Beverly D’Angelo spoke with Solzy at the Movies about acting and the SAG-AFTRA strike during her Fan Expo Chicago appearance. The actress is signing autographs and posing for photos with fans during the convention. At 1:45 PM this afternoon, she will join former castmates Anthony Michael Hall, Dana Barron, Christie Brinkley, and Randy Quaid for a panel. While Chevy Chase was previously announced to attend, he canceled his appearance as of Thursday. Because of the…
"Beverly D’Angelo talks Acting, SAG-AFTRA Strike – Fan Expo Chicago 2023"Category: Interviews
Todd Stashwick spoke with Solzy at the Movies about improv, Patrick Stewart, and the SAG-AFTRA strike while attending Fan Expo Chicago. Stashwick is a native to the Chicago area and previously performed with The Second City Touring Company after graduating from Illinois State. From there, Stashwick performed at Second City Detroit, which has given the world the likes of Keegan-Michael Key, Sam Richardson, Tim Robinson, etc. He also performed with the now-defunct Second City Northwest…
"Todd Stashwick talks Improv, SAG-AFTRA Strike – Fan Expo Chicago 2023"
Emily Swallow spoke with Solzy at the Movies last week ahead of making an appearance at this weekend’s Fan Expo Chicago 2023. In accordance with the current SAG-AFTRA strike rules, we did not discuss any struck work. While it certainly makes for a different interview with actors than I’m used to, it was a very productive conversation. In addition to the upcoming convention, we also spoke about her approach to acting, what she looks for…
"Emily Swallow talks Fan Expo Chicago 2023, Acting"
Gene Back spoke with Solzy at the Movies over the phone about scoring Shortcomings shortly after the Sundance premiere. Randall Park directed the film from a script written by Adrian Tomine, who adapted from his own graphic novel. The film stars Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Tavi Gevinson, Debby Ryan, Sonoya Mizuno, with Jacob Batalon and Timothy Simons. Shortcomings follows Ben (Justin H. Min), Miko (Ally Maki), and Alice (Sherry Cola) as they…
"Gene Back talks Shortcomings, Composing the Score"
Sophie Kargman sat down with Solzy at the Movies shortly after the world premiere of Susie Searches last year during TIFF. The comic thriller is an expansion of the 2020 short film and a solid feature debut. There’s been a number of comedic whodunits in recent years including Knives Out, Glass Onion, The Afterparty, Only Murders in the Building, etc. At first glance, Susie Searches looks like a regular ol’ whodunit. But as we dive…
"Sophie Kargman talks Susie Searches"
Leslie Iwerks and Mark Catalena spoke with Solzy at the Movies about their new DC Comics documentary, Superpowered: The DC Story. The three-part documentary series is narrated by Rosario Dawson and features sixty new and archival interviews with actors, filmmakers, creators, and executives. Iwerks and Catalena take an unprecedented look at the history of DC Comics over the course of three hours. As Catalena tells Solzy at the Movies, this documentary series could easily have…
"Leslie Iwerks and Mark Catalena on Superpowered: The DC Story"
Mel Eslyn spoke to Solzy at the Movies about her feature directorial debut, Biosphere, which is now playing in theaters. Biosphere , directed by Eslyn and co-written by Eslyn and Mark Duplass, was one of the final films to be announced for TIFF last year. The sci-fi comedy stars Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass as the last two men on Earth. Billy (Mark Duplass) and Ray (Sterling K. Brown) are best friends and are…
"Mel Eslyn talks Biosphere"
Alex Winter spoke with Solzy at the Movies about directing The YouTube Effect, which will begin its theatrical run starting on July 7. Our conversation took place in June 2022 shortly before the film’s world premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Festival. YouTube was frequently in the news during this time. Winter’s film looks at the rise of YouTube and how it has changed our world, for better or worse. Documentary subjects include Caleb Cain, Steve…
"Alex Winter talks The YouTube Effect"
Julie Cohen and Every Body documentary subjects Alicia Roth Weigel and Sean Saifa Wall were on hand to discuss the film during Tribeca. Our conversation took place one day after the world premiere at Tribeca. If I had more time, I would have asked about the end credits. However, this film is more than just its end credits because Every Body is a pivotal film in the fight for intersex rights. It’s a film that…
"Every Body: Julie Cohen, Doc Subjects on Intersex Film"
Catherine Hardwicke spoke with Solzy at the Movies about directing Prisoner’s Daughter in the Las Vegas heat and other challenges. Our conversation took place one day after the word premiere at TIFF in September. Hardwicke spoke about some of the challenges that came with directing the gritty drama about a daughter who takes in her estranged father, who is dying of cancer. She also spoke about how she went from being a production designer to…
"Catherine Hardwicke on Directing Prisoner’s Daughter in the Vegas Heat"