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Alison Lohman Interview
Flying under the tabloids' radar, Alison Lohman is a star for the new millennium: she is focused on her work, not her image. Chris Neumer sits down to chat with her and quickly gets inside the ins-and-outs of good co-stars and why Lohman believes that everything she does is hard.[ Read More... ]
Anapola Mushkadiz
Actress Anapola Mushkadiz created quite a stir in her first ever role in Battle in Heaven: that's what an opening scene featuring actual sex can do. Mushkadiz talks to Chris Neumer about why America needs to get over on-screen blowjobs, why and why acting is so surprisingly easy.[ Read More... ]
Andy Serkis Interview
Andy Serkis is the least recognized actor with major roles in The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong and The Rise of the Planet of Apes. Playing Gollum, King Kong and Cesar, Serkis' countenance has been shrouded in a mask of pixels, but this doesn't bother him a bit. For him, it's all about the character.[ Read More... ]
Arliss Howard Interview
Arliss Howard is best known for his portrayal of Cowboy in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Co-writing, directin and acting in Big Bad Love,?i> this is poised to change. Howard talks to Chris Neumer to get inside this American independent gem.[ Read More... ]
Bai Ling Interview
Bai Ling talks almost entirely in metaphor. No one will ever mention this to you, but she does. Chris Neumer attempts to make sense of this and gets into why it's occasionally necessary to eat maggots and when 'not thinking' is the best approach to something.[ Read More... ]
Bill Paxton Interview
Bill Paxton has starred in Titanic, Twister and Apollo 13. Prior to Frailty though, he'd never gotten behind the camera to direct. Chris Neumer speaks to Paxton to get the story on being a first time director, how to create a ruse and the positive aspects of serial killing.[ Read More... ]
Billy Bob Thornton Interview
Billy Bob Thornton has made a career out of playing what he calls "the asshole". Nobody has done it better than Thornton. From Mr. Woodcock to Bad Santa, what Thornton has, you don't see very often.[ Read More... ]
Bob Balaban Interview
Actor/writer/director Bob Balaban is a true scholar and a gentleman. Balaban sat down to talk to Chris Neumer to get inside the state of American comedy today, the beauty of working with great directors and Brad Pitt's love life.[ Read More... ]
Brad Zions Interview
After an extremely successful time at AOL, Brad Zions cashed out at the right time and began looking at his next challenge: making it in the film world. Zions connected with Jennifer Westfeldt and Eden Wurmfeld and helped fund and produce the indie gem, Kissing Jessica Stein. The rest, as they say, is history. Chris Neumer talks to Zions to get the full story.[ Read More... ]
Brian Herzlinger Interview
Brian Herzlinger is the most upbeat filmmaker in the world. He took his winnings from the gameshow Taboo, bought a video camera at Circuit City and spent 30 days filming his attempts to land a date with Drew Barrymore. Now his warm, delightful film is getting a nationwide theatrical release. Chris Neumer talks to Herzlinger about life, love and happiness.[ Read More... ]
Bruce Brown Interview
Director Bruce Brown's seminal film, On Any Sunday, remains the best motorcycle movie ever made several decades after its initial release. Brown chats with Chris Neumer about filming life in the (racing) pits and what it took to get this Oscar nominated film made... namely Steve McQueen's checkbook.[ Read More... ]
Bruce Campbell Interview
Bruce Campbell is one of the most charismatic actors and tireless self-promoters on the planet. In between conversations about Sam Raimi, hitting Gene Hackman with a 2x4 and dealing with fans, Campbell pushed his new book, his old book and rewatching The Evil Dead. And, dammit, if they aren't all worth a look.[ Read More... ]
Bruce Stahl Interview
Chris Neumer has always wanted to interview a house. However, since the expression, "If these walls could talk" is just an expression, he did the next best thing: he interviewed the owner of Los Angeles, California's extremely renowned Stahl House (Case Study House #22), Bruce Stahl.[ Read More... ]
Candace Cameron Bure Interview
In an industry where beauty and image are everything, actress Candace Cameron Bure stands out from the crowd thanks to her focus on doing the right thing. She sits down with Chris Neumer to get inside the perils of growing up on TV, putting on weight and why Tiger Woods' marital strife isn't all that surprising.[ Read More... ]
Carsten Norgaard Interview
When actor Carsten Norgaard was cast in Alien vs. Predator, he realized his character was going to try to do something that only two men had done previously: fight the Predator and live. Norgaard talks to Chris Neumer about stunt choreography and what it's like to film a fight sequence for two days in a row with broken ribs.[ Read More... ]
Charlie Hunnam Interview
Actor Charlie Hunnam knows what he wants and is doing his best to get it on his terms. Steering away from what he calls the 'disposable shit' and fighting for the projects that interest him, Hunnam's already ahead of the normal Hollywood learning curve.[ Read More... ]
