Tye Sheridan

Candid Interview with Rising Star Tye Sheridan

Dorri Olds interviewed “Detour” lead actor, Tye Sheridan. Sheridan landed his first big break as Steve, the son to Brad Pitt’s character in Terrence Malick’s “Tree of Life.” In 2012’s “Mud,” Sheridan starred as a neglected boy opposite Matthew McConaughey. In 2013, he played the son of an alcoholic in “Joe,” co-starring with Nicolas Cage.

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Cinelan

A New Multi-Format Movie Review Show from Cinelan

Cinelan today announced that three-time Emmy Award-winning comedian and journalist Faith Salie (Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me, CBS Sunday Morning, PBS’s Science Goes to the Movies) will host its new multi-format, fan-driven movie review show, Critical Mass, which gives the opinions of real ticket buyers the same weight as those of professional critics.

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thriller

Matthias Schoenaerts Smolders in Steamy Dark Thriller ‘Disorder’

Matthias Schoenaerts gives a standout performance in Disorder as French Special Forces ex-soldier Vincent, an Afghanistan war veteran with severe PTSD that includes paranoia and hallucinations. Vincent is stuck in what writer-director Alice Winocour describes as “a state of war.” Diane Kruger also stars.

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Helen Mirren Talks About Kissing Stephen Colbert and Playing a Powerful ‘Eye in the Sky’

Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul. Photo ©Dorri Olds On Wed., March 9, at the Waldorf Astoria, Dorri Olds sat down with Academy Award-winner Dame Helen Mirren. She stars in “Eye in the Sky,” a suspenseful thriller about techno warfare waged through computer screens, and drones disguised as beetles and birds. Helen Mirren plays Colonel Catherine … Read more

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Zero Days

Hacking, Spying, Malware and Cyberwarfare in Alex Gibney’s ‘Zero Days’

In Zero Days, Oscar winner Alex Gibney travels to the dark side once again. This time his due diligence and perfectionist work ethics were aimed at digging beneath the rock of secrecy within the CIA and the U.S. military. Gibney and his team of computer experts, including Symantec Security Technology and Response Group’s Liam O’Murchu and Eric Chien, researched the computer … Read more

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mads mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen Goes From Hannibal to the Chickens

Danish stunner Mads Mikkelsen from NBC’s recently axed “Hannibal” stars in the twisted dark comedy “Men & Chicken.” The film, by Oscar-winning writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen, makes its North American premiere today, Friday, Sept. 11 at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). My movie crush on Mikkelsen began with his 2012 lead role in the Oscar-nominated steamy … Read more

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El Chapo

CORRUPTION: Filmmakers Tracked Down Dangerous Drug Lord El Chapo When the DEA Could Not

Dorri Olds interviewed the writer and director of the documentary, “Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty.” Angus Macqueen and his partner, cameraman and co-director Guillermo Galdos, went after the most successful drug lord in history, Joaquin Guzman. “El Chapo” (“Shorty”), his nickname from childhood, is the head of the Sinaloa cartel.

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movie

Kids for Cash: Two Corrupt Judges Put 3,000 Kids Through Hell

In Luzerne County, PA a respected judge named Mark A. Ciavarella was convicted on 12 counts of racketeering, bribery and extortion. Ciaverella sent 3,000 kids away to a for-profit juvenile detention center. Aside from ruining so many lives, he received $2.8 million dollars in kickbacks. The infamous scandal became known as, “Kids for Cash.” The … Read more

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Anna Paquin and Shana Betz

“My Mom was a Drug Runner” • An interview with writer director Shana Betz

Shana Betz wrote and directed her first feature film. “Free Ride” is a drama based on her life in the 1970s. Shana’s mother (named Christina for the film) is played by Anna Paquin. At the beginning of the movie Christina is in an abusive relationship. She wants to protect her daughters and make a better life for them.

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Sarah Silverman

Comedian Sarah Silverman Isn’t Funny as an Addict. She is Oscar-Worthy!

Written for TheFix An exclusive interview with Adam Salky about directing Sarah Silverman in “I Smile Back.” Oh, addicts. Slippery and charming until everything falls apart. Watching Laney Brooks (Sarah Silverman) unravel is like rubbernecking at an Oscar-worthy disaster. Anyone who has ever been close to an addict or mentally ill person—which is practically everyone, … Read more

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