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'Let Me In' Star Kodi Smit-McPhee Is All About the Gore -- Oh, and Team Edward

By Anne Brodie (Subscribe to Anne Brodie's posts), Posted Sep 30th 2010 10:20PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival
Kodi Smit-McPhee may not be very well-known on this side of the Atlantic, but the 14-year-old actor is actually part of an acting family -- his father Andy McPhee and sister Sianoa Smit-McPhee are both recognized as thespians in their native Australia (and here too). One thing's for certain, though: Kodi Smit-McPhee certainly has a knack for picking great films. Critics lauded his performance in last year's 'The Road' (where he starred alongside Viggo Mortensen), and now the kudos are rolling in for his role in the vampire-movie-remake 'Let Me In.'

Moviefone caught up with Smit-McPhee at the Toronto Film Festival, and he filled us in on how his friends plan to get into an R-rated movie, the joys of adolescence and whether he's Team Jacob or Edward.
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Emma Roberts on 'Scream 4' and How 'Legally Blonde' Almost Inspired Her to Become a Lawyer

By Anne Brodie (Subscribe to Anne Brodie's posts), Posted Sep 30th 2010 5:35PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival
Emma Roberts doesn't reside in her aunt Julia Roberts' ever-long shadow anymore; she is genuinely a star in her own right. She's starred in seven films this year (and has many upcoming in 2011), including indie comedy 'It's Kind of a Funny Story,' which co-stars Zach Galifianakis and Keir Gilchrist. Despite the plot of the movie -- which focuses on a group of depressed individuals resigned to a psychiatric ward -- the film is a laugh-riot and actually quite uplifting.

Moviefone caught up with Roberts at the Toronto Film Festival, where she talked about appearing in 'Scream 4' and how she briefly considered becoming a lawyer thanks to 'Legally Blonde.'
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Matt Reeves, Director of 'Let Me In,' on Creating a Successful Remake

By Anne Brodie (Subscribe to Anne Brodie's posts), Posted Sep 30th 2010 10:51AM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival
Director Matt Reeves is a major player in the world of geek sci-fi, thanks to his inventive take on horror in 'Cloverfield.' It's quite the switch for the man behind TV's warm and fuzzy series 'Felicity' and the dorky David Schwimmer comedy 'The Pallbearer.' Reeves further distances himself as the man who let Keri Russell cut her hair to write and direct 'Let Me In,' an English-language remake of John Ajvide Lindqvist's superb 2008 vampire thriller 'Let the Right One In.'

Reeves admits he's battled widespread concern about the wisdom of remaking the beloved cult classic, but when it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, there was a collective sigh of relief. It unequivocally won over the doubters; some say Reeves' version surpasses the original. It's about an awkward, lonely boy (14-year-old Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee) who befriends a girl (Chloe Moretz) who moves in next door. Moviefone spoke with Reeves about crafting the elusive "good" remake.
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Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Freida Pinto and Lucy Punch on How Life Sucks, and Why All Men Are 'Dogs'

By Anne Brodie (Subscribe to Anne Brodie's posts), Posted Sep 23rd 2010 5:30PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival

Woody Allen's iconic characters are pretty much defined by their sex. To quote him: "Men are dogs and women suffer." It is ever thus in his latest relationship comedy 'You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger,' but as we have come to expect, Allen imbues his characters with equal parts heart, soul, hope, wit, and witlessness.

Lucy Punch plays a ditzy young gold-digger and sexual gymnast who bewitches Anthony Hopkins' aging Lothario. 'Slumdog Millionaire''s international beauty Freida Pinto plays the innocent object of desire across the courtyard from Josh Brolin's overly-aroused character. Hopkins and Brolin certainly play dogs, but it's a lot of fun watching them mate even if they are leashed to their wives.

Moviefone caught up with the stars of 'You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger' at the Toronto Film Festival.
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Woody Allen Talks 'You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger,' Aging and How Hard It Is to Find Love

By Anne Brodie (Subscribe to Anne Brodie's posts), Posted Sep 22nd 2010 3:30PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival
Woody Allen details the ongoing war between the sexes in his latest film 'You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger,' as four people collide in love, lust and loss in London. Allen openly admits his view of things has gotten darker and cloudier with age, and the simple act of falling in love becomes a chamber piece for wounded hearts everywhere. It teases, torments, gives in and then runs off with the next pretty face. It's dark stuff, but in Allen's hands, it's wistfully funny, occasionally hilarious -- but the specter of more darkness is always just behind him.

Moviefone cornered Allen at the Toronto Film Festival and found out that what makes it all worthwhile for him is the prospect of working with fresh and brilliant new talents.
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'Catfish' Creators Tell Us if It's Real or Not

By Anne Brodie (Subscribe to Anne Brodie's posts), Posted Sep 16th 2010 2:00PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Documentaries


'Catfish,' the controversial what-exactly-is-this film by New York documentary filmmakers Ariel and Nev Schulman and Henry Joost, has captured the movie world's attention. Ariel Schulman and Joost follow Ariel's brother Nev as he develops an unusual relationship with someone online. An eight-year-old named Abby sends Nev a painting of one of his dance photographs that appeared in the New York Times. It's followed by more, and soon Nev and Abby are in regular touch on the phone and online.

Abby claims that she lives in Michigan with her mother, Angela, and a teenage sister, Megan; as Megan and Nev soon develop an intense online romance, he insists that they meet in person. But the family repeatedly turns down opportunities to meet Nev, so he and the boys secretly head to Michigan, armed with cameras, to find them. What they found there would shake them to the core.

The story is so outlandish that doubts have been cast on the film's authenticity. Moviefone caught up with the Schulmans and Joost to find out exactly what the story is with 'Catfish.'
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Woody Allen Talks 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,' and How Everything Is Really Hard

By Anne Brodie (Subscribe to Anne Brodie's posts), Posted Sep 13th 2010 4:00PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival, Coming Soon
Woody Allen's romantic dramedy 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger' is at first glance a light and airy comedy about falling in and out of love, but a closer look reveals a sinister edge that follows Allen's view that "men are dogs" and "women are sufferers." His male characters (Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin) battle middle age with illicit affairs that only humilate them, and the women (Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch and Gemma Jones) are used and lied to. True to Allen form, however, the tough stuff is delivered with lots of laughs. That split is apparent in our conversation.

Moviefone caught up with Allen at the Toronto Film Festival, where he nearly split our sides with his candid views on love, aging, and writing screenplays.
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