Charlize Theron Interview
Charlize Theron's played opposite a big gorilla, dressed in skin tight latex, acted with Mark Wahlberg and, oh yeah, won an Oscar for her other worldly portrayal of Aileen Wuornos. She gets inside all of this here.[ Read More... ]
Chris Eyre Interview
Writer/director Chris Eyre is the only Native American filmmaker to have entered the mainstream. He talks to Chris Neumer about why Indians can wear things other than loin cloths, what patriotism is and why voyeurism is so damned fascinating.[ Read More... ]
Cliff Curtis #1
Actor Cliff Curtis had one of the most memorable supporting roles in 2001 in director Ted Demme’s film Blow as famed druglord, Pablo Escobar. I talked to Curtis in December of 2001 to get the skinny on this part that …
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Conrad Vernon Interview
Conrad Vernon directed the third highest grossing film in American history and you've never heard of him. Shame on you. Chris Neumer shares a margarita with Vernon and gets into why Vernon calls the experience "absolutely horrendous".[ Read More... ]
Curtis Armstrong Interview
Curtis Armstrong is one of the seminal actors of the eighties. He not only appeared in Risky Business and Better Off Dead but left his mark in history as The Revenge of the Nerds' Booger. Chris Neumer spoke to Armstrong about the preparation necessary for a role, by stand-ups make bad actors and what it's like to (literally) play God.[ Read More... ]
Damien Nguyen Interview #1
Actor Damien Nguyen turns in one of the summer's finest performances in his first feature, The Beautiful Country. Nguyen (pronounced 'win') sits down with Chris Neumer to go over de-learning English, why you shouldn't get drunk and do press and the irony of a tragic movie with a very light-hearted and silly set.[ Read More... ]
Damien Nguyen Interview #2
CHRIS NEUMER: I’d asked you how you enjoyed your first press junket, and you hadn’t quite done the round table, and you hadn’t done the photo shoots and all that. So I thought I’d ask, now that you’ve sort of …
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Dana Brown Interview
Documentarian Dana Brown comes from a family of surf filmmakers. His father, Bruce Brown, made The Endless Summer and his son, Wes Brown, produced Highwater. Chris Neumer sits down with Dana Brown to discuss filming waves, getting away from the image of Spicoli and what Wisconsin has to do with surfing.[ Read More... ]
David R. Ellis Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: Thanks for taking some time out of your schedule to chat.
DAVID ELLIS: No problem.
CHRIS NEUMER: I’ve got to admit that I was a little bit excited about this. Maybe that seems a little unusual to you. …
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Debra Winger Interview #1
After a bad experience on a troubled production in 1996, Debra Winger stepped down from her position atop the Hollywood leaderboard. Coaxed into doing one more project by her husband, Arliss Howard, Winger sits down with Chris Neumer to get into the ups-and-downs of indie filmmaking, why Iranian cinema is boring and how having a reputation as a temperamental witch can help you on set.[ Read More... ]
Debra Winger Interview #2
After a bad experience on a troubled production in 1996, Debra Winger stepped down from her position atop the Hollywood leaderboard. Coaxed into doing one more project by her husband, Arliss Howard, Winger sits down with Chris Neumer to get into the ups-and-downs of indie filmmaking, why Iranian cinema is boring and how having a reputation as a temperamental witch can help you on set.[ Read More... ]
Dolph Lundgren Interview
Dolph Lundgren is one of the true action heroes of the late 80s and early 90s. He made a triumphant return to the big screen in The Expendables. Lundgren sits down with Chris Neumer to discuss why there aren't any new action stars, why Taken is a near perfect action flick and what stunts you have to cut out from your life as you age.[ Read More... ]
Duncan Jones Interview
Writer/director Duncan Jones' feature debut was the stunning, sci-fi tale, Moon. Jones chats with Chris Neumer to talk up Sam Rockwell, get into why studying philosophy can make you miserable and how certain types of acting are like jazz.[ Read More... ]
Eden Wurmfeld First Interview
Producer Eden Wurmfeld was handed an unenviable task: grab the producer reins of a small, $1 million movie being made in New York with two unknowns in the lead... and make it good. And Wurmfeld delivered. Here she talks to Chris Neumer about the difference between shooting in New York and LA, what having no money means and how making indie films can influence your friendships.[ Read More... ]
Emilio Ferrari Interview
Emilio Ferrari sits down with Chris Neumer on the set of his film, Baby on Board, to discuss the financial side of filmmaking. Ferrari and Withers touch on several points including why comedy is a tough genre to sell overseas, how important your A.D. is and why no one except the producer cares about money that you won't see anywhere else.[ Read More... ]
Fernando Meirelles Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: There’s a lot of interesting stuff out there, it’s just exciting and vibrant, and bold. It seems pretty synonymous with the way you go about things. It’s a different color scheme, and a different style of shooting, and …
