Book Club: The Next Chapter filmmakers Bill Holderman and Erin Simms opened up on the creative process behind the sequel. Holderman and Simms reteam with their Book Club stars–Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen–in taking a vacation to Italy. Where 50 Shades of Grey was the book of choice in the first film, The Alchemist drives the plot of the sequel. Going into the interview, a pressing question on my mind goes…
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Benjamin Millepied sat down with Solzy at the Movies to discuss his feature directorial debut, Carmen, opening up in theaters on April 21. Carmen follows a young independent woman, Carmen (Melissa Barrera), as she is forced to flee her home in Mexico following the murder of her mother. After surviving an illegal border crossing into the US, she is confronted by a lawless volunteer border guard, who murders a pair of immigrants in her group.…
"Benjamin Millepied talks Carmen"
Alex Borstein and Alfie Fuller spoke with Solzy at the Movies ahead of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel returning for its fifth and final season. Borstein stars as Midge Maisel’s manager, Susie Myerson. The role has won Alex Borstein no shortage of acclaim from both critics and colleagues, winning two Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actress. After recurring during the fourth season, Fuller is now a series regular, portraying Susie’s receptionist, Dinah Rutledge. Both actresses tell…
"Alex Borstein, Alfie Fuller talk The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
Gregory Orr spoke with Solzy at the Movies ahead of the TCM premiere of Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul on Sunday, April 2. Sunday night’s 9:45 PM ET broadcast premiere is the first of two airings in April in honor of Warner Brothers celebrating their 100th anniversary. The next WB100 airing of the documentary will take place on April 10 at 11:15 AM ET. Vision Films will release the film digitally on May 9,…
"Gregory Orr talks Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul"
Tom Howe spoke to Solzy at the Movies about Shrinking, Daisy Jones and The Six, and Ted Lasso, all of which are currently streaming. It’s not often that a composer is working on three different series that happen to be released around a close timeframe. But for Tom Howe, it’s exactly what happened. Shrinking premiered in late January on Apple TV+. Daisy Jones and The Six premiered in early March on Prime Video. Ted Lasso…
"Tom Howe talks Shrinking, Daisy Jones, and Ted Lasso"
Oscar-nominated/BAFTA-winning screenwriter Jeff Pope spoke with Solzy at the Movies about The Lost King, which is now playing in theaters. Pope reunites with his Philomena co-screenwriter Jeff Pope to pen the script for The Lost King. It’s a Philomena reunion all around because Stephen Frears handles directing duties behind the camera. This time around, it’s another feel-good story as Sally Hawkins portrays Philippa Langley, an amateur historian investigating the burial location of King Richard III.…
"Jeff Pope talks The Lost King"
Oscar-nominated/BAFTA-winning screenwriter Steve Coogan spoke with Solzy at the Movies about The Lost King, an upcoming IFC Films release. Coogan reunites with his Philomena co-screenwriter Jeff Pope to pen the script for The Lost King. It’s a Philomena reunion all around because Stephen Frears handles directing duties behind the camera. This time around, it’s another feel-good story as Sally Hawkins portrays Philippa Langley, an amateur historian investigating the burial location of King Richard III. Coogan…
"Steve Coogan talks The Lost King"
Actor-comedian Jim Gaffigan spoke with Solzy at the Movies about starring in sci-fi dramedy Linoleum, which is now playing in theaters. Gaffigan was supposed to talk about the film a few weeks ago but had to reschedule the press day. In the film, he stars as Cameron Edwin and doppelganger Kent. Cameron hosts failing children’s science TV show, Above & Beyond, but also has aspirations of being an astronaut. Following a space-race era satellite falling…
"Jim Gaffigan talks Linoleum"
Sara Bradley spoke with Solzy at the Movies about competing in Top Chef World All-Stars and the previous impact from the Kentucky season. After stints in both New York and Chicago, Bradley came back to start up Freight House in her hometown of Paducah, Kentucky. Top Chef World All-Stars premieres tonight at 9 PM ET/PT on Bravo. Every episode will be supersized to 75 minutes in length. Episodes will be available to stream the next…
"Sara Bradley talks Top Chef World All-Stars, Freight House" Writer-director Colin West spoke with Solzy at the Movies about his new film, Linoleum, opening in theaters this weekend. The sci-fi dramedy stars Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, Roger Hendricks Simon, Elisabeth Henry, West Duchovny, with Michael Ian Black and Tony Shalhoub. The film is about Cameron Edwin (Jim Gaffigan), the host of a failing children’s science TV show called Above & Beyond. Cameron has always had dreams of becoming an…
"Colin West talks Linoleum"