Emile Hirsch Interview "Taking Woodstock"

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Taking Woodstock is the new film from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee and its a trip!

Based on the memoirs of Elliot Tiber, the comedy stars Demetri Martin as Elliot, who inadvertently played a role in making 1969s Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it was. Featuring a standout ensemble cast, and songs from a score of 60s musical icons including The Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and Country Joe and the Fish plus a new recording of Freedom from Richie Havens Taking Woodstock is a joyous voyage to a moment in time when everything seemed possible.

Working as an interior designer in Greenwich Village, Elliot feels empowered by the gay rights movement. But he is also still staked to the family business a dumpy Catskills motel called the El Monaco that is being run into the ground by his overbearing parents, Jake and Sonia Teichberg (Henry Goodman and Imelda Staunton). In the summer of 1969, Elliot has to move back upstate to the El Monaco in order to help save the motel from being taken over by the bank.

Upon hearing that a planned music and arts festival has lost its permit from the neighboring town of Wallkill, NY, Elliot calls producer Michael Lang (Jonathan Groff) at Woodstock Ventures to offer his familys motel to the promoters and generate some much-needed business. Elliot also introduces Lang to his neighbor Max Yasgur (Eugene Levy), who operates a 600-acre dairy farm down the road. Soon the Woodstock staff is moving into the El Monaco and half a million people are on their way to Yasgurs farm for 3 days of Peace & Music in White Lake.

With a little help from his friends, including theater troupe leader Devon (Dan Fogler), recently returned Vietnam veteran Billy (Emile Hirsch), and cross-dressing ex-Marine Vilma (Liev Schreiber) and with a little opposition from townspeople, including Billys brother Dan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life and popular culture forever.

A Focus Features presentation of an Ang Lee Film. Taking Woodstock. Demetri Martin, Dan Fogler, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Groff, Eugene Levy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Imelda Staunton. With Emile Hirsch and Liev Schreiber. Casting by Avy Kaufman, C.S.A. Costume Designer, Joseph G. Aulisi. Music Supervisor, Joe Boyd. Music by Danny Elfman. Editor, Tim Squyres, A.C.E. Production Designer, David Gropman. Director of Photography, Eric Gautier, AFC. Based on the Book by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte. Executive Producer, Michael Hausman. Produced by James Schamus, Ang Lee, Celia Costas. Screenplay by James Schamus. Directed by Ang Lee. A Focus Features Release.

The super-fantastic Emile Hirsch and I talked about:

HE LOVES MY FIRST INTERVIEW WITH HIM FOR "MILK"
His character Billy
Working with Ang Lee
How he prepared for the role
AND HIS NAKED SCENE!

HAVE FUN!

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[zunanna]

ou boy, emil hirsch said to U that he know your work! when actor say to journalist that he like his work- that´s very nice - U should be proud of yourself! im journalist too, do some shoubiz in Slovakia. But u are lucky that U live in Us and U are around really big stars! our stars are just a little and to be honest most of them act like if they were gods. Emile looks like very cool guy who is down to earth. like him so much and also U. PS: Your shirt on interview is great! take care :)

[mdelar]

@zunanna yes Emile was such a sweetheart...I interviewed him first for MILK...and he was referring that interview we did...thanks for watching and good luck with everything!

[zunanna]

@mdelar well, thank u so much! and also to u all the best... maybe to win another emmy? :)) by the way congrat! :)

[mdelar]

@zunanna Thank you sooo much...I hope you have the voice of an angel :)

[Dpesh7]

y is this interviewer an interviewer

[mdelar]

because I am...thanks for watching :)

[Ashlee9D]

Omg. He's so adorable. :)

My friends say he looks like a young skinny Jack Black.

LOL .

[UnitedPunx77]

Manny I love your interviews! and you're so funny too. =D

Emile is one of the best young actors, you can feel his passion in everything he does. I love his movies and I'm hoping to see this one soon.

Kisses from Argentina!

[Ashlee9D]

@CosmicWorldProductio Man, you're fucking bang on. Ahahah

[CosmicWorldProductio]

@Ashlee9D River Phoenix meets Leonardo Di Caprio

[hawaiiallways4]

@mdelar amen! great job. im jealous you get to meet all these people.

[YouAreDoingOk]

Fantastic :D

[zunanna]

@mdelar Be sure! :) all the best!

[berry0201]

Listening Emile Hirsch gives me an orgasm.