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Franky G Interview
Virtually no actor had a better breakout year in 2003 than Queens, New York native, Franky G (it stands for Gonzales... don't ask). The seventh letter of the alphabet starred in Manito, The Italian Job, Wonderland and Confidence. From here, the sky is the limit.[ Read More... ]
Gale Anne Hurd Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: I don’t see it as a bad thing that you are doing The Coven, which is something different. As a matter of fact I see that as a good thing it seems also like it would be …
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Hans Petter Moland Interview
Director Hans Petter Moland's first English language film, The Beautiful Country, was fraught with so many problems and issues--it was shot on two different continents, involved water, children, animals and lots of extras--that it is hard to believe it came together. Moland talks to Chris Neumer about the perils he encountered.[ Read More... ]
Harald Zwart Interview
Thus far in his career, Norwegian director, Harald Zwart, has carved out a niche for himself directing commercials. He recently got to do his first studio feature, One Night at McCool's, and was amazed at how wonderful working in Hollywood was. Chris Neumer and Zwart discuss abrupt endings, playing against type and why it's always beneficial to have people encouraging you to spend more money.[ Read More... ]
Haylie Duff Interview
Being an actress is a most unusual job. Chris Neumer speaks to up-and-coming actress Haylie Duff to get the full story on creating her own unique brand. Together, the two touch on the pain of (audition) rejection, why casting directors can't see passed your last role and how to cry on command.[ Read More... ]
Heather Graham Interview
Actress Heather Graham is a true free spirit. She flops down on a bed on location of her film, Baby on Board and talks to Chris Neumer about fleshing out a character, why actors have no idea what they're doing and why she doesn't like thinking too much.[ Read More... ]
Hironobu Sakaguchi Interview
Hironobu Sakaguchi is a video gamer's idol. He not only directed the first movie to feature realistic looking computer generated characters in Final Fantasy, he also created the video game upon which the film is based. More importantly, the film wasn't all that bad, something that deserves mentioning when talking of films adapted from video games.[ Read More... ]
Holmes Osborne Interview
Holmes Osborne is one of those character actors who you’ve seen many times, but whose name you don't know. I spoke to him about his role as Donnie Darko’s father, Eddie, in director Richard Kelly’s first movie Donnie Darko. The role provided Osborne with some interesting acting moments, including the opportunity to spend an entire afternoon crying in front of teamsters.[ Read More... ]
Ismail Merchant Interview
Producer Ismail Merchant has as recognizable a brand as any other producer in Hollywood: the Merchant/Ivory film. Branching out from simply producing, Merchant talks to Chris Neumer about directing, shooting in the Caribbean and why the Merchant/Ivory audience turns out even on Super Bowl Sunday.[ Read More... ]
Jane Jenkins First Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: How often to you take into consideration casting for height?
JANE JENKINS: (laughs)
CHRIS NEUMER: For example: if Michael J. Fox is your lead, do you need to consider the height of his co-stars, either as a romantic …
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Jeff Daniels Interview
Jeff Daniels is one of the film world's most versatile actors. He set the lower end of toilet humor in Dumb and Dumber but has also turned heads for The Squid and the Whale and Imaginary Heroes. Chris Neumer traveled to the frozen tundra of Michigan to talk to this Hollywood outsider.[ Read More... ]
Jeff Nathanson Interview
Jeff Nathanson made a name for himself scripting Rush Hour 2, Catch Me If You Can and The Terminal. Moving from behind the laptop to behind the camera for the first time on The Last Shot, Nathanson talks to Chris Neumer about the craziness that is today's Hollywood and when the right time is to bring in a rubber chicken.[ Read More... ]
Jena Malone Interview
Jena Malone is one of Hollywood’s most promising young actors. With solid turns in Life as a House, Donnie Darko and The Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys to her credit, Malone is charging into the public conscience. Chris Neumer spoke to Malone about her co-starring role in Donnie Darko as part of Stumped’s exclusive look into writer/director Richard Kelly's provocative and thought-provoking debut.[ Read More... ]
Jennifer Beals Interview
Jennifer Beals burst onto the scene in 1983's Flashdance and has been a Hollywood mainstay ever since. Chris Neumer chats with Beals about her participation in Roger Dodger, how many people have her home phone number (3), and the unfortunate nature of putting down others to make yourself feel better.[ Read More... ]
Jennifer Hall Interview
