Fred Topel has been an entertainment journalist in Los Angeles since 1999, for websites like About.com, E! Online, and Blastr. Follow his celebrity encounters on Twitter @FredTopel.
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Andrew Bowen on "Magic City" & Rock Jocks
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Bowen talks about his violent shower scene with Willa Ford, starring opposite Felicia Day in a new movie and playing Neo in The Matrix: Path of Neo video game.
Josh Brolin on Men in Black III and Oldboy
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The man who would be Tommy Lee Jones talks 'iPod Acting,' the Spike Lee remake and why he stands behind Jonah Hex.
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Recap
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Reviews of 10+10, Blood Letter, I Am a Ghost, Mirage, Nice Girls Crew, Tormented, Battleship (yes, Battleship) and more.
John Hyams on Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning and Dragon Eyes
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The director of Jean-Claude Van Damme's latest films explains talks story development and teases the mysteries behind the latest Universal Soldier.
Freditorial: How to Stop Sinking Battleships
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
What's Hollywood to do when 'sure things' like Battleship and John Carter tank with American audiences? Fred Topel has the answers.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan on 'Magic City'
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The star of the newest Starz original series compares swanky suits to his Watchmen costume.
Will Smith on Men in Black 3 and Jay Pharoah
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Why he's loyal to franchises, when we'll see Karate Kid Part 2 and what he really thinks SNL's impressions.
Second Opinion: Polisse
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
'Polisse is everything I hate about 'important' movies.'
Dante 'Rufio' Basco on the Asian Pacific Film Fest and the Hook Prequel
Monday, May 21, 2012
The star of Paradise Broken and Hang Loose on his new movies, 'The Legend of Korra' and producing a film about Rufio's origins.
Life Goes On: Barry Sonnenfeld on Men in Black 3
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The director of the long-gestating threequel on why some characters aren't returning and those pesky reshoot rumors.
Review: Warhouse
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The low-budget, high-concept CannesMarket monster film has 'plenty of ideas to fill up 80 tight minutes of suspense.'
Review: Virginia
Friday, May 18, 2012
'Jennifer Connelly playfully gets whipped and spanked in purple underwear. So it has that going for it.'
Silas Weir Mitchell on 'Grimm'
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The TV veteran teases the season finale of "Grimm" and looks ahead to season 2.
Dustin Lance Black on 'Virginia' and Gay Marriage Progress
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Oscar-winning screenwriter talks Rob Reiner's Prop 8 movie, Obama's new stance and making Jennifer Connelly go blonde.
Tougher Than George Washington: Matt D’Elia is 'American Animal'
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The writer, director and star of the SXSW 2011 favorite on art house filmmaking and his next film, Powder Keg.