Thomas Ian Nicholas spoke to Solzy at the Movies about Adverse, Zeroville, and the future of the American Pie franchise during Wizard World Chicago 2019. I last spoke with Thomas during Wizard World Chicago 2017 so I was able to get some updates. American Pie turned 20 years old this summer. Thomas Ian Nicholas: It did. It’s almost legal to drink. How come you weren’t in the anniversary photo? Thomas Ian Nicholas: Which photo are…
"Thomas Ian Nicholas talks American Pie, Adverse"Category: Interviews
Samm Levine spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Inglourious Basterds and Freaks and Geeks during Wizard World Chicago 2019. Samm Levine Inglourious Basterds just turned 10 years old. Samm Levine: It did. It did. Happy birthday to Inglourious Bastards. How honored were you to be a part of the film? Samm Levine: It is still probably my favorite project to have ever been a part of. I have loved Quentin and been a great…
"Samm Levine talks Inglourious Basterds, Freaks and Geeks"
Mike O’Brien spoke with Solzy at the Movies this week to discuss the the renewal of AP Bio and co-writing and performing in Sword of Trust. Between Sword of Trust opening and becoming available on VOD today and AP Bio being renewed for a third season, how exciting is it at the moment? Mike O’Brien: Extremely exciting! It’s funny how things come in waves. It was very quiet for several months there. But I’m really…
"Mike O’Brien talks Sword of Trust, AP Bio"
Filmmaker Avi Nesher took some time recently to speak with Solzy at the Movies in advance of the US release of The Other Story. The Israeli film premiered last year during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. When did the idea first form for The Other Story? Avi Nesher: Well, I’ve been very intrigued. I have a daughter with whom I’m close and the most horrible thing going to happen to me is if we…
"Avi Nesher talks The Other Story"
Megan Amram, a writer for The Good Place, recently spoke to Solzy at the Movies in an interview about season two of An Emmy for Megan. It feels like you came out a winner after the first season of An Emmy for Megan because the Television Academy was forced to change the rules. Would you agree? Megan Amram: Absolutely. Literally hundreds of millions of people each year win Emmys, but only I have ever made…
"Megan Amram talks An Emmy For Megan"
Filmmaker Michael Lehmann spoke with Solzy at the Movies in a phone interview prior to Thursday night’s screening of Airheads to close out Cinepocalypse. Airheads will screen as the closing night selection of Cinepocalypse in honor of the film’s 25th anniversary. How honored are you to be screening a 35mm print of the film? Michael Lehmann: I am really jazzed about it. I think that it’s a great way to see a movie. Obviously, it…
"Michael Lehmann talks Airheads at Cinepocalypse"
Filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman were joined by activist Raymond Braun in discussing the YouTube documentary, State of Pride. Both Epstein and Friedman are coming off of an Oscar nomination for End Game. It was Friedman’s first Oscar nomination. Epstein previously won two Oscars for Best Documentary, Features in 1985 and 1990. State of Pride is currently available to watch on YouTube. How thrilling is it to premiere State of Pride at SXSW? Jeffrey…
"State of Pride: Interview with Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, and Raymond Braun"
Filmmaker Bob Byington and actress Kaley Wheless spoke with Solzy at the Movies about Frances Ferguson during the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. I sat down with the duo on the first Friday of SXSW before things became crazy. David Krumholtz, who co-stars as a group therapist, was supposed to join us but he wasn’t able to make it in time because of a flight delay. The two of you came up with the story for…
"Frances Ferguson with Bob Byington, Kaley Wheless"
Matthew Glave spoke with Solzy at the Movies over the phone last week about the upcoming lesbian dramedy Funny Story. While Sundance gets most of the attention during January in Park City, Slamdance takes place on historic Main Street. When I read about Funny Story last year, I knew it was one of those films that I needed to cover. I had the opportunity to meet with the cast and crew on the red carpet…
"Matthew Glave talks Funny Story"
The filmmakers and principal subjects of General Magic sat down with Solzy at the Movies during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. During the first half, I was joined by co-directors Matt Maude and Sarah Kerruish. In the second half, Marc Porat, Andy Hertzfeld, Megan Smith, and Joanna Hoffman would join me. General Magic is said to be the most important dead company in Silicon Valley. Marc Porat and Andy Hertzfeld co-founded the company with Bill Atkinson…
"General Magic: The Most Important Dead Company"