Being an actress is a most unusual job. Chris Neumer speaks to up-and-coming actress Jennifer Hall to find out how she is handling the pitfalls of Hollywood. Hall lets Neumer in on the secret of why she paints spoons, how important the catering is to a party and how you play 'beautiful'.[ Read More... ]
Jennifer Westfeldt Interview
Actress/screenwriter, Jennifer Westfeldt, was one of the major driving forces behind the delightful indie, Kissing Jessica Stein/. Chris Neumer chats with Westfeldt about frat boys watching lesbian romantic comedies, creating a female Alvy Singer and why happy endings aren't always the best way to go.[ Read More... ]
Jenny McCarthy Interview
Unhappy with the kinds of comedies she's been offered lately, actress/model Jenny McCarthy did the only thing she could think of: she penned the kind of script she wanted to see, Dirty Love. The film itself is alternately crude, original, sexy, bizarrely off-the-wall and funny, a mix that seems to fittingly describe McCarthy herself.[ Read More... ]
Jeri Ryan Interview
Jeri Ryan is best known for reviving the recent Star Trek entry: Star Trek Voyager. Little known though is that Ryan has been acting on the independent and guerilla film scene for years before that. One of her previous …
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Jesse Jane Interview
Jesse Jane is one of the adult film world's biggest stars. So big, in fact, her movies are now being stripped of sex and released as R-rated movies. Chris Neumer talks to Jane here.[ Read More... ]
John Corbett Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: Yes, the magazine has a funny name. I started it ten years ago. There were a lot of reviews for people who were stumped. Hence the name. As we started doing more interviews, and things like that with …
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John Fedynich Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: I was realizing as I was sort of mapping out the article, looking over my notes, planning things: you know what would really help? It was this weird catch-22 where I needed to write the article so that …
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Josh Lucas Interview #1
INTERVIEW NOTES: I interviewed Josh Lucas as he toured the country promoting his movie Sweet Home Alabama. I was a fan of Lucas’ because of his work in indie films like Session 9, The Deep End, The Weight of …
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Josh Lucas Interview #2
Josh Lucas is one of Hollywood's most talented actors. He can do the role of the psychopath better than anyone, can also do 'sweet', 'wholesome', 'gruff' and 'sexy'. Not only that, he holds his own opposite history in Glory Road and a boat in Wolfgang Peterson's Poseidon.[ Read More... ]
Julian Simpson Interview
The Criminal is the best film you’ve never heard of. A genuine 5-star movie (it ended up being ranked #4 on our best of 2002 list), The Criminal was unceremoniously dumped onto DVD without the benefit of an American theatrical …
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Kasi Lemmons Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: I just re-screened The Caveman’s Valentine and was impressed with your directorial presence. The character of Romulus was such an original character, I mean a paranoid, homeless, schizophrenic guy? Were you at all afraid of pushing audiences away …
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Kay Hanley Interview
Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley had one of the biggest aural impacts of 2001, singing the lead vocals for Josie in the grossly misunderstood film, Josie and the Pussycats. Chris Neumer talks to Hanley about hair metal, learning under fire and, once, even manages to get serenaded.[ Read More... ]
Kevin Grevioux Interview
It all started with a meeting with publicist Liza Anderson. Liza is a good publicist and, unusual as it may seem, a good person too. I was sitting in her office in 2004 chatting with her while attempted to convince …
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Kimberly Peirce Interview
Writer/director Kimberly Peirce has been working on her latest film, Stop Loss, for more than five years. Peirce talks to Chris Neumer about this process and gets inside why the 'truth' is out there and discusses the concept of an audience member breaking up with a director.[ Read More... ]
Klaus Badelt Interview
Klaus Badelt got his start in Hollywood when he literally walked into composer Hans Zimmer's studio and asked for a job. Since then he has gone on to score some of the biggest movies in the world, including Pirates of the Caribbean. Badelt and Chris Neumer discuss creating movie music, why Mahler's 2nd is amazing and whether a one-note score could ever work.[ Read More... ]
Larry Clark Interview #2
Larry Clark is the most controversial American director in mainstream cinema. Chris Neumer sits down with Clark to talk about skateboarding, what Paris Hilton had to do with his latest film, Wassup Rockers, and what would happen if Clark attempted to direct Sweet Home Alabama 2.[ Read More... ]
Laura Ramsey Interview
Being an actress is a most unusual job. Chris Neumer speaks to up-and-coming actress Laura Ramsey to get the inside scoop into her rise to fame and path in the future. Together, the two discuss spring break, the casting couch and losing out on roles because you're too good looking.[ Read More... ]
