila Mattimore serving as co-executive producer. Endeavor Content serves as the studio, producing alongside MPL Communications Inc., Shangri-La, Film 45, Kennedy…
"Jeff Pollack talks McCartney 3,2,1"
Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt spoke with Solzy at the Movies this week about their new film, No Ordinary Man, opening in theaters. The film is a documentary about jazz pianist Billy Tipton. It’s not just a documentary but a major cinematic contribution to transgender history. I love the approach that co-directors Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt take in directing the film. It’s part documentary and part holding casting auditions to portray Billy Tipton in…
"Aisling Chin-Yee, Chase Joynt talk No Ordinary Man"
Ted Lasso co-star/co-creator Brendan Hunt spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Apple TV+ comedy series and Chicago improv. I spoke with Hunt prior to Ted Lasso receiving a record 20 Emmy nominations for a freshman comedy series. Hunt was among Ted Lasso‘s four actors nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In addition, Hunt picked up two writing nominations for both the pilot episode and “Make Rebecca Great Again.” The critically acclaimed…
"Brendan Hunt talks Ted Lasso, Chicago Improv"
CJ Hunt, a field producer for The Daily Show, spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the new documentary, The Neutral Ground. The Neutral Ground will open exclusively at the Laemmle Glendale Theatres on July 2, 2021. Following the Independence Day weekend, the film will hold its broadcast premiere Monday July 5, 2021 on PBS at 9:30 p.m. ET (check local listings) and at pov.org. The Neutral Ground will also be available to stream for…
"CJ Hunt talks The Neutral Ground"
The cast and crew of First Date spoke with Solzy at the Movies before the film premiered during the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Co-director Manuel Crosby, producer/actor Brandon Kraus and stars Tyson Brown and Shelby Duclos joined over Zoom to discuss the film. First Date premiered during Sundance in the Next section and since went on to be acquired by Magnet Releasing. The film opens in theaters and VOD this weekend. Crosby co-directs and co-wrote…
"First Date: Sundance Interview With Cast, Crew"
Graham Mason spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Inspector Ike, which will screen during the Rooftop Films Summer Series. The screening, which serves as the physical premiere, takes place on Saturday night. What was the genesis behind the screenplay for Inspector Ike? Graham Mason: Ike is someone that I was a big fan of on the comedy scene out here in Brooklyn. We had worked together on a few projects and at some point…
"Graham Mason talks Inspector Ike"
Jonathan Gruber recently spoke to Solzy at the Movies about the new documentary, Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin. How did you first become interested in making a documentary about former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin? Jonathan Gruber: The Menachem Begin story started with Rob Schwartz, who is the executive producer of the film. He read a book called The Prime Ministers by Yehuda Avener and they talk about four Israeli prime ministers. Begin was…
"Jonathan Gruber talks Upheaval, Menachem Begin"
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