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Video Interviews with the Cast of Warm Bodies: Nicholas Hoult, Rob Corddry, Teresa Palmer, and more (0 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Jan. 31 2013, 04:07 PM

Sure, Warm Bodies is a zombie movie. But it's one that warms your heart as you watch people getting theirs eaten. Even after surviving a scuffle with the undead, Grae Drake gets Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, and Rob Corddry to ruminate on love. She founds out their favorite memories, make out songs, and Valentine's Day plans.

Video Interviews with the Cast of The Last Stand: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville, and more (0 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Jan. 17 2013, 04:11 PM

The Last Stand dislodges all winter icicles hanging from your soul with plenty of fast cars, action, and good guys vs. bad guys fun.

Grae Drake talks to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander, Forest Whitaker, and Rodrigo Santoro about horsepower and The Law.

Video Interviews with the Cast of Gangster Squad: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and more (9 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Jan. 10 2013, 01:08 PM

The 1949 story of Gangster Squad is chock full of tommy guns, sassy vixens, fedoras, and action. Grae Drake spoke to Josh Brolin, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Patrick, and Anthony Mackie about getting into those getups, what stunts are most useful in everyday life, and Josh Brolin keeps using the word "dearth."

Video Interviews with the Cast of Zero Dark Thirty: Jessica Chastain & Jason Clarke (2 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Jan. 10 2013, 04:32 AM

Two of the nicest people in real life star in a movie about the not-so-nice realities of government operations in Zero Dark Thirty. Jessica Chastain plays Maya, the driving force behind the assassination of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, and Jason Clarke plays Dan Stanton, an interrogator for the CIA. Here, Grae Drake does some interrogating of her own, although it ends much differently for them than it did for Osama.

Video Interviews with the Cast of The Impossible: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, and Tom Holland (10 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Jan. 04 2013, 11:53 AM

The Impossible depicts a real-life family's struggle after the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, and newcomer Tom Holland discuss how important it was to bring this story to the screen in a truthful way.

Luckily when the cameras stopped rolling they found themselves in good company, and they reveal the ways they recharged after such intense work. Tom Holland also mentions how, when you survive a disaster and continue a life of philanthropy, it really helps in talking to girls.

Video Interviews with the Cast of Texas Chainsaw 3D (9 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Jan. 03 2013, 05:08 PM

Alexandra Daddario and Trey Songz, stars of the latest Texas Chainsaw film, share which family members they would kill for, how they stayed in character on set (hint: it involves calisthenics), and which gardening tool they would be most deadly with.

Video Interview with Cast of Promised Land: Rosemarie DeWitt (0 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Jan. 03 2013, 04:52 PM

Promised Land is all about normal folks making tough decisions that might change their lives forever. Learn what Rosemarie DeWitt thinks about acting among the real townspeople she's depicting, and what she thinks of Gus Van Sant's "silent takes."

Video Interview with Cast of Promised Land: Matt Damon (7 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Jan. 03 2013, 04:46 PM

Matt Damon confesses his love for Rotten Tomatoes (and he meant our website, not the decaying fruit). He also reveals his thoughts on fracking, and what it was like shooting in western Pennsylvania where these discussions are happening in real life every day.

Video Interview with Cast of Promised Land: John Krasinski (1 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Jan. 03 2013, 04:39 PM

The new movie Promised Land discusses fracking, personal values, democracy, and familial duties. To elaborate on these themes, Grae's interview with John Krasinski begins with a Boyz II Men song (no, we don't understand it either, but John has a really nice voice).

Video Interviews with the Cast and Crew of Jack Reacher (2 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Dec. 21 2012, 02:39 PM

If Luke Goodsell is after you (for an interview), you deserve it. This sentiment was borrowed by the creators of Jack Reacher, the new film adaptation of the popular book series starring Tom Cruise.

Luke tracked down writer/director Christopher McQuarrie and stars Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo to discuss what happens when Tom Cruise takes his shirt off, and what album we might see from Werner Herzog.