Lauren Bittner Interview
Being an actress is a most unusual job. Chris Neumer speaks to up-and-coming actress Lauren Bittner to get the full story on how she is navigating through the Hollywood mine fields. Together, the two discuss arguing with your parents over roles, being cast as "Babe #1" and what it's like to have your ass show up on Letterman.[ Read More... ]
Lou Diamond Phillips Interview
Actor Lou Diamond Phillips got his big break in 1988 in the Richie Valens biopic, La Bamba. Since then, Phillips has been involved in projects of every type, good and bad, big and small, as a star and in cameos. Chris Neumer went to lunch with Phillips to get the full story on his career.[ Read More... ]
Luc Besson Interview
Luc Besson is one of the greatest cinematic talents ever to have come out of France. From Big Blue to The Professional to The Fifth Element, Besson has carved out quite a reputation for himself. He chats with Chris Neumer about retirement, casting British actors and the pains of paying to make things look worse.[ Read More... ]
Luis Guzman Interview
Luis Guzman is one of the most recognizable character actors in Hollywood. He talks to Chris Neumer and gets the trust he needs to have in a director, why having fun on set is imperative and why he will drop everything for Steven Soderbergh.[ Read More... ]
Mace Neufeld Interview
You might not know Mace Neufeld's name, but you'll definitely know the films he has produced, including No Way Out, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears. Chris Neumer chats with Neufeld to get into the art of producing big budget films as well as the death of the hands-on producer.[ Read More... ]
Mark Bowden Interview
Mark Bowden is one of the foremost journalists in the United States today. Having written the stories behind Money for Nothing, Killing Pablo and Black Hawk Down, Bowden sat down with Chris Neumer to talk about the truth, creating narratives where there aren't any and how money plays a part in writing.[ Read More... ]
Marko Jaric Interview
You might know Marko Jaric by his official title: the luckiest man on the planet. Jaric earns $8 million a year at his dreamjob, point guard in the NBA. He is also married to the hottest woman on earth, Adriana Lima. Chris Neumer speaks to Jaric to talk about life, basketball and how annoying Rajon Rondo is.[ Read More... ]
Martin Donovan Interview
Martin Donovan is one of the most soft-spoken and subtly charismatic actors at work in the film industry today. Donovan sits down with Chris Neumer to discuss the differences between working in New York and LA, what makes a film set focused and why getting paid more wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.[ Read More... ]
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Interview
Being an actress is a most unusual job. Chris Neumer speaks to up-and-coming actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead about life in Hollywood. The two touch why being mobbed on the street is bad, being vulnerable is good and why Winstead occasionally finds it necessary to think about her family being killed.[ Read More... ]
Matthew Vaughn Interview
MATTHEW VAUGHN: Where’s your revenue from? Mostly from advertising?
CHRIS NEUMER: Both. We have… if we sell our cover ads, that’s it we’re done.
MATTHEW VAUGHN: You’ve only got three cover adds.
CHRIS NEUMER: That’s what I’m saying. It’s nice.…
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Meagan Good Interview
Being an actress is a most unusual job. Chris Neumer speaks to up-and-coming actress Meagan Good to get the full story on how she is parsing out her career. Together, the two discuss what it's like to land your first lead role, what it's like being black in Hollywood and why the media blows everything out of proportion... including getting a kiss from Jamie Foxx.[ Read More... ]
Melvin Van Peebles Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: Well, congratulations, Melvin on the award.
MELVIN VAN PEEBLES: Thank you very much. Good calling it man, I’m very excited about the whole thing.
CHRIS NEUMER: Now, is this the type of thing that it would propel you …
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Michael Madsen Interview
You know Michael Madsen as a bad ass. The bad guy with the raspy voice who is ten times cooler than any one person should be. He hacked off a cop's ear in Reservoir Dogs. He chased after Alec Baldwin in The Getaway. He's causing trouble in Kill Bill. And ironically, the man himself is a compassionate human with a large number of regrets. Madsen sits down with Chris Neumer and gets into these.[ Read More... ]
Michael Wilson Interview
Writer/director Michael Wilson is in a very unusual place: he is in the midst of a heated bidding war for his first film... and he isn't close to being done with it yet. These are the benefits of making a documentary called Michael Moore Hates America. Chris Neumer talks to the not-quite-yet rookie filmmaker to get this one-of-a-kind story.[ Read More... ]
Mike Vogel Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: I assume you are getting ready for an assload of talk about the movie that doesn’t even have a name yet. Possibly Cloverfield.
