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When actors Justin Bartha and Jordan Gelber sat down with Bonnie Laufer of Tribute, they were quick to share their admiration for their Dark Horse director Todd Solondz, who even tops Bartha’s list of filmmakers that he’s wanted to work with. The duo also shares the inside scoop on connecting with their characters, working with […]
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Dark Horse is a comedy about an eccentric man-child whose life spirals out of control when his lady friend reveals a big secret. That lady friend is Selma Blair. She talks to Bonnie Laufer of Tribute about working with the “king of dysfunction” (director Todd Solondz) and her thoughts on being a new mom.
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In this interview with Toni-Marie Ippolito of Tribute, Emile Hirsch talks about his dramatic role in Killer Joe and what it was like working with director William Friedkin.
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When you mention the name William Friedkin, the first thing that comes to mind for many is The Exorcist, which he directed in 1973 (but it's still a favourite in the horror genre today). His latest film, Killer Joe, tells the story of a young man who puts a hit out on his mother so […]
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William Friedkin’s (The Exorcist, The Fly) Killer Joe touches on issues of betrayal and sex while exploring the dynamics of serious family dysfunction. Tracy Letts, screenwriter, sits down with Bonnie Laufer of Tribute to talk about developing the film.
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In the Canadian drama The Odds, Tyler Johnston plays a 17-year-old who discovers the dead body of his best friend and becomes entangled in a high-stakes ring of gambling, hostility, and deceit. In real life, Johnston is nothing like his character, as he tells Ola Sturik of Tribute. Just a couple of hockey suspensions. Johnston […]
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Julia Maxwell, who stars in the Canadian film The Odds, has her childhood days of getting in trouble to thank for her acting career today. She tells Ola Sturik of Tribute about how she used drama in high school as a way of helping her deal. She also shares what it was like working opposite […]
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Jaren Brandt Bartllett plays the role of a calculating bookie in his latest film, The Odds. He talks to Ola Sturik of Tribute about his fellow cast members, why he didn’t want to see the film in advance, and what he’s got lined up next.
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Simon Davidson always wanted to make a movie about a young man at the crossroads of his life. That movie became his directorial debut, The Odds, which he also wrote and produced. Ola Sturik sat down with the Canadian director to talk about getting busted by the cops when he was young, his research for […]
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Brad Dryborough and Tygh Runyan knew each other from the Vancouver acting community and now they’re starring alongside each other in the vanguard film Doppelgänger Paul. The two stopped by before their premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival to chat with Ola Sturik of Tribute about making the film and what’s next for each of […]
