By: debbie lynn elias When I spoke with Bailee Madison last year during the press tour for Don‘t Be Afraid of the Dark, she had just completed filming of Cowgirls ‘N Angels. Her excitement was palpable and her face lit up like a Christmas tree when she told me about
By: debbie lynn elias Known best for his work as Jasper Hale in the Twilight saga and for his musical talents with his group 100 Monkeys, one would suspect that fame and exposure like that would take its toll on any young actor. But thatfs not the case with Jackson
By: debbie lynn elias When I spoke with Bailee Madison last year during the press tour for Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, she had just completed filming of COWGIRLS ‘N ANGELS. Her excitement was palpable and her face lit up like a Christmas tree when she told me about
By: debbie lynn elias It has long been said, the third time’s a charm. Sadly, that phrase doesn’t too often apply to movie franchises. By the time the third sequel film roles around, characters are typically hackneyed, old, tired and sorely lacking in enthusiasm and originality. With MEN IN BLACK
By: debbie lynn elias Already nominated for 9 Cezar Awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, THE INTOUCHABLES is, in a word, stupendous. The first real Must See Film of the Year and Feel Good Film of the Summer, directors Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache bring us this uplifting, touching, funny
By: debbie lynn elias There may be no crying in baseball but there certainly is praying – a lot of it – especially when it comes to THE YANKLES. The greatest American past-time, baseball has seen more than its share of movies made about it. From documentaries to biopics to
By: debbie lynn elias Oscar winning screenwriter for MILK, Dustin Lance Black now jumps into the director’s chair with VIRGINIA. Debuting at TIFF two years ago, initial reviews were less than positive and in a surprising move, Black took heed of the critics’ comments and went back into the editing
By: debbie lynn elias With the bombastic success of THE AVENGERS, Joss Whedon has expanded the “World of Whedon” to now be known as “The World Is Whedon’s”. But when it was first announced that he would be jumping from the demonic “first evil” worlds of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
By: debbie lynn elias As part of my ongoing series “The Greatest Gift”, during the recent press day for her latest film, The Perfect Family, I had a chance to ask the legendary Kathleen Turner… What is the greatest gift that acting has given you? Access to the world. What
By: debbie lynn elias Director Patricia Riggen sprang to the attention of English-speaking audiences several years ago with the beautifully poignant La Misma Luna. Her follow-up, the made-for-tv Lemonade Mouth, was a smash success for the ABC Family Channel. As if fated, she now helms GIRL IN PROGRESS, a film
