Liev Schreiber 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.

In our interview, we talked about:

His character, Vilma, a drag queen activist who is also Eliott's angel
Working with Ang Lee

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[RosieGrl26]

my god liev schreiber's awesome. and even in a dress he's fine.

[ManWytch]

I LOVE Liev 4 portraying this part, so very well done!The scene w/ Elliot having coffee w/ Vilma(and probably the most poinient part of the movie)so insightful and subtle...then Vilma tells Elliot, "I know who I am, that does make it easier for everyone else!"... To anyone reading this..if U R lucky enuf to have a friend show u who they truely R...realize the TRUE GIFT of ONESELF GIVEN! BRAVO LIEV...one of my new favorite actors! So very well done & brought tears & laughter 2 my eyes,Thanx MUCH!

[aytches]

Fantastic movie. I just found out Schreiber directed Everything Is Illuminated which I saw years ago and loved and so I just started looking for random interviews.

[TheCarihuela]

Ohh... love him <3 :D

[AlrightAussie]

He is sort of mysterious...... It's VERY sexy!! ;)

[enigmaE5]

@zotova12 Man, I second that! His voice is very sexxy. I think thats the only reason I like him. lol.

[Aarabalaa]

This man (along with batista) is god!

[Kryslyne28]

everyone sees him as such a serious guy as did i...but he knows how to losen up a little cuz i NEVER wouldve thought id ever see him in a dress...im sooo in love and i cant help but b envious of Naomi Watts!!!

[zotova12]

Love that voice.

[rosefnd]

OMG, even in a dress a want him!

[bertiersgurl246]

i wuld totally go girl on girl if liev was her! lol