MIKE VOGEL: (laughs) Yeah, I’d tell you that name if I knew it. It’s …
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Nat Faxon Interview
There isn't another actor in Hollywood who plays more of a variety of characters that women do not want to date than Nat Faxon. Chris Neumer chats with Faxon about acting, writing comedy and the fear-based decisions that dictate what films and television shows get made.[ Read More... ]
Neal Moritz Interview
Neal Moritz has produced five $100 million movies since 1999 (The Fast and the Furious, SWAT, XXX, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Sweet Home Alabama) and just signed a new, five-year, first look deal with Sony. None of this is very surprising given Moritz's uncanny knack for fleshing out box office gold, which is precisely why he is one of Hollywood's hottest producers.[ Read More... ]
Neal Moritz Interview #2
Neal Moritz is one of Hollywood's most successful producers. His films, the 21 Jump Street, series and The Fast and the Furious series, have been box office gold for the past fifteen years. He sits down with Chris Neumer again and talks about the one group who is never wrong, the importance of luck and how his dream job would be making documentaries.[ Read More... ]
Nick Nolte Interview
The horror stories are everywhere. Nick Nolte is supposed to be many things, but not kind, focused and gentle. Chris Neumer learns that the real Nolte isn't anything like you'd ever expect.[ Read More... ]
Nora Zehetner Interview
Being an actress is a most unusual job. Chris Neumer speaks to up-and-coming actress Nora Zehetner to get the skinny on her career path. Neumer and Zehetner get into the awful nature of auditioning, why reporters shouldn't wear sweatpants and whether Natalie Portman looks hot with very short hair.[ Read More... ]
Patrice Chereau Interview
French writer/director Patrice Chereau has a wonderful new film out, Intimacy, that investigates the unique nature of relationships. Only, no one is talking about that. They're only talking about the blowjob scene. Chris Neumer talks to Chereau to get the low down on the movie, its origins and, yes, its sexual content.[ Read More... ]
Paul Reiser Interview
Paul Reiser has made dating marriage and babies funny. Now he’s working on parents in The Thing About My Folks. Reiser talks to Chris Neumer about the perils of indie filmmaking, why there should be more eating in films and how entertaining Peter Falk is.[ Read More... ]
Peter Guber Interview #1
Peter Guber is at the top of his game. And having previously produced films like Batman and The Color Purple, this is saying something. Guber sits down with Chris Neumer to talk about adversaries in the industry, why Rain Man could have been made for TV and why understanding the past in no way prepares you for the future.[ Read More... ]
Peter Guber Interview #2
Peter Guber is at the top of his game. And having previously produced films like Batman and The Color Purple, this is saying something. Guber sits down with Chris Neumer to talk about adversaries in the industry, why Rain Man could have been made for TV and why understanding the past in no way prepares you for the future.[ Read More... ]
Phil Alden Robinson Interview
Director Phil Alden Robinson created one of the most touching and well made baseball movies of all time in Field of Dreams. In honor of the film's 15th anniversary, Robinson spoke with Chris Neumer about life, work and what makes Kevin Costner tick.[ Read More... ]
Ray Harryhausen Interview
Producer, special effects coordinator, director, stop-motion animator, inspiration and genius are just some of the titles that Ray Harryhausen has had attached to his name during his more than 50-year show business career. Chris Neumer talks to Harryhausen about the life he's made for himself, alone, while locked in dark rooms.[ Read More... ]
Richard Kelly Interview #1
Writer/director Richard Kelly tapped into the zeitgeist of American culture in his debut project Donnie Darko. Critically acclaimed and almost universally loved, Kelly talks to Chris Neumer about the stresses of being an extremely young director, why Drew Barrymore is a life-saver and the challenges of marketing one of the most unusual films in recent memory.[ Read More... ]
Robert Altman Second Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: Based upon how well our last interview went, I said I have to go see The Company. So I was in New York six to seven weeks ago and saw it up there. I was really impressed …
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Roger Ebert Interview
In the century that film critics have been writing about and dissecting the value of film, only one of this elite group of writers, one of a group of generally talented critics, has ever trademarked his thumb: Roger Ebert. With …
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Ron Jeremy Interview
Ron Jeremy is the busiest man in America. When I met with him in December at Chicago’s House of Blues Hotel, he hadn’t been to sleep in nearly two days. So he more than made up for it during our …
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Rosario Dawson Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: OK, fair enough. I was realizing that while I was doing some research on you, it seems like 75% of the interviews that I do are with people who live in New York or are based in New …
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Scott Cohen Interview
Actor Scott Cohen plays the token male character in Kissing Jessica Stein, a role he relishes immensely. Cohen talks to Chris Neumer about the energy of New York City, playing dark characters and why you should never get arrested early in the morning after a late night of shooting.[ Read More... ]
Shia LaBeouf Interview
Shia LaBeouf is Hollywood's fastest rising male star. His films Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen have been some of the biggest hits of the last decade. We talk to him about life in the fast lane, why he feels that Michelle Trachtenberg is the female Garry Shandling and which leading actor is nicknamed "Glass Dick".[ Read More... ]
Stacy Peralta Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: I was really surprised when I heard about your film. The first time I heard about Dogtown, I thought it was about the barrios.
