At first the documentary Searching for Sugar Man feels like a music-industry murder mystery, but it turns out to be a much more interesting and uplifting story of the power of song and life’s odd twists, turns, and surprising renaissances. In the late ’60s and early ’70s Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez recorded two albums of Dylanesque … More Interview: Searching for Sugar Man's Star Rodriguez and Writer-Director Malik Bendjelloul

As adapted by Tracy Letts from his 1993 play and directed by William Friedkin, the unsettling, brutal, but mesmerizing film noir Killer Joe presents a grim (and often darkly funny) portrait of a poor Texas family that hires a professional hit man, only to find their deal with him increasingly complicated and twisted. In life-threatening … More Interview: Killer Joe Screenwriter and Playwright Tracy Letts

Though it’s not technically a Broken Lizard film, thanks to director Jay Chandrasekhar and co-star Kevin Heffernan, the new raunch-com The Babymakers shares the outrageous, often offensive sensibilities of the New York comedy troupe responsible for Super Troopers, Beerfest, and Club Dread. The Babymakers follows Tommy and Audrey (Parks and Recreation‘s Paul Schneider and Magic … More Interview: From Broken Lizard, The Babymakers' Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan

In Ruby Sparks, a young, neurotic, once-successful writer named Calvin (Paul Dano, There Will be Blood, Meek’s Cutoff) finally finds his way out of a paralyzing writer’s block by creating on the page his dream girl: an effervescent muse he names Ruby Sparks (Zoe Kazan). All is well for the usually angst-ridden Calvin and the … More Interview: Ruby Sparks writer-star Zoe Kazan, star Paul Dano, and co-directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton

We’ve seen a lot of Channing Tatum in recent years—in action films like G.I. Joe and The Eagle, romances such as Dear John and The Vow, and doing surprisingly nimble (and very funny) comedic work in The Dilemma and 21 Jump Street. But in Magic Mike (and no, I can’t believe I’m going to write … More Interview: Magic Mike's Star Channing Tatum

Folks across multiple movie-going demographics are going to be pleasantly surprised by Magic Mike, starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, and Matthew McConaughey, and directed by Steven Soderbergh. Based on his own real-life experiences as a male dancer, the film follows Tatum’s Mike, a popular Tampa Bay stripper trying to figure out where to go with … More Interview: Magic Mike Co-star Joe Manganiello

Actress-playwright-singer Lorene Scafaria made her mark in 2008 with the screenplay for Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, a sweetly hip little love story. That breakthrough also earned her a spot in Hollywood’s new “Fempire” gang of women screenwriters, along with her pals Diablo Cody (Juno, Young Adult), Liz Meriwether (No Strings Attached, New Girl), and … More Interview: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World's Writer-Director Lorene Scafaria

Mark Duplass Month (including Your Sister’s Sister and People Like Us) continues with Safety Not Guaranteed, a small comedy that may have a dose of “science fiction” or just “crazy delusion.” (Read my interview with Your Sister’s Sister writer-director Lynn Shelton.) The tremendously entertaining film from writer Derek Connolly and first-time director Colin Tervorrow, is … More Interview: Safety Not Guaranteed Director Colin Trevorrow