Ansel Elgort talks "Men, Women and Children" and how he really feels about social media

Ansel Elgort talks "Men, Women and Children" and how he really feels about social media

Ansel Elgort has had quite the year. From being pretty much anonymous to starring in films like Divergent and The Fault in Our Stars, Ansel is an actor with a bright future.  You can now catch this talented 20 year old in the drama, Men Women and Children, directed by Jason Reitman. 

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Judy Greer discusses "Men, Women and Children," the role that changed her life and "Ant Man."

Judy Greer discusses "Men, Women and Children," the role that changed her life and "Ant Man."

Judy Greer has starred in a number of high profile films and her latest role finds her in yet another. Greer stars alongside Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Dean Norris and Ansel Elgort in Jason Reitman's, Men Women and Children.  The movie centers around a group of high school students and their parents who attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. 

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Jeremy Renner and Michael K Williams: Kill The Messenger

Jeremy Renner and Michael K Williams: Kill The Messenger

Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner  leads an all-star cast in a dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb. Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation’s streets…and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua.

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The Judge - Interviews with Dax Shepard, Vera Farmiga and more.

The Judge - Interviews with Dax Shepard, Vera Farmiga and more.

In, The Judge Robert Downey Jr plays  Hank, a successful lawyer who returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, (Robert Duvall) is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before. The film also stars Vera Farmiga, Dax Shepard, Jeremy Strong and is directed by David Dobkin. 

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Annabelle - Creepy doll gets her own movie! Interviews with the stars and director

She terrified you in “The Conjuring,” but this is where it all began for Annabelle. Capable of unspeakable evil, the actual doll exists locked up in an occult museum in Connecticut—visited only by a priest who blesses her twice a month. The supernatural thriller “Annabelle” begins before the evil was unleashed. John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia—a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia’s delight with Annabelle doesn’t last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now…Annabelle. I spoke with stars Alfre Woodard, Ward Horton, Annabelle Wallace and director John Lionetti in Los Angeles about working on the film and what movies scare them!  Please click on the link below to watch the interviews.


Benedict Cumberbatch gets his Shakespeare on

Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard III - first look

Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard III - first look

BBC Two have released the first picture of Cumberbatch as Richard III for upcoming drama The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses. 

Whoa....   Looking quite dashing atop a black horse, the 38-year-old Sherlock actor will star as the English king in BBC's The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, an adaptation of four of Shakespeare's historical plays. The series will comprise Henry VI Parts I, II and III, and conclude with Richard III.  All four films of The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses will be directed by Dominic Cooke (former artistic director of the Royal Court) and features a range of big-name British talent including Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench and Keeley Hawes. Sadly Cumberbatch fans will have a bit of a wait as the series is scheduled to air sometime in 2016. 

Dolphin Tale 2 - Interviews with the cast and director Charles Martin Smith

Dolphin Tale 2 - Interviews with the cast and director Charles Martin Smith

It has been several years since young Sawyer Nelson and the dedicated team at the Clearwater Marine Hospital, headed by Dr. Clay Haskett, rescued Winter. With the help of Dr. Cameron McCarthy, who developed a unique prosthetic tail for the injured dolphin, they were able to save her life. Yet their fight is not over. Winter's surrogate mother has passed away, leaving Winter without the only pool mate she has ever known.

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Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike discuss Hector and the Search for Happiness

Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike discuss Hector and the Search for Happiness

In Hector and the Search for Happiness, Simon Pegg plays the lead character Hector a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara (Rosamund Pike), he feels like a fraud: he hasn't really tasted life, and yet he's offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. 

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Benedict Cumberbatch discusses his latest role in, The Imitation Game

From TIFF.NET   

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as brilliant Cambridge mathematician, cryptanalyst and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, who spearheaded the Enigma code-breaking operation during World War II and was later persecuted by the British government for his homosexuality. 
One of the greatest stories of our time began back in the darkest days of the Second World War. Alan Turing was a brilliant Cambridge mathematician hired by the British military to break Nazi codes. His work leading a group of misfit geniuses didn't only shorten the war, it pushed technology to the point where computers could be imagined. But Turing paid a price.

At Cambridge University, the young Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) quickly establishes himself as a groundbreaking thinker with his theories about the potential of computing machines. When war between Britain and Germany is declared, these theories are put into active practice. Turing easily passes a test to become a member of a top-secret group assigned to decode critical German naval communications. Much to the surprise of the commanding officers, so does a woman, Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley also appearing at the Festival in Laggies). Turing and Clarke become fast friends, and are soon engaged to be married. But Turing is gay, struggling with his identity at a time when it is illegal and subject to terrible punishment.

Cumberbatch plays Turing as a mercurial character, unafraid of his quirks and brashly proud of his intellect. Knightley's Clarke is his equal — for all his insight into the workings of consciousness, she may understand him better than he does himself. The meeting of their minds doesn't result in a conventional love story, but The Imitation Game does chronicle a remarkable relationship.

Norwegian director Morten Tyldum's Headhunters played the Festival in 2011 and won attention for its gripping pace and neat balance of suspense and character work. In his English-language debut, Tyldum excels again. Turing and his colleagues race against time to devise a machine that can crack Germany's Enigma codes, while Turing himself must work out how to be a gay man at a time when such men are routinely crushed by the law. It's an intensely powerful story.   I spoke with Benedict while he was in Toronto to discuss his challenging role in, The Imitation Game. 

TIFF '14: Jaume Bagueró & Manuela Velasco on [REC] 4 Apocalypse

REC 4: Apocalypse (stylized as [REC]4 Apocalypse) is a Spanish horror film, and the fourth and final installment of the REC franchise. The film is a direct sequel to the seond film taking place immediately after its events. Jaume Baguero the director of the first two installments, returns alongside actress Manuela Velasco, who reprises her role of the imperiled reporter Ángela Vidal.The film recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival where I had the opportunity to catch up with Juame and Manuela for a spirited chat.