Django Unchained Video Interview: Walton Goggins (3 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Dec. 21 2012, 02:37 PM

Nothing says Christmas better than seeing people's heads explode, Quentin Tarantino style. His latest film, Django Unchained, gives the touchy issue of slavery a Grindhouse flare.
Luke Goodsell sat down with six members of the cast to talk about their accents, favorite QT characters of all time, Bill Cosby, and Prince (just go with it). Here, Walton Goggins acknowledges that he is a Bad Guy Expert.

Django Unchained Video Interview: Christoph Waltz (5 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Dec. 21 2012, 02:36 PM

Nothing says Christmas better than seeing people's heads explode, Quentin Tarantino style. His latest film, Django Unchained, gives the touchy issue of slavery a Grindhouse flare.
Luke Goodsell sat down with six members of the cast to talk about their accents, favorite QT characters of all time, Bill Cosby, and Prince (just go with it).

Django Unchained Video Interview: Samuel L. Jackson (3 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Dec. 21 2012, 02:35 PM

Nothing says Christmas better than seeing people's heads explode, Quentin Tarantino style. His latest film, Django Unchained, gives the touchy issue of slavery a Grindhouse flare.
Luke Goodsell sat down with six members of the cast to talk about their accents, favorite QT characters of all time, Bill Cosby, and Prince (just go with it).

Django Unchained Video Interview: Jamie Foxx & Kerry Washington (1 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Dec. 21 2012, 02:33 PM

Nothing says Christmas better than seeing people's heads explode, Quentin Tarantino style. His latest film, Django Unchained, gives the touchy issue of slavery a Grindhouse flare.
Luke Goodsell sat down with six members of the cast to talk about their accents, favorite QT characters of all time, Bill Cosby, and Prince (just go with it).

Video Interviews with the Cast and Crew of Jack Reacher (0 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Dec. 21 2012, 02:17 PM

If Luke Goodsell is after you (for an interview), you deserve it. This sentiment was borrowed by the creators of Jack Reacher, the new film adaptation of the popular book series starring Tom Cruise.

Luke tracked down writer/director Christopher McQuarrie and stars Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo to discuss what happens when Tom Cruise takes his shirt off, and what album we might see from Werner Herzog.

Django Unchained Video Interview: Quentin Tarantino (1 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Dec. 21 2012, 12:04 PM

Nothing says Christmas better than seeing people's heads explode, Quentin Tarantino style. His latest film, Django Unchained, gives the touchy issue of slavery a Grindhouse flare.

Luke Goodsell sat down with six members of the cast to talk about their accents, favorite QT characters of all time, Bill Cosby, and Prince (just go with it).

Video: Toy Experts' Five Favorite Toys (7 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Dec. 20 2012, 04:06 PM

Let's face it: it's been awhile since you played in the sandbox. It can be tough to remember the days when you had as much fun playing with the box as the toy that came inside it. So this year, to take some of the heat off, we called in the experts to help you out. Between their homework and bedtime, Cece and Kyra, sisters and self-proclaimed Toy Experts, shared their Five Favorite Toys.

Video: Mordor - Your Next Vacation Destination (23 comments)

by Grae Drake on Thursday, Dec. 13 2012, 05:21 PM

Taking your family on a vacation to Fiji is so 2011. When you're tired of life in the Shire, and you're ready for a first-class adventure for kids and adults alike, pack your bags and come to Mordor. This travelogue shows Mordor as it really is--full of fun, excitement, romance, and a great gift shop.

Video Character Guide for The Hobbit (3 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Dec. 07 2012, 01:08 PM

Let's face it: it's been awhile since you read The Hobbit, and with 13 dwarves, you can't quite remember the difference between Oin, Gloin, and Shep. Grae Drake is here to your rescue, giving you a refresher course for all 13 (count 'em) stout stars of this upcoming blockbuster from Peter Jackson.

Video Interview with Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (3 comments)

by Grae Drake on Friday, Nov. 30 2012, 08:50 AM

Dolph Lundgren returns to the Universal Soldier franchise for Day of Reckoning, which reunites him with Jean Claude Van Damme, and adds the fighting magic of Scott Adkins.

In this interview, Grae wears her brass knuckle necklace in the hopes of intimidating him into revealing how to kill his character Andrew Scott, as well as the only thing that's scarier than fighting a Universal Soldier.