I sat down for a online roundtable chat with the directors of the Oscar nominated Disney film ‘The Princess and the Frog.” John Musker and Ron Clements have collaborated on projects for Disney since 1986, including “The Little Mermaid,” and “Aladdin.” This is a return to traditional 2-D animation for the studio, a chance to [...]
Kevin: Hi Lisa! Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us about your incredible career, and your new book – “Gone.” When did you first realize that you wanted to become an author? Did you always have a passion for writing?
Lisa: Since about 4th grade, I remember writing a story called “Baby [...]
Jeff Still is an actor that has been in theatre for the past 30 years, appearing in many successful shows around the country. He has also appeared in several television shows and films, such as “Public Enemies” and “The Hudsucker Proxy.”
Jeff will be in the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning play “August: Osage County,” [...]
I recently had the pleasure of talking with Anastasia Griffith, best known for her role on “Damages” and currently on the popular NBC show “Trauma.” Anastasia plays Nancy Carnahan, one of the main first response paramedics on the show – which will be returning to NBC on March 8.
Kevin: Anastasia, I read that you [...]
Mamma Mia! is coming back to St. Louis, and will be playing at the Fabulous Fox Theatre from February 16th to the 21st. The story revolves around a mother, her daughter who is getting married, and her three possible fathers. The story is told using timeless music from the band ABBA, and the [...]
You might not know Greg Brenman by name, but you’ve almost certainly seen one of his many projects. Whether it be 2000’s break out hit, Billy Elliot or one of his many TV shows that he produces. His latest project is The Boys Are Back starring Clive Owen as grieving father Joe Warr, and his [...]
Last week we were able to catch up with Tyrese Gibson, to talk about his latest movie “Legion.” The film, opening in theaters nationwide on Friday, is about an “out-of-the-way diner” where battle ensues for the survival of the entire race. Interested yet? God sends a “legion” of angels to bring on [...]
A couple weeks ago Disney sent out some of their animators on a press tour to promote Disney’s return to traditional 2D hand drawn animation. St. Louis members of the press and I were lucky enough to interview two of the animators who worked on the film. Both seemed very enthusiastic about Disney’s return to [...]
Last month Jason Reitman was in town for the 18th Annual St. Louis International Film Festival. It was at SLIFF that his latest film “Up In The Air” made it’s St. Louis premiere.
“Up In The Air” is the story of Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a man who has made a career of [...]
Kirk Jones made a recent stop to St. Louis during the St. Louis International Film Festival to promote his new film Everbody’s Fine starring Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, and Sam Rockwell. He was nice enough to sit down with the local press. You might know him from his previous films Nanny McPhee [...]