With the ending of this season’s American Idol I tracked down some interviews I did in March with the final two Lee Dewyze and Crystal Bowersox. This has been an underwhelming American Idol. Maybe because it was recognizable that Simon Cowell had checked out and was just showing up to collect the check. When your biggest attraction knows to jump ship you know there must be something wrong with it. And his job is to know what is hot or not!
How do they rank against previous Idols?
WATCH my interview with Bowersox and Deywze….shot this on my flip camera…nice up close and personal….
Actually lost in the all the LOST hoopla is 24 which comes to an end as well. There won’t be any big 24 parties and we know at the end Jack Bauer’s father won’t guide him into shining light. Arguably Jack Bauer has lived in his own purgatory for the last 8 years. Always trying to do good, but in constant conflict of what is good. At least we know there will eventually be a 24 movie which is some sort of a consolation.
It has been a great last few episodes as we come to an end. Jack is on a rampage to avenge the death of Renee Walker. Chloe is trying to piece it all together.
Below are some interviews I did at the beginning of the 24 season. It’s always great catching up with Mary Lynn Rajskub – a relaxed actress who seems to enjoy playing Chloe.
WATCH CHLOE….sorry I mean MARY LYNN RAJSKUB
Here is an interview with Annie Wersching who played Renee Walker. Unfortunately she didn’t make it but she turned Jack Bauer into a slaughtering machine. This actress should be fine. She is a beautiful looking lady.
There was a small gathering the other night in the Lower East Side for the screening of MacGruber. A few Saturday Night Live players like Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis turned up to show support for the guys and girls that made this movie. MacGruber was directed by Jorma Taccone, who is Andy Samberg’s Lonely Island buddy, who had a stand out role in the video “Jizz in my Pants”.
Of course by now you know the sketch, MacGruber. Well they managed to some how stretch it into a movie. I caught up Will Forte, Ms Wiig and the very beefy Val Kilmer, who plays a villain in the movie.
I went along to the Peabody Awards here in New York City. There were a lot of documentaries and news programs honored. Amongst all of this was Sofia Vergara being honored for just looking fantastic and of course being super funny in the great show Modern Family. I caught up with Sofia, Ed O’neill and Eric Stonestreet who plays Cameron. We discuss moonlanding and of course what it’s like to be married to Al Bundy…
Jon Favreau is one happy fella. 14 years ago he was running around with Vince Vaughan in Swingers. Now he is at the top of the bunch when it comes to directing big movies. He has brought out the best in Robert Downey Jr giving him another crack at superstardom. In Iron Man 2 he seeks to set up the Marvel business with plenty of openings for follow up movies. Let’s hope he takes a well earned break and comes back fresh and leads on to Iron Man 3.
On an acting note he again plays Happy Hogan. In the comic books he is meant to be laying on top of Pepper Potts……WATCH what he has to say about this in the interview….
Robert Downey Jr is a fantastic fella to chat to. I’ve had great, weird and wonderful moments with him over the years. I even had the pleasure of running into him in a toilet at the Sundance Film Festival. All above board but it was around the time when he was still a little wild.
Now he has devoted wife who keeps him in line. She has definitely quietened him down which is good for us as we have got to see him create some marvellous characters like Tony Stark. One of the best guys in Hollywood, you can tell that he still has that glint in his eyes where he would love to be partying like the good old days.
Downey Jr once told me that people had Nergasm’s over his Iron Man suit….have a look below as he explain what a nergasm is.
It’s only fitting that we now get to see Scarlett Johansson running around beating guys up in a superhero movie. It’s the logical next step if you are one of the hottest ladies in the world. I caught up with her to discuss her role as Black Widow in Iron Man 2.
I walked into the room to meet her and was immediately baffled by how amazing she looked. She also had a swag about her that said “I could kick your arse too”.
WATCH HERE…..let me know what you think in the comments below….
WATCH VIDEO BELOW. Alex O’Loughlin is an Aussie fella who has been on American television for the last 4 years. I first saw him in one of my favorite shows THE SHIELD. He then went on and did some CBS shows, Moonlight and Three Rivers; two shows that made him a minor TV star although the shows were not successful. Opening this week across America is a movie starring him and Jennifer Lopez. It’s called the Back Up Plan and looks like the type of movie where I will take the Mrs.
Later in the year Alex will be appearing as Steve McGarrett in the remake of the legendary TV show, Hawaii Five-O.
CLICK on the interview below to watch two Aussie hearthrobs chat…well one of them is a hearthrob….the fella on the left I reckon!
There is no better feeling than thinking a movie is going to be great and then you see it and it is better than great….this rarely happens to me anymore. Back in the 1990’s it happened all the time to me; Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Swingers. The last few years it’s happened for Inglorius Basterds and Gran Torino. I’m glad it happened when I saw Kickass. Full of great action and never a dull moment.
Nic Cage plays a real life superhero called Big Daddy, hell bent on revenge against a local crime boss played by Mark Strong. I first heard about this movie when Nic Cage moved to England to film it and he said that he was living his fantasy of being in a superhero comic book movie. Even if his superhero character had a fake moustache and daughter that could probably kick his own arse…..I mean ass.
Last year I interviewed Nic Cage for a movie called the KNOWING. A Nic Cage interview can go any way depending on how he is feeling. He had his wife with him and he seemed kind of happy on this New York red carpet. I’ve always been a fan of Cage and his personality and I hope you get an insight into the man with slowest delivery in Hollywood.
