Posted on 02/14/2007 2:00:47 PM PST by JohnSheppard
BERLIN (Reuters) - Steve Buscemi and Sienna Miller star in a new film exploring the relationship between the media and celebrities in a re-make of a Dutch version by slain director Theo van Gogh.
Van Gogh, an outspoken critic of Islam who was murdered in 2004 by a Dutch-Moroccan militant, planned to adapt a trilogy of films for Hollywood before he was killed, of which "Interview" was the first.
U.S. actor Buscemi, who also directs the new version, plays a world-weary reporter called Pierre who reluctantly accepts an assignment from his editor to interview Katya, a trashy horror film star.
The two fall out, but a twist of fate brings them back together in Katya's apartment and they go on to talk, argue, kiss and share their darkest secrets.
"First of all ... it was the films," Buscemi told reporters on Wednesday, explaining why he had taken on the project. "I saw all three films and I really loved them all and the fact that they were so character-driven."
He was also attracted by the relationship between two people who seemed so different at first but turned out to be much more alike than expected.
Buscemi said he and the scriptwriter made alterations to the original, partly to make more sense in a U.S. setting, although at least one critic has said the film is now too tame.
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Kissing Steve Buscemi IS a horror film.
Hey, no ragging on Steve Buscemi. The guy, of his own initiative, put on his old firefighting gear and climbed the pile at ground zero to help find his fallen brothers. The guy's got class and guts, and I'd make out with him over George Clooney or Ben Afleck any day of the week :)
Steve Buscemi has more talent in one strand of his greasy hair than George Clooney or Ben Afleck have in their entire toned bodies.
Steve Busxemi, proud former member of the FDNY.
Really? I didn't know that. Well, then, I give him all his due for honor, credibility, and decency.
But as a romantic interest, I still find him rather disturbing.
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