Film Interviews

Woodstock DVD/Joel Rosenman Interview
Timessquare.com was able to sit in on the reminiscences of Rosenman, who doesn't look like he's old enough to have been one of the guiding lights of Woodstock in 1969! In addition to telling many terrific stories about that momentous weekend, he also talked about what's coming from the partnership he is still helping to guide, Woodstock Ventures ...

Director Erick Zonca On 'Juila'
Erick Zonca recently discussed Julia, Swinton and what he’s been doing for the past several years ...

Jenny Lumet Talks About 'Rachel Getting Married'
Jenny Lumet, daughter of veteran director Sidney Lumet recently discussed writing Rachel, watching director Jonathan Demme and actress Anne Hathaway while on the set, and recording her first DVD commentary ...

Oscar Showdown 2009: The Interviews
In past years our editors and writers have had some pretty impressive interviews with some of this years Academy Award nominees. As a tie-in to the 2009 Oscar season read on to see what Heath Ledger, Marisa Tomei, Kate Winslet, and others talked about before they were nominated. Also you watch our very special video about the Oscar statues themselves! ...

Battle Cry
Nick Broomfield's latest film, Battle for Haditha, is a dramatic reenactment of one of the most horrendous events of the seemingly endless Iraq War, when U.S. Marines massacred dozens of Iraqi civilians after a detonated homemade bomb killed one soldier and wounded several others...

Julian Schnabel Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly"
"The Diving Bell and The Butterfly," director Julian Schnabel comes to filmmaking under odd circumstance as a world-class fine artist...

Dustin Hoffman Takes a Magical Turn
Legendary actor Dustin Hoffman show his phantasmogorical side in his latest film, a kid-oriented fantasy...

Actress Natalie Portman Steps Into This Magic Emporium
No longer a child star, Natalie Portman retains an innocence perfect for director Zach Helm's kid-fantasy, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"...

Ron Livingston Rescues Holly and Finds Something of Himself
Actor Ron Livingston stars in "Holly"—a hard-hitting examination of the child sex trade in Southeast Asia...

Ray Winstone Becomes Incredibly Transformed Into Beowulf
Through the amazing techonlogy of motion-capture animation, 50-year-old British actor  Winstone is transform into the Norse hero in "Beowulf"...

Marisa Tomei Makes Sure We Know She's There In Sidney Lumet's Latest
"Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"--director Lumet's return to form is garnering accolades for some great performances, especially Marisa Tomei...

Other Israel Festival Director Carole Zabar
Carole Zabar, an active supporter of Israeli documentary filmmaking and one of the founders of The Other Israel Film Festival, speaks on Jewish and Arab relations...

Stephen King and Frank Darabont Step Out of "The Mist"
Two incredibly talented horror/scif-fi fantasy geeks makes one of their best collaborations ever, "The Mist," a scary near-doomsday tale perfect for our times...

Jan Harlan Keeps His Eyes Wide Open On New Ideas
Jan Harlan answered several questions about the new Stanley Kubrick DVD set and what else will be coming from the late great director's estate in the future...

Damon Dash Reaches Out Through "Mr. Untouchable"
Harlem-born Damon Dash has been successful with music and clothing; now with director Marc Levin's doc "Mr. Untouchable" he steps up the game...

Don Cheadle Answers a Call to Action with "Darfur Now"
Actor Don Cheadle dons his activist cap to grapple with the crisis in Darfur by participating in and producing a new documentary about the genocide there in Sudan...

Josh Hartnett Survives "30 Days of Night"
Josh Hartnett talks about his challenging role as a vampire-slayer in his new film "30 Days of Night"...

Philip Seymour Hoffman Wrestles His Inner Devil
Philip Seymour Hoffman is a master actor who makes for a master bad guy in (the master director) Sidney Lumet's new film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead"...

Eva Mendes Walks on the Wild Side
For L.A.-born Eva Mendes, it's both a treat and a challenge to work on a NYC film like James Gray's cop drama "We Own the Night"...

"Blade Runner" Final Cut Interviews
Now that Ridley Scott’s “final cut” of "Blade Runner" is currently playing in NY theaters, we sat down with producer Charles de Lauzirika to hear his experience...

Javier Bardem Plays Men Full of Love and Hate
It's been quite a year for Spanish actor Javier Bardem with his three English-language films out virtually at the same time...

Ryan Gosling's Love for a "Real Girl"
After receiving an Oscar nom for being a drug-addled school teacher in "Half Nelson," Ryan Gosling talks about his new movie "Lars and the Real Girl"...

Ang Lee Expresses Lust With Little Caution
Ang Lee is one of the world's greatest filmmakers, working comfortably within disparate genres. His new film "Lust, Caution" explores the story of a young woman who uses her sexuality to gain the trust of a high-powered Chinese official...

