Tag: Scott Neustader

“The Spectacular Now” Interview: Miles Teller & Shailene Woodley Talk Co-Stars, “Divergent”, What They Learned While On Set, & More

August 1, 2013 By Michael Lee

The Spectacular Now, is one of those rare coming-of-age films, that makes you feel good as you walk out the theater. In the film Miles Teller plays Sutter Keely, a smooth talking high school senior with no ambitious. After going through a terrible break up, Sutter decides to go out for a wild night of…

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: A24, James Ponsoldt, Michael Weber, Miles Teller, Scott Neustader, Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now

“The Spectacular Now” Interview: Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber Talk Challenges Of Writing An Adaption, The R-Rating, & More

July 31, 2013 By Michael Lee

It’s so difficult to find a normal teen drama film that doesn’t involve sparkly vampires, facing off against 23 three other people in a battle royale, having super powers, or any sort of thing that doesn’t happen in real life. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but it’s nice to get a real…

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: A24, James Ponsoldt, Michael Weber, Miles Teller, Scott Neustader, Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now

LAFF 2013 Review: “The Spectacular Now” Is A Riveting Coming Of Age Film That Would Make John Hughes Proud

June 22, 2013 By Michael Lee

John Hughes was a master of the craft of understanding the mind of the teenager, and it’s very rare to see a film now-a-days that doesn’t pander or insult that kind of audience or any audience for that matter. So James Ponsoldt‘s coming of age comedy drama The Spectacular Now, gets into the mind of…