Interviews

Golden Globe winner and host Andy Samberg was eight years old when he knew he wanted to be a comedian. In high school he filmed sketches with home video cameras and later on he studied filmmaking.

In one of those ‘bet-you-would-never-believe-this’ scenarios, Israeli television has become a prolific incubator for American drama series. Among the many shows adapted from initial Israeli incarnations are such projects as Homeland, No Man’s Land, In Treatment, and The Baker and the Beauty.

After speaking for a few moments with Paolo Buonvino, it becomes clear why music had to be his language of choice. He speaks about notes and rhythms with such reverence and detail that there can be no doubt about the significance this art has in his life.

Most directors aspire to big budgets to express their vision, but the British director behind blockbusters such as Mamma Mia! (2008) and The Iron Lady (2011) found that the opposite was true. Phyllida Lloyd went looking for an indie project to satisfy her creative cravings and found it in first-time writer Clare Dunne’s script.

With the holiday season kicking off, so are the first sighting of Christmas movies. The Hallmark Channel, which first began showing Christmas films in 2000, has now produced more than 135 of them and their latest, A Christmas Waltz, stars Lacey Chabert (Party of Five, Mean Girls) as a woman who signs herself and her fiancé up for dance lessons.

Aubrey Plaza knows how complicated it is to work with your partner. She has filmed multiple projects, like Life After Beth, Joshy and The Little Hours, with her partner, filmmaker Jeff Baena.

Amanda Seyfried was all set to start classes at Fordham University when she got the call. The then 18-year-old had been cast in an upcoming feature, Mean Girls, which required her to postpone her college career to co-star in the Tina Fey penned comedy.

From the instant Borat Subsequent Moviefilm launched on Amazon at the end of October, Maria Bakalova was the girl of the moment. In a matter of days, she went from total unknown to the top of IMDB STARMeter, signed up with CAA, one of the largest agencies in Hollywood, and her character, Tutar, became a household name in popular culture among young fans.

The name of her company says it all: Made Up Stories. And producer Bruna Papandrea is good at finding them and turning them into huge hits.

Stephanie Levi-John stars in the historical drama, The Spanish Princess, which follows the life of Catherine of Aragon (Charlotte Hope) who becomes Queen of England. Stephanie plays the much-coveted role as her loyal lady-in-waiting, Lina, who struggles to adapt to the English way of life.