STACY PERALTA: Oh that’s great, I’m stoked.
CHRIS NEUMER: They asked if I …
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Steve James Interview
Steve James is one of the most respected and influential documentarians of our time. Chris Neumer chats with James and discuss how best to display truth, the impact of reality TV on the genre and why pandering never works.[ Read More... ]
Steve Lemme Interview
Broken Lizard's Steve Lemme ventured away from the famed comedy troupe (they did Super Troopers and Club Dread) to star in a family film written and directed by an old friend. Lemme and Chris Neumer go out to lunch and touch on the shock of having a dog being more professional than you, what 'funny' is and how Lemme keeps interviews from ever getting boring.[ Read More... ]
Terry Crews Interview
TERRY CREWS: I just got back from working out. I’ve got to eat something.
CHRIS NEUMER: I just look at you and it makes me feel bad.
TERRY CREWS: [Laughs]
CHRIS NEUMER: I mean what do you bench?
TERRY CREWS: …
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Thomas F. Wilson
Actor Thomas F. Wilson struck it big in his first feature, playing Biff Tannen in Back to the Future. The immediate fame enabled Wilson to gain instant perspective on both stardom and the type of career he wanted. Chris Neumer chats with Wilson to get insight into what success really is.[ Read More... ]
Thomas Lennon Interview
THOMAS LENNON: How are you doing?
CHRIS NEUMER: I’m doing well.
THOMAS LENNON: Wait, you’re the other Oak Parker.
CHRIS NEUMER: That’s me.
THOMAS LENNON: What year did you graduate?
CHRIS NEUMER: ’93.
THOMAS LENNON: Oh, holy shit, you’re later. …
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Tiffany Dupont Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: I saw a trailer for your film, I guess that’s all I can see for your One Night with the King?
TIFFANY DUPONT: That’s all you can see right now, yeah. Unfortunately.
CHRIS NEUMER: When I first …
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Tina Majorino Interview
CHRIS NEUMER: What I’m doing is this: we’re talking to actresses who are making waves. I hate to call it a “rising star” piece because that sort of has a pejorative connotation to it that this article doesn’t have. It’s …
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Tippi Hedren Interview #1
Actress Tippi Hedren's story is fascinating, unique and complex even by Hollywood's standards. Paradoxically, Hedren is known best for four different things: 1) starring in The Birds, 2) being Melanie Griffith's mom, 3) working to save the big cats with her organization, Shambala, and 4) standing up to director Alfred Hitchcock. Chris Neumer investigates.[ Read More... ]
Tippi Hedren Interview #2
Actress Tippi Hedren's story is fascinating, unique and complex even by Hollywood's standards. Paradoxically, Hedren is known best for four different things: 1) starring in The Birds, 2) being Melanie Griffith's mom, 3) working to save the big cats with her organization, Shambala, and 4) standing up to director Alfred Hitchcock. Chris Neumer sits down with Hedren to learn more.[ Read More... ]
Todd Solondz
CHRIS NEUMER: Yup, the last interview we did was 10 years ago… and by phone.
TODD SOLONDZ: Wow.
