by Grae Drake on Monday, Mar. 11 2013, 11:45 AM
Sequins. Dramatic lighting. Top hats. Magic. You will find all of these things in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone opening March 15th. Grae Drake slapped on something shiny and abracadabra'd around with Steve Carell, Olivia Wilde, and screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.
Note: you had better have an enchanted notebook, or you'll suffer the same wrath that Steve Carell had to face.
by Grae Drake on Thursday, Mar. 07 2013, 12:41 PM
Oz the Great and Powerful opens in theaters March 8th, starring James Franco as the man who eventually ends up behind the curtain that Dorothy wasn't supposed to pay attention to. The cast and director discuss what fibs they've told in their lives and who is their biggest supporter. James Franco talks about his grandma (swoon).
by Grae Drake on Wednesday, Feb. 27 2013, 01:03 PM
Based on a true story, Phantom deals with intense, claustrophobic issues. So it's natural that Grae Drake would sit down with stars David Duchovny and Ed Harris and talk about Disneyland.
by Grae Drake on Wednesday, Feb. 27 2013, 12:52 PM
Armed with cocktails and Mardi Gras beads, threatening to ride the mechanical bull at any second, Grae Drake causes Skylar Astin, Sarah Wright, Miles Teller, and Justin Chon to turn on each other and reveal their inner lameness when it came to their real-life 21st birthday parties. Plus, hear what stuffed animal is best for covering Miles' delicate bits, and how Grae eventually gets drunk and demand everyone dance.
by Grae Drake on Wednesday, Feb. 27 2013, 12:27 PM
Grae Drake followed the yellow brick road all the way to the El Capitan theater in Los Angeles to talk to the enormous cast of Oz the Great and Powerful in theaters March 8th.
James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi, Bill Cobb, and director Sam Raimi were all swept up in the tornado of fun.
by Grae Drake on Friday, Feb. 15 2013, 08:05 AM
With a movie that's chock full of magic, romance, and lace dresses, you can bet that the interviews are equally as gothic. Grae Drake spoke to director/screenwriter Richard LaGravenese, co-authors Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl, Alden Ehrenreich, Alice Englert, Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Thomas Mann, and Zoey Deutch about this smoking hot new Valentine's Day release.
by Grae Drake on Wednesday, Feb. 13 2013, 02:25 PM
William Shatner and George Lopez lend their voices to the latest Weinstein Company animated feature Escape From Planet Earth 3D. They also lend their answers to Grae Drake when she grills them about alien life and who they studied to create their characters. Make sure not to miss William Shatner giving Grae important instructions on what to do with her tomato.
by Grae Drake on Wednesday, Feb. 13 2013, 02:25 PM
In her time off, Grae Drake enjoys loitering around theaters and asking people questions. The fine folks at Regal Cinemas LA Live Stadium 14 helped her channel her enthusiasm into our first Date Slate video celebrating love, hot people, anniversaries, kissing, and Valentine's Day.
Keep an eye out for other videos in the Date Slate series, dealing with everyone's favorite topics: romance and cinema.
by Grae Drake on Friday, Feb. 08 2013, 08:17 AM
Luke Goodsell is committed to not revealing too much about Steven Soderbergh's new movie Side Effects for your benefit. He manages to discuss it with Channing Tatum, Rooney Mara, Jude Law, and Vinessa Shaw without ruining anything for you. Plus, see the cast's plea to Steven Soderbergh that turns into a full-fledged thing by the end.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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).
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.
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.
Life of Pi, Rise of the Guardians
A fleshed out gallery with Halle Berry
Interviews with Steve Carell, Olivia Wilde!
Trailer for Joss Whedon's new film