When I spoke with Chris Weitz and Demian Bichir on November 1, 2011 about A BETTER LIFE, there was already a buzz about Bichir’s performance as an undocumented worker dreaming of a better life in the United States. It was also the second round of press tours for the duo, and that was the first… Read More »
CHILDREN OF MEN
In a here-and-now where the primacy of children is given ample lip service by proponents of any and all social issues, it is refreshing, and not a little thought-provoking, to see in Alfonso Cuaron’s CHILDREN OF MEN, based on the P.D. James novel of the same name, a world in which this is actually the case.… Read More »
Gurinder Chadha Can BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
When I talked with Gurinder Chadha she was hoarse from talking non-stop about her world-wide hit at the 2003 San Francisco Asian American Film Festival where it had been the opening night film. That didn’t dampen her enthusiasm, which has been going strong for over a year ever since her little film became one of the top… Read More »
Eric Schlosser Visits Our FAST FOOD NATION
Eric Schlosser’s non-fiction book, “Fast Food Nation” on which the feature film is based pulled no punches when it came to detailing exactly how a cow becomes a hamburger. The film is the same way. Why the actual workings of a slaughter house are included was just one of the many questions I had for this soft-spoken but… Read More »