CHRIS NEUMER: I realized that I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile either. So I was looking forward to that too. …
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Todd Solondz Interview
Todd Solondz is one of the film world's most off-beat writer/directors. He is the only filmmaker Chris Neumer has ever spoken with who professes an utter disdain for his line of work. "Some people love the process of making a film," Solondz states in his near trademarked, high-pitched voice, "I just don’t happen to be one of them." Neumer investigates.[ Read More... ]
Tom Jane Interview
Whether he goes by Thomas or Tom, Mr. Jane is one of the most talented actors working in film today. He doesn't simply play a role, he inhabits his characters in every single project he tackles.[ Read More... ]
Tom Noonan Interview
Tom Noonan is one of the most charismatic and soulful character actors working today. Chris Neumer talks to Noonan and gets the full skinny on how playing basketball in Rucker Park made Noonan a better actor and why you never want a movie recut to make your character into a pedophile.[ Read More... ]
Tom Tykwer Interview
Interested in the methodology of a likable, feral, 18th century serial killer, director Tom Tykwer tackled the silver-screen adaptation of the best selling novel, Perfume. The results have to be smelled to be believed. Tykwer talks to Chris Neumer about life in Hollywood, gimmicks and why even he wouldn't be able to salvage Con Air.[ Read More... ]
Tommy Chong Interview
Actor Tommy Chong is often seen as an aging pothead... and that's exactly what he wants you to see. The truth, however, is slightly more complex and involves Nelson Mandela, Moses, the Joker and Fox News. Zach Freeman investigates.[ Read More... ]
Tovah Feldshuh Interview
My interview with Tovah Feldshuh was what every really lazy interviewer hopes to have. I literally said, “Go,” and she started talking. Every so often I’d repeat the last thing she’d have said just so she’d know I was listening, …
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Victoria Silvstedt Interview
Victoria Silvstedt is on a hot streak. Having earned the title of Maxim's Woman of the Year and Playmate of the year within a five-year time span, Silvstedt is finally getting the opportunity to act and show she is more than just a pretty face. Chris Neumer talks with Silvstedt about the perils of being gorgeous and the benefits of horrific skiing accidents.[ Read More... ]
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- Anapola Mushkadiz
- Andy Serkis Interview
- Arliss Howard Interview
- Bai Ling Interview
- Bill Paxton Interview
- Billy Bob Thornton Interview
- Bob Balaban Interview
- Brad Zions Interview
- Brian Herzlinger Interview
- Bruce Brown Interview
- Bruce Campbell Interview
- Bruce Stahl Interview
- Candace Cameron Bure Interview
- Carsten Norgaard Interview
- Charlie Hunnam Interview
- Charlize Theron Interview
- Chris Eyre Interview
- Cliff Curtis #1
- Conrad Vernon Interview
- Curtis Armstrong Interview
- Damien Nguyen Interview #1
- Damien Nguyen Interview #2
- Dana Brown Interview
- David R. Ellis Interview
- Debra Winger Interview #1
- Debra Winger Interview #2
- Dolph Lundgren Interview
- Duncan Jones Interview
- Eden Wurmfeld First Interview
- Emilio Ferrari Interview
- Fernando Meirelles Interview
- Franky G Interview
- Gale Anne Hurd Interview
- Hans Petter Moland Interview
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- Haylie Duff Interview
- Heather Graham Interview
- Hironobu Sakaguchi Interview
- Holmes Osborne Interview
- Ismail Merchant Interview
- Jane Jenkins First Interview
- Jeff Daniels Interview
- Jeff Nathanson Interview
- Jena Malone Interview
- Jennifer Beals Interview
- Jennifer Hall Interview
- Jennifer Westfeldt Interview
- Jenny McCarthy Interview
- Jeri Ryan Interview
- Jesse Jane Interview
- John Corbett Interview
- John Fedynich Interview
- Josh Lucas Interview #1
- Josh Lucas Interview #2
- Julian Simpson Interview
- Kasi Lemmons Interview
- Kay Hanley Interview
- Kevin Grevioux Interview
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- Klaus Badelt Interview
- Larry Clark Interview #2
- Laura Ramsey Interview
- Lauren Bittner Interview
- Lou Diamond Phillips Interview
- Luc Besson Interview
- Luis Guzman Interview
- Mace Neufeld Interview
- Mark Bowden Interview
- Marko Jaric Interview
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- Melvin Van Peebles Interview
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- Nat Faxon Interview
- Neal Moritz Interview
- Neal Moritz Interview #2
- Nick Nolte Interview
- Nora Zehetner Interview
- Patrice Chereau Interview
- Paul Reiser Interview
- Peter Guber Interview #1
- Peter Guber Interview #2
- Phil Alden Robinson Interview
- Ray Harryhausen Interview
- Richard Kelly Interview #1
- Robert Altman Second Interview
- Roger Ebert Interview
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- Scott Cohen Interview
- Shia LaBeouf Interview
- Stacy Peralta Interview
- Steve James Interview
- Steve Lemme Interview
- Terry Crews Interview
- Thomas F. Wilson
- Thomas Lennon Interview
- Tiffany Dupont Interview
- Tina Majorino Interview
- Tippi Hedren Interview #1
- Tippi Hedren Interview #2
- Todd Solondz
- Todd Solondz Interview
- Tom Jane Interview
- Tom Noonan Interview
- Tom Tykwer Interview
- Tommy Chong Interview
- Tovah Feldshuh Interview
- Victoria Silvstedt Interview
