Opening in theaters on December 6th is the new thriller from director Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart) entitled Out of the Furnace, which was co-written by Cooper and Brad Ingelsby (The Dynamiter). The film truly features an all-star cast that includes Academy Award-winners Christian Bale (The Fighter), and Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland), Academy Award-nominees Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), Willem Dafoe (Platoon), Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt), and Sam Shepard (The Right Stuff), and popular actress Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness).

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Christian Bale to talk about his work on Out of the Furnace. The Oscar-winning actor discussed his new film, Philbrick's visit to the set, Bale's research for his role in Braddock, Pennsylvania while shooting The Dark Knight Rises in Pittsburgh, what Sam Shepard said about working with Bale, why Bale liked working with Shepard, collaborating with writer/director Scott Cooper, and why Cooper would not have made the film without Bale's participation. 

Opening in Los Angeles and New York theaters on December 6th, and nationwide on December 20th is the new comedy/drama Inside Llewyn Davis from Academy Award-winning writers and directors Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men). The film features an excellent cast of actors that includes Oscar Isaac (The Bourne Legacy), Carey Muligan (Drive), Justin Timberlake (The Social Network), John Goodman (Argo), Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy), Stark Sands (Flags of Our Fathers), Adam Driver (Frances Ha), Ethan Phillips (Lean on Me), Max Casella (Blue Jasmine), and Academy Award-winner F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of sitting down with the great F. Murray Abraham to talk about his work on Inside Llewyn Davis. The Oscar-winning actor discussed his new film, working with the Coen brothers, what it's like on one of their sets, an invitation for Philbrick to visit the Coens on their next movie, what Abraham is looking for from a director, his character, what he really thinks about managers and agents, getting laid, how the process of acting has changed for him over the years, compensating for second rate material, and what he looks for when choosing a project. 

Scheduled for release in theaters on December 13th is the new thriller Hours, which marks the directorial debut for screenwriter Eric Heisserer (The Thing). The film stars Paul Walker (Fast & Furious 6), and Genesis Rodriguez (Identity Thief). 

Everyone at iamROGUE is shocked and saddened by the recent news that actor Paul Walker was tragically killed in an automobile accident on Thanksgiving weekend. IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the honor of sitting down with Paul Walker to talk about his work on Hours. The late actor discussed the new film, his challenging role, how he has grown as an actor, why he couldn't have played this part earlier in his career, his research, Hurricane Katrina and how it devastated New Orleans, making an independent movie, and working with writer/director Eric Heisserer.

Finally, at the end of the interview Philbrick joked with the actor that he looks forward to seeing him in the planned Fast & Furious 8, to which Walker prophetically replied: "I don't know if I'll be there, bro."

R.I.P. Paul Walker.

Opening in theaters on November 27th is the new action-thriller from director Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls, Runaway Jury) called Homefront. The movie was written and produced by Academy Award-nominee Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), and is based on the novel of the same name by author Chuck Logan. The film features an impressive cast of talented actors including Jason Statham (Parker), Kate Bosworth (Black Rock), Frank Grillo (The Grey), Clancy Brown (Hellbenders), Academy Award-nominees Winona Ryder (The Iceman) and James Franco (Oz the Great and Powerful), and newcomer Izabela Vidovic. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Jason Statham and Izabela Vidovic to talk about their work on Homefront. The popular action star and young actress discussed their new film, how Sylvester Stallone personally asked Statham to make the movie, Statham's rare opportunity to show off his acting chops, Vidovic's fight scene, director Gary Fleder's comparison of Vidovic to a young Natalie Portman, and their experience working with Fleder on the film and it's action sequences. 

Opening in theaters on November 27th is the new action-thriller from director Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls, Runaway Jury) called Homefront. The movie was written and produced by Academy Award-nominee Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), and is based on the novel of the same name by author Chuck Logan. The film features an impressive cast of talented actors including Jason Statham (Parker), Kate Bosworth (Black Rock), Frank Grillo (The Grey), Clancy Brown (Hellbenders), Academy Award-nominees Winona Ryder (The Iceman) and James Franco (Oz the Great and Powerful), and newcomer Izabela Vidovic. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Kate Bosworth to talk about her work on Homefront. The popular actress discussed her new film, what director Gary Fleder had to say about her transformative performance, playing a meth-addicted abusive mother, working with the young actor that plays her son, collaborating with James Franco, and respecting the Oscar-nominee's unique approach to his craft. 

No one makes animated family musicals better than Walt Disney Animation Studios!

Now the company that brought you Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Peter Pan, and The Jungle Book, as well as contemporary classics such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King returns with Frozen, which opens in theaters on November 27th. The film was directed by Chris Buck (Tarzan) and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter, Wreck-It Ralph) and is inspired by Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen.