Emile Hirsch Takes Some Severe Steps Into The Wild
In preparation for his role in the Sean Penn-directed "Into The Wild," actor Emile Hirsch had to lose considerable weight and toughen himself up to endure serious outdoors work in the Alaskan wilderness...

Viggo Mortensen Makes His Eastern Promises
It's understandable why director David Cronenberg has recently cast Viggo Mortensen as his lead in two complementary but very different films--Mortensen inhabits these characters and the characters inhabit him. But in "Eastern Promises," this Oscar-bound actor has created his most defined role yet...

French Actress Marion Cotillard Ensures the Legacy of Édith Piaf
In "La Vie En Rose," French actress Marion Cotillard utterly transforms herself into the legendary French songstress Édith Piaf. With her bedroom eyes and convincing pout, Cotillard has always had her fans but with this performance she is being touted as Oscar-worthy...

Clive Owen’s Inner 007 Shoots ‘Em Up
It’s no surprise to see Clive Owen hefting a gun around in a movie, but "Shoot ‘Em Up" offers a whole new era for the versatile star. If the box office boasts well on the first, it could become his very own James Bond series, though Owen doesn’t see it that way...

Alan Alda And His Many Careers
Alan Alda is one of America's great talents, whether he appears on television, in film, on stage or in print--and has won the accolades to prove it. In our interview, Alda discusses his new film, "Resurrecting the Champ" ...

This Trio Gets Superbad
From "The 40 Year Old Virgin" to "Superbad," producer Judd Apatow has put his stamp on the modern comedy universe. We sat down with the stars of his hilarious new film, Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and Chris Mintz-Plasse ...

A Short Sweet Interview About Programming The NY Film Festival
A flash of questions about how 'New York' The New York Film Festival  has gotten from Film Society of Lincoln Center Program Director Richard Peña ...

Hair Raising Success For Nikki and Zac in Hairspray
You can't stop the beat of the musical movie "Hairspray" shaking its way up in the box office. The film's leading stars Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron took time out from the spotlight to talk about the movie and their futures ...

Author Neil Gaiman Is Blessed With Stardust
For author Neil Gaiman, seeing his expansive graphic novel "Stardust" made into a film that is getting the full-press treatment is a triumph in and of itself--though he initially approached the whole experience with anxiety, if not outright dread...

Lessons In Interviewing From Sienna Miller
Seeing the 25 year-old Sienna Miller in the celebrity-versus-journalist film "Interview" makes for a curious loop-upon-a-loop since she's an actress who has gotten far more press for her celebrity status than for the quality of the films she's been in ...

Zeta-Jones and Eckhart Show No Reservations For Fine Cuisine
By cooking up some serious chemistry between Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart, director Scott Hicks ("Shine") stirred up a satisfying romantic comedy with "No Reservations." But he didn't just follow the genre's staid conventions--the film also throws some tragedy and serious drama into the mix...

Dan Futterman Has A Mighty Heart
Starting as an actor, Dan Futterman went on to write the screenplay for “Capote,” earning an Oscar nomination along the way. Recently, Futterman has tackled his biggest role to date as Daniel Pearl in “A Mighty Heart.” In doing this part, Futterman had to create a presence larger than the face-time he had on screen...

Richard Trank Makes Sure We Will Never Forget Simon Wiesenthal
With "I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal," director Richard Trank documents the Nazi hunter's life and triumphs. Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman, the film features interviews with longtime Wiesenthal associates, government leaders, friends and family members...

Danny Boyle Stands in the Sunshine and Questions the Future
For gonzo British director Danny Boyle, making a film like "Sunshine" required a different set of muscles than those used with his other films. The pace was more deliberate; the characters couldn't be so overtly quirky. Yet the film still had to have his visual pizzazz and cast of unique characters...

Christian Bale Makes Rescue Dawn A Real Experience
In Werner Herzog's "Rescue Dawn," Christian Bale's portrayal of the captured Navy pilot Dieter Dengler is riveting, memorable and disturbing. An extraordinary piece of work, it's not surprising that it comes from Bale, an actor who truly gives life to the idea of method acting by really inhabiting his parts...

Don Cheadle Does The Talking About Petey Greene
Though the late "Petey" Greene is a relatively obscure figure on the cultural landscape, he was a forerunner of the modern-day shock jock. Now, channeled through Don Cheadle's uncanny  performance, Greene gets the spotlight again in "Talk To Me"...

Director Doug Block Discovers His History On The Street Where He Lived
In "51 Birch Street," director Doug Block goes behind the closed doors of his seemingly idyllic childhood household and uncovers the secrets of his parents' 50-year marriage. ...