Jack C. Newell, the program director of the Harold Ramis Film School, spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the upcoming film, Monuments. The film is about a college professor, Ted (David Sullivan), whose world is crushed when his wife, Laura (Marguerite Moreau) suddenly passes away. This takes him on a road trip from Colorado to Chicago where he hopes to scatter her ashes at the Field Museum. Throughout the journey, Ted sees visions of…
"Jack C. Newell talks Monuments"Category: Interviews
Michael Barnett and Alex Schmider spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Changing the Game, the transgender sports documentary. The film is now available on Hulu. I first saw Changing the Game two years ago during the Tribeca Film Festival. A lot has and hasn’t happened when it comes to transgender rights. All across the nation, Republican state legislatures are using their platform to treat transgender people as if they aren’t even human. We’re here…
"Changing the Game: Michael Barnett & Alex Schmider"
Washington Post features writer Travis M. Andrews spoke with Solzy at the Movies about his new book, Because He’s Jeff Goldblum. Because He’s Jeff Goldblum is one of the more entertaining albeit unconventional biographies that I’ve read recently and maybe even ever. How did you first get interested in writing a book about Jeff Goldblum? Travis M. Andrews: It’s so funny. I work at the Washington Post as a features writer and one day, we…
"Travis M. Andrews talks Because He’s Jeff Goldblum"
Scott Kreamer stopped by Solzy at the Movies to discuss the third season of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, which just launched on Netflix. The Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous showrunner previously stopped by to discuss the first and second seasons. We get into spoiler territory here so I must stress that you please wait until after watching. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous just launched for the third season on Netflix. What were the big things that the…
"Scott Kreamer on Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous"
Writer-director Tom Putnam and actor David Cross spoke with Solzy at the Movies about The Dark Divide, which is now available on streaming. In addition to David Cross, the film also stars Debra Messing, David Koechner, Cameron Esposito, Gary Farmer, and PaIerson Hood. Tom, how did you first learn about Robert Michael Pyle’s book and what led you to adapt it into a film? Tom Putnam: A friend gave me the book about 11 years…
"The Dark Divide: David Cross, Tom Putnam Talk Film"
James Moll, Founding Executive Director of the USC Shoah Foundation and Academy Award-winning filmmaker, spoke about The Last Days. The Last Days was recently remastered and released on Blu-ray last month. As of today, the Oscar-winning film is also streaming on Netflix. The film follows Hungarian survivors of the Holocaust: Bill Basch, Renée Firestone, Dario Gabbai, Congressman Tom Lantos, Alice Lok Cahana, and Irene Zisblatt. American veterans include Warren Dunn, Katsugo ‘Kats’ Miho, and Dr.…
"James Moll talks The Last Days"
Longtime Disney veteran and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Don Hall spoke about the themes of unity and trust in Raya and the Last Dragon. Hall participated in a virtual press roundtable in advance of Tuesday’s release on home video. The Oscar winner was joined by screenwriters Qui Nguyen and Adele Lim. This was the second of two roundtables to discuss the film with filmmakers. The other roundtable featured director Carlos López Estrada, producer Osnat Shurer and…
"Don Hall talks Raya and the Last Dragon"
Raya and the Last Dragon filmmaker Carlos López Estrada spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the transition to directing animation. The following conversation took place during the first of a two-part virtual roundtable for the Raya and the Last Dragon home video release. In addition to Carlos López Estrada, both producer Osnat Shurer and head of story Fawn Veerasunthorn participated in this roundtable. A second roundtable featured co-director Don Hall, writer Adele Lim, and…
"Carlos López Estrada talks Directing Animation"
Jennifer Stone and Mindy Bledsoe spoke with Solzy at the Movies about their new film, The In-Between, being released on Tuesday. What was the genesis of the screenplay for The In-Between? Jennifer Stone: Mindy and I met a little bit prior to writing this and just bonded immediately over having these unseen illnesses and these chronic things that we deal with on a daily basis with CRPS and Type 1 Diabetes. We both had these…
"The In-Between: Jennifer Stone & Mindy Bledsoe"
Johanna Braddy and Jacob Artist recently spoke with Solzy at the Movies about the new coming-of-age comedy, The Get Together. The new film, directed by Will Bakke, takes place over the course of a Friday night house party in Austin, Texas. What was it about the script that drew your interest? Jacob Artist: I love this story. I love this time of life—in your 20s and you’re sort of figuring out what’s next and what…
"Johanna Braddy & Jacob Artist talk The Get Together"
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