Exclusive interview: Smurfs Neil Patric Harris

2011-07-28 23:32:11 Author: Eric Eisenberg Who doesn’t love Neil Patrick Harris? Whether you know him as a child star on the Doogie Howser, M.D. , the ridiculous drug addict in the Harold and Kumar movies, the womanizing and legen-wait for it-dary Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother or simply from his hosting duties at both the Emmys and the Tonys, the guy has proven to wide audiences time and time again that he is the epitome of awesome. Now he’s bringing his particular brand of amazing to the world of The Smurfs . A couple weeks back I had…

God teaches sues Sony, the copyright infringement IFC movie

2011-07-19 11:59:16 Author: Sean O’Connell Here’s a change of pace. A filmmaker has angered a large religious group and is facing legal repercussions and it isn’t Kevin Smith! Instead, the Church of God reportedly is going after Sony Pictures, IFC Films and Comcast for copyright infringement because an image that looks identical to the church’s trademarked cross logo is being used in George Ratliff’s recently released comedy Salvation Boulevard . The film, which opened in limited release on July 15, stars Greg Kinnear as a former Grateful Dead fanatic who catches his evangelical preacher (Pierce Brosnan) in a compromising situation. Based on Larry Beinhart’s…

Video recording interview: Smurfs Director Raja Gosnell and producer Jordan Kerner

2011-07-06 23:54:33 Author: Eric Eisenberg A few weeks back I had the chance to visit Sony Pictures animation, and when I wasn’t deforming Smurfs using an animation program or making Clumsy Smurf curse up a storm as he ran away from a dog, I was talking to the people responsible for bringing the long-beloved characters to the silver screen. Last night I posted my interview with Hank Azaria and Jayma Mays, two of the live-action actors from the feature film, but now it’s time to go behind the scenes with director Raja Gosnell and producer Jordan Kerner. Based on the…

Reteam Aaron Eckhart and hope geography Neil LaBute

2011-05-06 22:16:25 Author: Eric Eisenberg Back in 1997, Aaron Eckhart’s credits included a TV movie, a bit part in a film called Slaughter of the Innocents , and a part in a show called Aliens in the Family . Then he was cast as the lead in Neil LaBute’s In The Company of Men as Chad, an incredibly misogynistic business executive. Since then Eckhart has made himself a household name, even getting the chance to play one of the most iconic comic book villains in history, Harvey Two Face, in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight . While Eckhart and LaBute kept a close working relationship for…