http://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/live/ Tune in to hear Hollywood Elsewhere columnist Jeffrey Wells speak with noted Hollywood talent and other industry pundits. For more information, visit www.hollywood-elsewhere.com Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:17:14 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jeffrey Wells Hollywood Movie Talk Tune in to hear Hollywood Elsewhere columnist Jeffrey Wells speak with noted Hollywood talent and other industry pundits. For more information, visit www.hollywood-elsewhere.com hollywood movies film cinema dvds boxoffice sundance telluride cannes Jeffrey Wells gruver1@earthlink.net no Jeffrey Wells, Hollywood Elsewhere http://feeds.feedburner.com/ElsewhereLive http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/arriaga2.mp3 A chat with the gifted screenwriter of Tommy Lee Jones' "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" (Sony Classics, opening wide in early February) as well as three films by Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu -- "Amores Peros," "21 Grams" and the forthcoming "Babel." Arriaga was reached at his home in Mexico City on Wednesday, 1.11. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/arriaga2.mp3 30:26 no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/jarecki2.mp3 The award-winning, highly-praised Why We Fight will have its New York and L.A. debut on 1.20 and then spread out from there. Jarecki discusses the basic theme -- the way that arms manufacturers, lobbyists, and think-tankers have come to control U.S. foreign policy -- and explains how George Bush's beliefs that he's doing God's bidding in Iraq are beside the point. Mon, 9 Jan 2006 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/jarecki2.mp3 33:59 no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/roberta2.mp3 The New York-based actress who gives one of the briefest but most stirring performances in Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" (as the mother of Jake Gyllenhaal's Jack Twist, appearing in the film's penultimate scene) talks about her single day on the set, her reaction to seeing the film, and related matters. Sun, 1 Jan 2006 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/roberta2.mp3 8:48 no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/herzogfinal2.mp3 A conversation with the great Werner Herzog about "Grizzly Man," his other excellent '05 documentary "The White Diamond," and the task of persuading audiences to "trust their eyes" again. Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/herzogfinal2.mp3 41:32 no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live121405B.mp3 Heath Ledger and Phillip Seymour Hoffman clips, and then a chat with Maxim film critic and Variety screening series host Pete Hammond about Wednesday's "King Kong" box-office shortfall, Steven Spielberg's "Munich", a word for "The Family Stone", and a discussion of the three big-studio Christmas family comedies -- "Fun With Dick and Jane", "Rumor Has It", and "Cheaper by the Dozen 2." Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live121405B.mp3 1:00:59 no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live121105B.mp3 Wells wonders why Vera Farmiga won the Best Actress award from the Los Angeles Film critics Association for her performance in "Down to the Bone" and comments about the turnaround and beginning-of-apparent-downfall-among-critics of Steven Spielberg's "Munich" in the Best Picture competition. Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live121105B.mp3 21:25 Farmiga, Spielberg, Munich no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/allaire2.mp3 A chat with Montreal-based script hound Jean-Francois Allaire about Oliver Stone's untitled 9/11 movie and the lowdown on "The Breakup", the anti-romantic comedy with Vince Vaughan and Jennifer Aniston that Universal is opening in December. Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/allaire2.mp3 32:18 Oliver Stone, 9/11, Aniston, Vaughn no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/woodyagain2.mp3 A portion of the chat between Woody Allen and Noah Baumbach following a screening of "Match Point" at the Writers Guild Theatre on Saturday, 12.9.05. Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/woodyagain2.mp3 11:43 Woody Allen, Baumbach, Match Point no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/AnistonMacLaineReiner.mp3 Aniston and MacLaine discussing this and that "Rumor" issue; Aniston dodging a personal question; MacLaine letting it hang out, etc. Reiner starts chat off with "okay, here we go..." Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/AnistonMacLaineReiner.mp3 29:40 MacLaine, Reiner, Aniston, Rumor Has It, junket no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live120805.mp3 Wells chats with London (who also produced last year's "Sideways") about the inescapable warmth and lightning-in-the-bottle alchemy that makes "The Family Stone" the best home-for-the-holidays comedy-drama ever made, and then with Oscar handicapper Pete Hammond about the top contenders for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Fri, 9 Dec 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live120805.mp3 58:43 Family Stone, London, Hammond, Oscars, Academy Awards no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/smithmeirelles6.mp3 Wells chats with former employer Kevin Smith about "Clerks 2" (theme, shooting tales, release plans) and then with director-writer Fernando Meirelles about his Oscar-contending drama "The Constant Gardener" and his forthcoming film, "Intolerance: The Sequel." Mon, 5 Dec 2005 01:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/smithmeirelles6.mp3 49:54 Kevin Smith, Clerks, Fernando Meirelles, Meirelles, Constant Gardener, View Askew no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/rachelweisz12105.mp3 Wells sits down with Rachel Weisz and talks about her performance in "The Constant Gardener", mainly... but also "The Fountain", bloody corporations, thinness, calories, London, and childhood issues. Fri, 2 Dec 2005 03:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/rachelweisz12105.mp3 19:24 Rachel Weisz, Weisz, Constant Gardener, Fernando Meirelles, Meirelles, Ralph Fiennes, Fiennes no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live12105.mp3 Wells briefly reviews "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and then speaks to Pete Hammond about it; discusses Spike Jonze's new Gap TV spot, riffs again on "The Family Stone", and then speaks to Rachel Weisz about "The Constant Gardener". Also: Richard Kelly, director-writer of the forthcoming "Southland Tales." Fri, 2 Dec 2005 03:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live12105.mp3 1:38:00 Narnia, Chronicles of Narnia, Lion, Witch, Wardrobe, Spike Jonze, Jonze, Gap, Pete Hammond, Family Stone, Rachel Weisz, Weisz, Constant Gardener, Richard Kelly, Southland Tales yes http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live112705.mp3 Wells on the mythical Terrence Malick and his upcoming film "The New World," plus a chat with "The Upside of Anger" director-writer Mike Binder about Joan Allen, a discussion of the selling of "The Family Stone," and what Newsweek's Devin Gordon has written about Peter Jackson's "King Kong." Mon, 28 Nov 2005 03:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live112705.mp3 1:30:02 Mike Binder, Terrence Malick, Peter Jackson, New World, King Kong, Upside of Anger, Joan Allen, Devin Gordon, Family Stone no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live112405.mp3 Your host delivers a Thanksgiving-in-Hollywood shakedown: projections on Best Actor and Best Actress, riffs on Russell Crowe, Reese Witherspoon, "The Family Stone," Joan Allen, and the new "King Kong" DVD. Fri, 25 Nov 2005 03:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/elsewhere-live112405.mp3 1:24:24 Thanksgiving, Russell Crowe, Reese Witherspoon, The Family Stone, Joan Allen, King Kong, DVD, Pete Hammond, Joaquin Phoenix, Andy Klein, Oscars, Best Actor, Best Actress, Academy Awards no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/petehammond-112005.mp3 Jeffrey Wells chats up Pete Hammond, Variety writer, Maxim reviewer, and L.A. screening-room gadfly, about upcoming Thanksgiving holiday releases and beyond, including Steven Spielberg's "Munich." Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/petehammond-112005.mp3 24:56 Pete Hammond, Variety, Thanksgiving, boxoffice, Maxim, Munich, Spielberg no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/gaghansyriana-112005.mp3 Jeffrey Wells talks to Oscar-winning writer/director Stephen Gaghan about his newest film, "Syriana," starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/gaghansyriana-112005.mp3 21:59 Stephen Gaghan, Syriana, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Traffic, Director, Screenwriter, Script, Terrorists, Oil, Iraq, Damon, Clooney, Gaghan no http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/mangoldwalktheline-112005.mp3 Jeffrey Wells talks to James Mangold about his new Johnny Cash biopic, "Walk the Line," starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:00:00 GMT http://elsewhere-live.siteomatic.com/archive/mangoldwalktheline-112005.mp3 37:39 James Mangold, Copland, Johnny Cash, Walk the Line, Screenwriter, Director, June Carter Cash, Reese Witherspoon, Joaquin Phoenix, Mangold no