Frozen features a sensational cast of talented voice actors and singers including Kristen Bell (Hit & Run), Idina Mendez (Enchanted), Jonathan Groff (TV’s Glee), and Josh Gad (The Internship). The story revolves around princess Anna (Bell) who is forced to team up with Kristoff (Goff), his reindeer sidekick Sven, and a snowman named Olaf (Gad), on an epic journey to find Anna's sister Queen Elsa (Mendez), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in an eternal winter. The film also includes soon-to-be classic songs from Tony Award-winner Robert Lopez (The Book of Mormon), and his wife Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Winnie the Pooh).

I recently had an opportunity to sit down with directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee to talk about their work on Frozen. The animated filmmakers discussed their new movie, pitching the idea to Walt Disney Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter, their research, the animation process, creating the story and characters, casting, the music, how the film falls in the tradition of Walt Disney animated musicals, and which classic Disney animated films helped inspire the movie. 

Opening in theaters on November 27th is the new action-thriller from director Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls, Runaway Jury) called Homefront. The movie was written and produced by Academy Award-nominee Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), and is based on the novel of the same name by author Chuck Logan. The film features an impressive cast of talented actors including Jason Statham (Parker), Kate Bosworth (Black Rock), Frank Grillo (The Grey), Clancy Brown (Hellbenders), Academy Award-nominees Winona Ryder (The Iceman) and James Franco (Oz the Great and Powerful), and newcomer Izabela Vidovic. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with James Franco to talk about his work on Homefront. The Oscar-nominee discussed his new film, his unique approach to playing this role, what he said to director Gary Fleder when he agreed to make the movie, and what he thinks about Fleder's comparison of a scene between Franco and Jason Statham in Homefront to Robert De Niro and Al Pacino's diner confrontation in Heat. 

Say what you will about Sylvester Stallone but never forget … he IS an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter!

After penning Rocky, as well as its sequels, the Rambo series, Staying Alive (the sequel to Saturday Night Fever), Cliffhanger, and most recently The Expendables series, not to mention several other successful films, Stallone returns to the big screen as a writer and producer with Homefront, which opens in theaters on November 27th. Homefront is based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Logan, and was directed by Gary Fleder (Kiss the Girls, Runaway Jury). The film features an impressive cast of talented actors including Jason Statham (Parker), Kate Bosworth (Black Rock), Frank Grillo (The Grey), Clancy Brown (Hellbenders), Academy Award-nominees Winona Ryder (The Iceman) and James Franco (Oz the Great and Powerful), and newcomer Izabela Vidovic. 

In Homefront, retired DEA agent Phil Broker (Statham) moves with his daughter (Vidovic) to a small town in hopes of a fresh start and a chance to escape the demons of his former career. But his quiet life is quickly turned upside down when his path crosses with a band of drug traffickers, led by meth kingpin Gator Bodine (Franco). Cassie Bodine (Bosworth), Gator’s meth-addicted sister, starts a family feud with Broker after his daughter punches her bully son on the school playground. Meanwhile, Gator enlists his girlfriend (Ryder) to help him make a major drug deal with a local biker gang led by Grillo’s character. Wanting nothing but to be left alone, Broker is soon pulled into the Bodine family drama and threatens Gator’s business when his true identity is discovered. 

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with director Gary Fleder about his work on Homefront. The accomplished filmmaker discussed his new movie, first reading Sylvester Stallone’s screenplay, working with Stallone on the film, Jason Statham’s dramatic turn in the project, collaborating with the action star on the fight sequences, the unusual choice of casting Oscar-nominee James Franco as the villain, Kate Bosworth’s transformative performance, Winona Ryder’s character, young actress Izabela Vidovic, reuniting with actor Frank Grillo, Hollywood’s fascination with meth, and shooting in New Orleans. 

Available on DVD December 17th is the new family drama Contest from first time writer/director Anthony Joseph Giunta. The film stars Kenton Duty (My Name Is Khan), Danny Flaherty (Hope Springs), Mary Beth Pell (Flags of Our Fathers), Katherine McNamara (New Year's Eve), and Kyle Dean Massey (Sex and the City 2).   

IAR is proud to present an exclusive clip from Contest. 

Opening in theaters on November 27th is Oldboy from Academy Award-nominated director Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Inside Man), which is an American remake of director Park Chan-wook's popular South Korean film of the same name. The new movie stars an impressive cast of actors that includes Academy Award-nominee Josh Brolin (Gangster Squad), Elizabeth Olsen (Silent House), Sharlto Copley (Elysium), Michael Imperioli (TV's The Sopranos), and Academy Award-nominee Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers).

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the honor of sitting down with iconic director Spike Lee (along with a few other select members of the press) to discuss his work on Oldboy. Philbrick asked the acclaimed director about his new film, if he has had a chance to speak with original Oldboy director Park Chan-wook, the "Spike Lee signature style shot," navigating the film's complicated twists and turns, how filmmaking and the business has changed for him since making Do the Right Thing, and why Josh Brolin was the right actor for this project.