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[BlackTree TV - Los Angeles] Abigail Breslin discusses her new movie New Years Eve.
New Year's Eve... the great reset button of life.
Director Garry Marshall, renowned for a catalogue of films that capture love in so many rich, warm and funny ways, calls it "the perfect opportunity to take stock of things, to think about the mistakes of the past year and about how maybe you can do better. A time to be thankful for what you have. But it's also a fun, exciting, wonderful time, full of anticipation—and yes, some craziness. Mostly it's about hope, when everything you want seems possible again, if you're willing to take another chance."
Marshall means what he says. It was on New Year's Eve nearly 50 years ago that he became engaged to the love of his life, his wife, Barbara. "She was wearing a dress the same color as the dress Halle Berry wears in the movie. We were in love, we were dancing, and we said, 'Well, let's see how it works out,'" he recounts. "It's always been her favorite holiday."
Undeniably, romance steals the show in the countdown hours of December 31st as many couples look forward to that special midnight kiss, others seize the magic of the evening to make lifelong commitments, and still others decide to take a chance on someone new who might just be "the one." But the emotional reach of the holiday goes further. While "New Year's Eve" serves up romance in some of its myriad delicious and maddening stages, it also looks at love in some of its other forms forgiveness, compassion, and the everyday miracle of people opening their hearts to a different point of view.
The movie addresses these ideas in a collection of individual stories told as if randomly selected among the countless tales that play out every day. Each stands alone but some touch briefly upon one another, while others ultimately cross paths to a perfect closure. Marshall, a one-time jazz-band drummer, says, "I hear the music under every scene, the beats and the notes in the dialogue. In 'New Year's Eve' there are some very touching moments and a lot of comedy, a lot of different stories to tell, and each one has its own rhythm. I like to move things around, to balance the intensity of one scene against the lightness of another."
ABIGAIL BRESLIN (Hailey) had the amazing opportunity to play the leading lady to Mel Gibson—at the age of five—in M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film "Signs."
Breslin was most recently seen starring as the title character in "Janie Jones," directed by David Rosenthal, in theaters October 28th. Also recently, she wrapped the independent film "The Class Project," directed by Stan Brooks, set for a 2012 release.
Most memorable is her role in the critically acclaimed "Little Miss Sunshine," the irreverent, antic comedy which created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. For her performance as Olive, Breslin received a Best Actress Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award® as well as Screen Actors Guild® and BAFTA Best Supporting Actress honors. In addition, she was honored as ShoWest's "Female Star of Tomorrow" in 2008.
Breslin also earned notoriety for her performance in "Raising Helen," directed by Garry Marshall. She also starred in "The Ultimate Gift," and had a surprise role as a perky elf in "The Santa Claus 3."
In 2008 she starred in "No Reservations," directed by Scott Hicks, "Definitely Maybe," "Nim's Island" and "Kit Kittredge An American Girl." In 2009, she starred in Nick Cassavetes' drama "My Sister's Keeper" and in the horror comedy "Zombieland."
On television, Breslin has had guest roles on "Law & Order Special Victims Unit," "NCIS," "What I Like About You" and "Grey's Anatomy."
In the spring of 2010, she graced the stage starring as Helen Keller in the first Broadway revival of "The Miracle Worker."
A BlackTree Media Production
Segment Producer/Journalist Jamaal Finkley
www.blacktree.tv
New Year's Eve... the great reset button of life.
Director Garry Marshall, renowned for a catalogue of films that capture love in so many rich, warm and funny ways, calls it "the perfect opportunity to take stock of things, to think about the mistakes of the past year and about how maybe you can do better. A time to be thankful for what you have. But it's also a fun, exciting, wonderful time, full of anticipation—and yes, some craziness. Mostly it's about hope, when everything you want seems possible again, if you're willing to take another chance."
Marshall means what he says. It was on New Year's Eve nearly 50 years ago that he became engaged to the love of his life, his wife, Barbara. "She was wearing a dress the same color as the dress Halle Berry wears in the movie. We were in love, we were dancing, and we said, 'Well, let's see how it works out,'" he recounts. "It's always been her favorite holiday."
Undeniably, romance steals the show in the countdown hours of December 31st as many couples look forward to that special midnight kiss, others seize the magic of the evening to make lifelong commitments, and still others decide to take a chance on someone new who might just be "the one." But the emotional reach of the holiday goes further. While "New Year's Eve" serves up romance in some of its myriad delicious and maddening stages, it also looks at love in some of its other forms forgiveness, compassion, and the everyday miracle of people opening their hearts to a different point of view.
The movie addresses these ideas in a collection of individual stories told as if randomly selected among the countless tales that play out every day. Each stands alone but some touch briefly upon one another, while others ultimately cross paths to a perfect closure. Marshall, a one-time jazz-band drummer, says, "I hear the music under every scene, the beats and the notes in the dialogue. In 'New Year's Eve' there are some very touching moments and a lot of comedy, a lot of different stories to tell, and each one has its own rhythm. I like to move things around, to balance the intensity of one scene against the lightness of another."
ABIGAIL BRESLIN (Hailey) had the amazing opportunity to play the leading lady to Mel Gibson—at the age of five—in M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film "Signs."
Breslin was most recently seen starring as the title character in "Janie Jones," directed by David Rosenthal, in theaters October 28th. Also recently, she wrapped the independent film "The Class Project," directed by Stan Brooks, set for a 2012 release.
Most memorable is her role in the critically acclaimed "Little Miss Sunshine," the irreverent, antic comedy which created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. For her performance as Olive, Breslin received a Best Actress Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award® as well as Screen Actors Guild® and BAFTA Best Supporting Actress honors. In addition, she was honored as ShoWest's "Female Star of Tomorrow" in 2008.
Breslin also earned notoriety for her performance in "Raising Helen," directed by Garry Marshall. She also starred in "The Ultimate Gift," and had a surprise role as a perky elf in "The Santa Claus 3."
In 2008 she starred in "No Reservations," directed by Scott Hicks, "Definitely Maybe," "Nim's Island" and "Kit Kittredge An American Girl." In 2009, she starred in Nick Cassavetes' drama "My Sister's Keeper" and in the horror comedy "Zombieland."
On television, Breslin has had guest roles on "Law & Order Special Victims Unit," "NCIS," "What I Like About You" and "Grey's Anatomy."
In the spring of 2010, she graced the stage starring as Helen Keller in the first Broadway revival of "The Miracle Worker."
A BlackTree Media Production
Segment Producer/Journalist Jamaal Finkley
www.blacktree.tv