Black Sheep's February TMN Picks
February 2010
Movie Entertainment
ON THE MOVIE NETWORK
INTERVIEWS
Teri Hart talks to Edie Falco about Nurse Jackie. Falco explains that she likes being part of this exciting ensemble and she's grateful that she was invited to participate in the casting process.
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Edie Falco talks to Teri Hart about the challenges of playing a flawed, complicated character in Nurse Jackie. She also talks about the rewards of respecting the audience's intelligence and the loyalty it inspires.
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Teri Hart talks to Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci and writer/director Nora Ephron about Julie & Julia. Streep explains that she picked the perfect profession because it allows her to play characters with a wide variety of professions.
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Teri Hart talks to Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey about Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Garner hypothesizes that women are attracted to men like the film's protagonist becasue they seem unattainable and trying to fix them is an exciting challenge.
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Movie Entertainment talks to Maury Chaykin and executive producer Mark McKinney about Less Than Kind.
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Band of Brothers star Ron Livingston talks to Movie Entertainment about the origins of the series and Tom Hanks' role in the production.
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Band of Brothers star Ron Livingston talks to Movie Entertainment about the series' relationship to reality and the dramatic effects of non-fiction in storytelling.
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Ron Livingston talks to Movie Entertainment about the positive results he hopes are brought about by Band of Brothers.
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Ron Livingston talks to Movie Entertainment about the experience of training for Band of Brothers with Captain Dale Dye, a consultant on numerous war films.
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Teri Hart talks to Eddie Murphy and Yara Shahidi about Imagine That. Murphy marvels at the 9-years-old's impressive acting talent and Shahidi re-counts some of her favorite moments working with the comedy star.
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Teri Hart talks to Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds and director Anne Fletcher about The Proposal. Bullock reveals that it wasn't really a challenge to play a Canadian because Americans and Canadians aren't that different.
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Teri Hart talks to Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White and director Anne Fletcher about The Proposal. Reynolds believes that the film works because he and Bullock are drawing on their own real life chemistry.
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Steve Gow talks to Michael Caine and Bill Milner about Is Anybody There? Michael Caine says this is the first script that ever made him cry and explains the challenges of doing card tricks with "hands like the Boston Strangler."
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Teri Hart asks Monsters vs. Aliens stars Kiefer Sutherland, Will Arnett and Rainn Wilson to pick sides in various age-old conflicts: dogs vs. cats, brothers vs. sisters and Santa Claus vs. the Easter Bunny.
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Monsters vs. Aliens stars Kiefer Sutherland, Will Arnett and Rainn Wilson tell Teri Hart about their childhood fears. Sutherland also discusses the his belief in the film's message.
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Teri Hart talks to John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph about Away We Go. Krasinski says Maya Rudolph gives one of the best performances in recent years... but she doesn't even think of herself as an actress.
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Teri Hart talks to director Sam Mendes about Away We Go. Mendes talks about the importance of acting and the optimistic outlook that has been missing from his previous films.
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Teri Hart talks to Julie & Julia stars Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina and writer/director Nora Ephron about their passions in life -- and their best cooking tips.
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Movie Entertainment talks to Catherine O'Hara about Temple Grandin. O'Hara discusses her expectations while reading about the real Temple Grandin -- and her surprise when she learned what really happened.
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Teri Hart talks to Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn about Management. They talk about the challenges of making their characters gel onscreen and finding a balance that keeps the characters credible and sympathetic.
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Teri Hart talks to Denzel Washington and director Tony Scott about The Taking of Pelham 123. Washington talks about his long-running collaboration with Scott, who has directed him in four films.
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Movie Entertainment talks to author Neil Gaiman about Coraline. He explains that kids see the film as an adventure and adults see it as a horror story, but both should recognize it as a story about overcoming our fears.
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Steve Gow talks to Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, writer Christopher Hampton and director Stephen Frears about Cheri. They discuss the importance of French novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and her influence on the film.
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Teri Hart talks to Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes and writer/directr Stephan Elliott about Easy Virtue. They talk about the pleasure of adapting the film's 1924 melodrama source material into a playful modern comedy.
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Steve Gow talks to Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless and John Hannah about Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Whitefield says that people are drawn to stories about gladiators because of their emphasis on masculinity and Lawless guesses that it has to do with our collective bloodlust.
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Teri Hart talks to Devon Bostick, Scott Speedman, Arsinée Khanjian and writer/director Atom Egoyan about Adoration. They talk about the film's exploration of personal histories and the need to find significance in our own stories.
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Steve Gow talks to Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti and Derek Mears about Friday the 13th. They all agree that horror films owe much of their success to villains and the mystery behind their masks.
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Steve Gow talks to Martin Starr and writer/director Greg Mottola about Adventureland. Mottola explains that the success of Superbad made it possible to get financing for such a personal and uncompromising film.
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Steve Gow talks to Michael Fassbender and writer/director Steve McQueen about Hunger. McQueen explains that the story of Bobby Sands made a strong impression on him from a young age and Fassbender talks about the dietary restrictions of the role.
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Steve Gow talks to Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo about The Brothers Bloom. As actors, Brody and Ruffalo see parallels between themselves and their con artist characters, but Ruffalo fears that he might actually be turning into his character.
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Steve Gow talks Dwayne Johnson, Alexander Ludwig, Annasophia Robb and director Andy Fickman about Race to Witch Mountain. The cast discusses special powers they'd like to have Johnson acknowledges his genuine, heartfelt belief in aliens.
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Teri Hart talks to Karine Vanasse about Polytechnique, which deals with the murder of fourteen Montreal students in 1989. Vanasse explains that it was important to focus on the human experience of the event, rather than the sensationalistic media coverage.
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Teri Hart talks to Daniel Craig about Quantum of Solace. Craig explains why Bond remains an old-fashioned character, even as the movies in the series get more modern.
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Teri Hart talks to Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko about Quantum of Solace. An injured Craig explains that there are tremendous physical risks involved in making Bond films -- but it's worth it.
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Teri Hart talks to Jason Segel and Paul Rudd about I Love You, Man. Real-life friends Segel and Rudd talk about the challenges of playing strangers and their enthusiasm for Rush.
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Teri Hart talks to Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Justin Long and Kevin Connolly about He's Just Not That into You. The cast explains which characters they most identify with -- then take Teri's dating quiz.
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Teri Hart talks to Malin Akerman about Watchmen. Akerman explains that the graphic novel is smart, timeless and relevant to the world we're living in now.
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Teri Hart talks to Thomas Lennon, Zac Efron, Matthew Perry and Leslie Mann about 17 Again. Efron's co-stars tell Teri about the experience of working with the heart-throb and Perry learns how to get his "head in the game."
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Movie Entertainment talks to Joshua Jackson and writer-director Michael McGowan about One Week. Upon realizing that the character he was so anxious to play appears in every single scene, Jackson worries that he might be an egomaniac.
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Steve Gow talks to Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino and director Andy Fickman about Race to Witch Mountain. Johnson explains that he likes to appear in family films because the protagonists evolve and learn lessons.
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Inside Scoop
ARTICLES
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The Doctor Is In
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BLOGS
The Epitome of Fine: An Oscars Wrap-up
March 2010
Never Too Late for an OSCAR Quiz...
March 2010
No Oscar Nod for Paul Blart!? Hear Me Roar!
February 2010
The Many Sides of Woody Harrelson
February 2010
And the Nominees Are...
February 2010
5 Reasons to Look Forward to 2010
January 2010
Apples and Oranges or Avatars and Humans
January 2010
