Author: Melanie Votaw
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Exclusive Interview: Cindy Williams Reminisces about Laverne & Shirley
Cindy Williams talks to Melanie Votaw about her days as Shirley Feeney in the iconic sitcom Laverne & Shirley, as the fifth season DVDs are released after four years of waiting.
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Matthew Broderick, Kenneth Lonergan Attend Screening of Margaret
Melanie Votaw attended a Q&A with filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan and cast member Matthew Broderick about the embattled film, Margaret, starring Anna Paquin.
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Melanie Votaw Gets Up Close and Personal With Paul Rudd and the Cast of Wanderlust
Roving New York film geek Melanie Votaw gets to see Paul Rudd and Ken Marino in the flesh after a screening of the hilarious Wanderlust. Click through to read her report of the movie and Q&A, which also included Alan Alda and director David Wain.
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James Franco on My Own Private River and River Phoenix
Melanie Votaw reports on a Q&A with James Franco at Lincoln Center in New York, where he talks about his new cut of My Own Private Idaho with never before seen footage of River Phoenix.
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And the Winner Is… Meryl Streep for Best Oscar Acceptance Speech 2012
Who gave the best acceptance speech at the 84th Academy Awards? Melanie Votaw has the recap.
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War Horse: The Film vs. the Broadway Stage Production
Melanie Votaw compares the Broadway stage version of War Horse with Stephen Spielberg’s film adaptation of the novel by Michael Morpurgo.
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From One Sex Symbol to Another: Raquel Welch Dishes About Mae West and ‘Myra Breckinridge’
Melanie Votaw attended a screening and Q&A with Raquel Welch at New York’s Lincoln Center, where the sex symbol told stories about another iconic sex symbol, Mae West, who starred with Welch in the 1970 film, ‘Myra Breckinridge.’
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Paradise is Lost for Bradley Cooper
A film adaptation of Milton’s 17th century poem, Paradise Lost, starring Bradley Cooper has landed on the cutting room floor before shooting even began.
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Native American Films Featured at Tulsa International Film Festival
Melanie Votaw reports on the first annual Tulsa International Film Festival, which screened more than 150 international films, including Native American movies, in September 2011.
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Fun and Fooling Around at Friars Club Comedy Film Festival
Melanie Votaw had a raucous time at the Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, at which Brett Ratner, Richard Belzer, Russell Simmons, Thomas Lennon, and Robert Ben Garant appeared, among others.
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Martin Scorsese on His Early Career, Growing Up in New York, and Not Going to the Movies
Melanie Votaw recently attended a Q&A session with the legendary director, who discussed growing up in lower Manhattan, why he doesn’t watch many movies, and why there won’t be a remake of Mean Streets, which screened as part of the New York Film Festival’s 50th anniversary year.
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Exclusive Interview: Peter Riegert Talks Cameron Crowe, Surviving the Film Industry, and Being an Homage in We Bought a Zoo
Melanie Votaw sat down with film and TV veteran Peter Riegert, who offered a few thoughts on surviving the film industry, working with Cameron Crowe and Matt Damon, and being an homage in We Bought a Zoo.