Jovan Adepo and Jean Smart joined the Babylon cast in a virtual press conference for members of the Critics Choice Association. Brad Pitt was not among the cast participating in the early December press conference. While Damien Chazelle was set to participate, he ended up getting sick and unable to join. TCM’s Dave Karger moderated the press conference and my question below is among those that were picked. Adepo stars as Sidney Palmer while Emmy-winning actress…
"Jovan Adepo and Jean Smart talk Babylon, Damien Chazelle"Category: Interviews
Mary McCartney spoke with Solzy at the Movies about her new Abbey Road Studios documentary, If These Walls Could Sing. The film, which covers the entire history of Abbey Road, launches December 16 on Disney+. If These Walls Could Sing is one of my favorite documentaries of the year. How honored were you to premiere the film at Telluride? Mary McCartney: I’m honored that you just said that. Thank you. Telluride was mind-blowing. I’ve never…
"Mary McCartney talks If These Walls Could Sing"
Adam Devine sat down with Solzy at the Movies to discuss the recently released Peacock series, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin. Devine reprises the role of Bumper Allen–originated in Pitch Perfect–in the new-spinoff series. In the new series– developed for television by Megan Amram and Elizabeth Banks–Bumper moves to Berlin after learning one of his songs is a hit in Germany. Devine stars alongside Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, Lera Abova, and Flula Borg. Congrats on…
"Adam Devine talks Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin"
Filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson spoke about Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio during a roundtable interview. My full thoughts on the film are still forthcoming but one thing that stood out to me in this approach to the story was changing the Pleasure Island sequence to a re-education youth camp. If you’ve seen any of Disney Pinocchio movies, you already know how nightmarish the sequences can be. There are no donkeys in this film…
"Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson talk Pinocchio"
Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne sat down with Solzy at the Movies to discuss The Good Nurse, which is now streaming on Netflix. Eddie, it’s so good to see you again for the first time since the Chicago red carpet in 2019. Eddie Redmayne: Lovely to see you too. How are you? I’m doing well. Yourself? Eddie Redmayne: Good. Yeah, I’m doing well. Thank you. It’s rainy and grizzly in London, but I’m doing very well.…
"Eddie Redmayne talks The Good Nurse"
Noah Segan spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Yiddish vampire horror-comedy Blood Relatives and learning from Rian Johnson. In Blood Relatives, a115-year-old Yiddish vampire, Francis (Noah Segan) still looks 35. He’s been roaming American backroads solo for decades liking it that way. Things change when a teenager with fangs, Jane (Victoria Moroles), shows up and says that she’s his daughter. From there, the two of them end up going on the road, deciding whether…
"Noah Segan talks Blood Relatives, Rian Johnson"
Jonathan Majors, one of the stars of Devotion, spoke with Solzy at the Movies during the 2022 Chicago International Film Festival. Majors was in town to receive the Artistic Achievement Award as a part of the Black Perspectives Tribute during the festival. Devotion is an aerial war epic based on Adam Makos’ bestselling book of the same name. The film tells the story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots–Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors) and Tom…
"Jonathan Majors talks Devotion, Marvel"
JD Dillard, the director of Devotion, spoke with Solzy at the Movies during the 2022 Chicago International Film Festival. Devotion is an aerial war epic based on Adam Makos’ bestselling book of the same name. The film tells the story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots–Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors) and Tom Hudner (Glen Powell)–during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately go onto make them among the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen. In addition…
"JD Dillard talks Devotion"
Megan Amram sat down with Solzy at the Movies to discuss the upcoming Peacock series, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin. The musical comedy series is based on the hit Pitch Perfect franchise that ignited a cultural phenomenon. Joining Adam Devine and Flula Borg are newcomers Sarah Hyland, Jameela Jamil, and Lera Abova. What you need to know about the show is that Bumper Allen (Adam Devine) moves to Germany in order to revive his music…
"Megan Amram talks Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin"
Documentary filmmaker Ryan White spoke with Solzy at the Movies about his new film, Good Night Oppy, and bringing it to the screen. This is one of those films that I saw during Toronto and fell in love with immediately. It’s a documentary well-suited for the Amblin Entertainment brand because it’s best described as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial meets WALL-E. That being said, it’s technical achievements are some of the best things about the film. Ryan…
"Ryan White talks Good Night Oppy"
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