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National Lampoon’s Animal House is the comedy that changed everything in Hollywood. In honor of its 25th anniversary this year, Josh Karp talked to director John Landis, co-writers Harold Ramis and Chris Miller as well as studio executive Thom Mount to get the full behind-the-scenes picture on this pop culture icon.
When it comes to romantic-comedies, Hollywood has finally crossed a line: industry professionals are becoming completely and totally confused by the broad, non-specific names of these projects.
There are almost an infinite number of questions that can be asked of people. The hardest one to answer? The 'How do I make it?' question. Chris Neumer rolls up his shirt sleeves, investigates this question and answers it. Would be filmmakers take note, you're not going to see this anywhere else.
Jeff Daniels is one of the film world's most versatile actors. He set the lower end of toilet humor in
Dumb and Dumber but has also turned heads for
The Squid and the Whale and
Imaginary Heroes. Chris Neumer traveled to the frozen tundra of Michigan to talk to this Hollywood outsider.
Jesse Jane is one of the adult world's biggest stars. So big, in fact, her movies are being stripped of the sex and released as R-rated films. Jane talks shop and gets inside the actual filmmaking of her films.
Actor Josh Lucas has anchored the casts of movies both big (Glory Road and Poseidon) and small (Undertow and Little Murder). More impressively, he has done so while making a name for himself as a stylish, intelligent and charismatic on-screen force.
Most people are lucky enough to not have a nemesis. Chris Neumer is not one of those people. He breaks down his most nefarious archrival here: himself at age 16.
There isn't another actor in Hollywood who plays more of a variety of characters that women do not want to date than Nat Faxon. Chris Neumer chats with Faxon about acting, writing comedy and the fear-based decisions that dictate what films and television shows get made.
It was probably inevitable, but 'filmmakers' are now shooting projects on their cell phones.
Chris Neumer sat down to watch director Steven Spielberg's iconic film,
Raiders of the Lost Ark and took notes. Get inside what made Marion Ravenswood drinking contest win so damn impressive, why the film doesn't have a bad guy, one of the best stunts of all time and just how strange of a dude Rene Belloq is in this running commentary.
Superhero movies earn more money than almost any genre of films. From The Dark Knight to Spiderman to Iron Man, these comic book adaptations rake in box office. Chris Neumer investigates the strangest superhero movie of all time, Batman: The Movie. Prepare yourself for one hell of a... trip.
