
Tim Nasson’s Top 10 – er, 20 Movies of 2009
tie. Sherlock Holmes
tie. Sherlock Holmes
Kathy Griffin Interview by Tim Nasson Since our first interview with Kathy Griffin, over three years ago, the self proclaimed queen of the D-list, has fast risen to the A-list. She briefly dated Steve Wozniak, billionaire cofounder of Apple. Summer 2009, Kathy Griffin follows the gays, her favorites, the ones who made her into an […]
Guillermo Del Toro The Orphanage Interview, by Tim Nasson “The Orphanage,” undoubtedly what will become this year’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” (in a critical, Oscar and box office sense), isn’t in theaters until Christmas 2007. But today we bring you Behind The Scenes of “The Orphanage” and an interview with the film’s producer, Oscar nominated Guillermo Del […]
Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington are American Gangsters – The Interviews, by Tim Nasson Wild About Movies recently caught up with Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in NYC at the “American Gangster” junket. “American Gangster” opened at #1 at the box office – weekend of November 2-4, 2007 – which makes it the […]
Queen Latifah Talks to Tim Nasson about Hairspray Queen Latifah – born and known in the music world as Dana Owens – was one of the members of the original version of the Flavor Unit, which, at that time, was a crew of emcees grouped around producer DJ Mark the 45 King. She was also […]
Dwayne Johnson The Game Plan Interview, By Tim Nasson Dwayne Douglas “The Rock” Johnson was born in Hayward, California on May 2, 1972. While growing up, Dwayne traveled around a lot with his parents and watched his father, a professional boxer, perform in the boxing ring. During his high school years, Dwayne began playing football […]
Nikki Blonsky Talks to Tim Nasson about Hairspray Nikki Blonsky grew up in Great Neck, New York. She graduated from Great Neck Village School in June, 2006. She has done local theatre at both Levels (youth center) and Great Neck South High School, and beat out thousands of hopefuls for the role in Hairspray The […]
John Travolta talks to Tim Nasson about Hairspray Wild About Movies recently sat with the entire cast and director, Adam Shankman, of Hairspray separately. First up, John Travolta who dons a wig, a fat suit, high heels, and makeup to portray Tracy Turnblad’s mother, Edna. Wild About Movies: What about dancing in those high heels? […]
James Marsden Talks to Tim Nasson about Hairspray He may look like the hottest gay boy on the current circuit, but you would be wrong, 100%, if you were to think the hunk-du-jour James Marsden was a homosexual. The thirty-four year old (who looks ten years younger, on screen and in person), is a happily […]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Interviews by Tim Nasson Shacking up at the Four Seasons at Beverly Hills recently, the three main stars of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, in theaters today, talked about the fifth in the film franchise. And about the final book in the series, Harry […]
Robin Williams Talks to Tim Nasson If you’re a movie lover you probably already know all there is to know about Robin Williams. His trips to and from rehab. His foul mouth. His right-on impersonations of just about anything and anyone. That he’s an Oscar winner – for…Good Will Hunting. There’s nothing much new to […]
Tim Nasson Interviews Christian Bale Thirty-three year old Christian Bale was born in England and gained international attention twenty years ago, playing the lead in Steven Spielberg’s “Empire of the Sun.” As an adult, Bale is best known for his roles in the films American Psycho, Batman Begins and The Prestige, among others. Christian Bale […]
Wanda Sykes Interview by Tim Nasson Wanda Sykes’ latest movie, “Evan Almighty” is a movie that its studio, Universal Pictures, hopes the Christian right, especially will come out in droves to see. Will they flood theaters opening weekend? Recently, Wild About Movies sat with Wanda Sykes in Los Angeles, where she talked not only about […]
Steve Carell Interview by Tim Nasson Steve Carell, one of American comedy’s most popular faces who edited a school newspaper as a child, is now celebrated as the funniest man on the cover of Life Magazine and on NBC’s SNL, where he hosted the 2005-2006 season premiere. He became an unusually versatile comic after more […]
Bruce Willis Talks to Tim Nasson about Die Hard Bruce Willis was born Walter Bruce Willis on March 19, 1955 and is a two-time Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-winning actor and singer. Bruce Willis came to fame in the late 1980s (remember the Tuesday night televsion soap “Moonlighting?”) and has since retained a career as […]
Jeff Bridges talks to Tim Nasson about Surf’s Up Hawaii – At a junket fit for an emperor penguin – and an array of movie stars who lent their voices to this year’s animated penguin feature film, “Surf’s Up,” – along with a slew of television, print and online journalists from around the world, Sony […]
Seth Rogen The Knocked Up Interview by Tim Nasson Twenty-four year old Seth Rogen is a Canadian actor, comedian, and Emmy-nominated writer. Seth Rogen began his career doing standup comedy for four years beginning at age thirteen, (his first gig at a lesbian club), coming in second place in the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest when […]
Judd Apatow Talks Knocked Up to Tim Nasson Judd Apatow was born on December 6, 1967, in Syosset, New York, and is an Emmy-winning screenwriter, director, television producer, and film producer. Apatow got his start in show business while still attending Syosset High School in New York, where he used his radio show to interview […]
Marg Helgenberger Interview by Tim Nasson Forty-nine year old Mary Marg Helgenberger (pronounced with a hard ‘G’, unlike the name Marge) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actress. Helgenberger is known for her role as Catherine Willows on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and her role as KC Koloski in “China Beach,” the latter for which […]
Dane Cook talks to Tim Nasson Thirty-five year old Dane Cook, for those of you not ‘in the know,’ is a stand-up comedian and actor. He has released two albums, “Harmful If Swallowed” and “Retaliation,” the latter of which went double platinum and became the highest charting comedy album in twenty-eight years. Cook performs on […]
Kevin Costner Mr Brooks Interview by Tim Nasson Kevin Costner was born in Lynwood, California, the youngest of the three sons (the middle son died at childbirth) of William Costner, an electrician and laterly utilities executive, and Sharon Rae Tedrick, a welfare worker. He has German, Irish and Cherokee ancestry. Costner attended elementary school at […]
Dame Julia Elizabeth Andrews, DBE, was born Julia Elizabeth Wells on October 1, 1935. Julie Andrews is a BAFTA, Emmy, Grammy and Academy Award-winning actress, singer, and author. Andrews rose to prominence after starring in Broadway musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, as well as musical films like Mary Poppins (1964) and The […]
Rupert Everett Interview by Tim Nasson Forty-eight year old Rupert Everett, the openly gay actor, who went from riches to rags to riches, literally, was born in Norfolk, England to Major Anthony Michael Everett and Sara Maclean, who was Scottish, and descended from the baronets Vyvyan of Trelowarren and the German Schmiedern barons. He has […]
Mike Myers Interviewed by Tim Nasson for Shrek 3 Mike Myers was a member of the cast of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” television program from 1989 to 1995, where he performed characters like Dieter, Linda Richman, and Wayne Campbell from “Wayne’s World”. The character of Linda Richman was based on Myers’s real-life mother-in-law, a woman […]
The Hip Hop Project Kazi Interview, by Tim Nasson Chris Rolle, also known as “Kazi” (a shortened form of “Kharma Kazi”), is founder and Co-CEO of One+One Records, a hip hop performer, and a motivational speaker on men’s issues in the African American community. He was born in Nassau, Bahamas; since the age of 4 […]