The main reason I wanted to cover this film was Alanâs presence at the press junket. As a huge fan of his work since âDie Hard,â getting the chance to speak with Alan was a real thrill. And while I wanted to ask about his entire body of workâ¦when you only get 4 minutes to ask all your questionsâ¦you have to unfortunately pick one thing and try your best. So I went with âGalaxy Quest.â Say what you will about this filmâ¦but I love it. And if you were to watch it nowâ¦.you might come around to my opinion on it⦠Anyway, if youâre a fan of Alanâs, I hope you like the interview.
Now about that standard openingâ¦.
Opening this week, in limited release, is âBottle Shock.â The film played at this yearâs
Sundance Film Festival and itâs the story of what happened to the wine industry in 1976.
Although any store you go into nowadays stocks a huge selection of
But what happened in 1976 changed all that.
It was the year that a small American winery bested the French wines of the time and sent the wine industry into a tizzy â putting
Based on that true story, Bottle Shock chronicles the events leading up to the famous âJudgment of Parisâ tastings, told through the lives of father and son, Jim and Bo Barrett. A former real estate attorney, Jim (Bill Pullman) sacrificed everything to realize his dream of creating the perfect hand-crafted chardonnay. His business, however, is struggling, and heâs not only trying to overcome differences with his slacker son (Chris Pine), but is also fighting off the creditors.
Meanwhile in
Anyway, to help promote the film I recently sat down with most of the cast and the interview below is with Freddy Rodriguez and Rachael Taylor. As usual, I listed what we talked about above the interview.
Finally, if youâd like to watch some movie clips from âBottle Shock,â click here.
Alan Rickman
- Since he was going to have to drink a lot of wine and eat good food for this role, how long did he debate taking this partâ¦
- Did he research the part and is he now a collector of wine
- How does he pick his projects
- Did he know the actual story that the movie is based on
- And the finale isâ¦..Galaxy Quest! A film I love...