Thomas Leupp

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Favorite Movies: Boogie Nights, This is Spinal Tap, Bottle Rocket, Royal Tennenbaums, Waiting read more for Guffman, Election, Coyote Ugly, Barcelona, Rocky III, Bloodsport

Likes: Poetry, Long walks along the beach, cooking, flowers and lying about read more stuff I like in order to get laid

INT: Kevin Costner

Posted 19 years ago

As most movie fans know, “playing against type” refers to when actors portray characters dramatically different from those they’ve played before. In the case of Kevin Costner, it means playing something other than a baseball player or cowboy. With his...

INT: Antoine Fuqua

Posted 19 years ago

Director Antoine Fuqua has been hit-and-miss since he made the leap from music videos to feature films a decade ago with THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS. His excellent effort on TRAINING DAY garnered his star Denzel Washington an Oscar for Best Picture,...

Review: Brick

Posted 20 years ago

Our L.A. man, Thomas Leupp, recently had the chance to see BRICK and here’s his review of the indie flick, opening today: Rating: 8/10 Plot: Film noir gets a heavy dose of teen angst in this hard-boiled detective story set...

INT: James Wong

Posted 20 years ago

Most people who spend their days thinking of creative ways to kill people end up in prison or a mental institution. Others, like FINAL DESTINATION 3 director James Wong, parlay their unique skills into a successful career in the movie...

INT: Winstead / Merriman

Posted 20 years ago

A recipe for success in the horror genre: 1) gather a group of hot, amorous young actors; 2) find creative ways to kill each of them off. It’s a formula that the first two Final Destination films executed perfectly. FINAL...

INT: Jay Hernandez

Posted 20 years ago

Dreamy Jay Hernandez returns to theatres this week when he stars in Eli Roth’s much anticipated follow-up to CABIN FEVER, HOSTEL. Hernandez burst on the scene four years ago in CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL, and most recently drew acclaim for his performance in...

INT: Eli Roth

Posted 20 years ago

After the stunning success of his first feature film, CABIN FEVER, Eli Roth could pretty much write his own ticket in Hollywood . For his follow-up, Roth mulled over various studio projects before finally choosing to stick with the proven...

INT:Whannell/Bousman

Posted 21 years ago

Talk about pressure. Almost immediately on the heels of SAW’s blockbuster opening weekend, Lions Gate announced plans for a sequel to be released one year later. Problem was, there was no script. No director either. In fact there wasn’t even...

INT: Tobin Bell

Posted 21 years ago

Horror fans can rejoice this week as the badass Jigsaw returns for another go-round in SAW II. Tobin Bell’s performance as the misanthropic puppet master in the original SAW helped establish Jigsaw as an iconic horror villain on par with...

INT: Donnie Wahlberg

Posted 21 years ago

With well-regarded performances in THE SIXTH SENSE and BAND OF BROTHERS, SAW II star Donnie Wahlberg is quickly making folks forget his days as a teen idol in the original boy band, New Kids on the Block. But I’ll never...

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