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Actress Anapola Mushkadiz created quite a stir in her first ever role in
Battle in Heaven: that's what an opening scene featuring actual sex can do. Mushkadiz talks to Chris Neumer about why America needs to get over on-screen blowjobs, why and why acting is so surprisingly easy.
Bill Paxton has starred in
Titanic, Twister and
Apollo 13. Prior to
Frailty though, he'd never gotten behind the camera to direct. Chris Neumer speaks to Paxton to get the story on being a first time director, how to create a ruse and the positive aspects of serial killing.
Virtually no actor had a better breakout year in 2003 than Queens, New York native, Franky G (it stands for Gonzales... don't ask). The seventh letter of the alphabet starred in
Manito, The Italian Job, Wonderland and
Confidence. From here, the sky is the limit.
Jeff Nathanson made a name for himself scripting
Rush Hour 2, Catch Me If You Can and
The Terminal. Moving from behind the laptop to behind the camera for the first time on
The Last Shot, Nathanson talks to Chris Neumer about the craziness that is today's Hollywood and when the right time is to bring in a rubber chicken.
Jennifer Beals burst onto the scene in 1983's
Flashdance and has been a Hollywood mainstay ever since. Chris Neumer chats with Beals about her participation in
Roger Dodger, how many people have her home phone number (3), and the unfortunate nature of putting down others to make yourself feel better.
CHRIS NEUMER: I was really surprised when I heard about your film. The first time I heard about Dogtown, I thought it was about the barrios.
STACY PERALTA: Oh that’s great, I’m stoked.
CHRIS NEUMER: They asked if I …