Fred Topel, Author at Nuke The Fridge

The Visit Press Conference: M. Night Shyamalan and Jason Blum

September 11, 2015

We’ve got a one on one interview with M. Night Shyamalan over at Nerd Report talking about The Visit, but we also attended the press conference where Shyamalan and producer Jason Blum spoke to reporters. It’s S... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Ken Jeong On Community: “Fingers Crossed For A Movie”

Fred Topel

August 4, 2015

Today, Vulture reported a segment of Joel McHale’s July 30 interview with Metro Weekly that points out a quote where McHale said the cast is now too expensive to renew their contracts. It’s not any sort of div... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

THE TRIBE Interview: Miroslav Slaboshpitsky Forbids Any Subtitles Ever

Fred Topel

June 26, 2015

The Tribe was a bold new cinematic experience for me. Starring entirely deaf actors speaking sign language with no subtitles for hearing audiences, The Tribe turned the tables on me and let me feel li... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

The Tribe Exclusive: Yana Novikova On New Words And That Scene

Fred Topel

June 18, 2015

The Tribe is a unique movie filmed entirely in Ukrainian sign language with no subtitles. For hearing audiences, watching The Tribe is like entering a new world. For me, interviewing the star of The T... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Dope Exclusive: Rick Famuwiya on Bitcoin and Fake Starbucks

Fred Topel

June 18, 2015

I spoke to Dope director Rick Famuyiwa before Open Road announced they would accept Bitcoin for tickets to Dope. That would have added a level to my Bitcoin question. Bitcoin is an integral part of Malcolm (Sha... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Dope Exclusive: Shameik Moore On The Speech, The Look and The Get Down

Fred Topel

June 17, 2015

“Yo, that’s me and this is a place I randomly walk to or drove by and my face is up there.” - Shameik Moore Dope was one of my favorite discoveries at Sundance, and at the center of that discovery is Shameik... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Sense8 Roundtable: Jamie Clayton and Brian J. Smith

Fred Topel

June 5, 2015

Sense8 is now available on Netflix Instant. We did not get to interview the entire cast of the sprawling ensemble show, but because they’re all connected, the ones we did speak to represented the show well. Jam... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Sense8 Roundtable: Daryl Hannah and Naveen Andrews

Fred Topel

June 5, 2015

The Wachowskis’ new TV series Sense8 is now available on Netflix Instant. It will take you a good 12 hours to watch the entire first season, but don’t worry, the stars of the show aren’t giving any spoilers her... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Insidious Chapter 3 Interview: Dermot Mulroney on Scoring Jurassic World

Fred Topel

June 3, 2015

Sometimes you learn really surprising things in an actor’s biography. In the Demot Mulroney biography included for Insidious: Chapter 3, it reveals he is a cellist who performs on movie scores. He’s not credite... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 3 Interview: Leigh Whannell Meets Franchise Fred

Fred Topel

June 1, 2015

I can’t believe I never told Leigh Whannell about Franchise Fred, considering I met him on the Saw films, and we got to know each other annually every time he wrote or produced another chapter in the Jigsaw sag... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Entourage Movie Review: Lost Boys

Fred Topel

June 1, 2015

Entourage hasn’t changed much in the four years since the season finale, but I have. I was actually changing through the series. During the eight seasons, I got married and divorced, plus a normal sev... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Hot Girls Wanted: Ronna Gradus and Jill Bauer on Internet Porn

Fred Topel

May 29, 2015

When any movie plays at Sundance, I’m interested in seeing it just on that credential alone. Hot Girls Wanted was one I wanted to see at Sundance but missed it, so I was really glad Netflix released it on their... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

HUMAN CENTIPEDE III (Final Sequence) Exclusive: Tom Six, Dieter Laser & Laurence Harvey Interview

Fred Topel

May 21, 2015

“I only want to create art that is worthwhile.” - Tom Six The Human Centipede films have become a cultural phenomenon. When everyone from Stephen Colbert to South Park talks about it, you know you’ve made it... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Pound of Flesh Exclusive: Director Ernie Barbarash on Van Dammage

Fred Topel

May 14, 2015

When Jean-Claude Van Damme played twins in the movie Double Impact, the marketing geniuses called it double Van Dammage. Since then I have enjoyed rating his films by the amount of Van Dammge he brings. He has ... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

Pitch Perfect 2 Review: Aca-Better!

Fred Topel

May 12, 2015

I did not like Pitch Perfect. I thought all the aca-puns were trying way too hard, and it was absurd that the big plot development was that they had to sing a different song. Really? You didn’t know that you ca... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...

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