By Iain Blair
Canadian actor Eric McCormack got his big break in 1998 playing Will Truman in NBC’s hit series “Will & Grace,” a role that earned him five Golden Globe nominations and the Emmy for Leading Actor in a Comedy. Now, McCormack – whose credits include “Lonesome Dove: The Outlaws Years,” […]

By Iain Blair
Was chatting with Shawn Levy – the ultra-successful director whose next film Night at the Museum 2 looks likely to be another huge hit when it opens on Memorial weekend. He called me from the Fox lot where he was busy finishing post. Although a lot of people don’t […]

By Iain Blair
Just got a call from a friend at Sony who’s excited because British comedian Ricky Gervais is teaming up with the studio to shoot The Men at the Pru, which he’s co-writing, producing and directing with his “The Office” partner Stephen Merchant. Ricky will also play a small role […]

By Iain Blair
Bumped into a reporter from Reelz Channel who wasn’t too happy about his company’s recent decision to relocate from LA to Albuquerque. “It’s all down to money,” he said. “We shoot the show at LA Center Studios which is very convenient for covering everything in Hollywood, but the governor […]

By Iain Blair
I was chatting with Dennis Quaid, an underappreciated actor who’s still going strong after over 30 years in the business. He was honored at the 2009 ShoWest Convention as “Male Star of the Year” and when you look down his long list of credits, you realize how accomplished is […]

By Iain Blair
I’ve talked to Michael Caine many times over the years, been to his Beverly Hills home when he lived here, and always found him to be one of the most entertaining people in the biz. He called me at home the other day for a piece I’m doing on him, […]

By Iain Blair
For the past year or so a filmmaker friend, Justin Guerrieri, has been telling me about his debut feature project, a horror film titled Trail Of Blood. Now it’s almost done. Justin made it with his brother Joseph Guerrieri, a film instructor at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and Ventura […]

By Iain Blair
Thanks to the huge success of Slumdog Millionaire — $125 million US domestic take so far — the British film industry is really kicking ass these days. Now The Weinstein Company (TWC) has acquired Nowhere Boy, the John Lennon coming of age story directed by Sam Taylor-Wood, starring Aaron […]

By Iain Blair
Natasha Richardson’s skiing accident and death was so tragic. I interviewed her several times over the years and she always was charming and fun to be around. She leaves behind a legacy of great performances on stage and in movies. Coincidentally, when I was in the Rocky Horror Show […]

By Iain Blair
Caught an early screening of the terrific, sexy, new romantic caper Duplicity, from writer/director Tony Gilroy, whose debut directorial effort Michael Clayton was seven-time Oscar-nominated. It stars Oscar winner Julia Roberts and Clive Owen as spies-turned-corporate operatives in the midst of a clandestine love affair, and their on […]