Alicia Silverstone

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch. John Cameron Mitchell is amazing. He’s so cool. This movie is amazing. I don’t know what else to say, other than I can’t wait to watch this again. Look at that cover.”

“Blow-Up. Okay. I saw this Antonioni film at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, and when I saw this film, there was an intermission and then it was going to be Zabriskie Point. And I met my husband there, my son’s daddy... Anyway, it’s a really interesting film and I feel like, I don’t know if this is really lame to say, I feel like Austin Powers was based on Blow-Up. Does that resonate for anyone? Am I insane?”

“Secrets & Lies. Timothy Spall is an amazing actor. This is a Mike Leigh film. Timothy Spall’s an amazing actor that I worked with on Love’s Labor’s Lost, this Kenneth Branagh film. Is Brenda Blethyn… Yes, of course, Brenda Blethyn is in this, and she’s so fantastic, and I can’t wait to see this again. It’s been so long since I saw this, but I love this film. And Timmy’s my dear, dear friend still. I love him so much. He’s such a brilliant actor. Anyway, this is amazing.”

“Smooth Talk. When I was a little person acting, I did a scene from Smooth Talk, which is kind of really disturbing in a way, because it’s, you know, very complex sexual content, I think. But I remember being so, so inspired by Laura in this film. She was so good. And I remember when I got to work on Hideaway with Jeff Goldblum, and that was his girlfriend, Laura Dern. And I just wanted to be around her and talk to her... So, yeah, this is a really, really cool film.”

“This movie, It Happened One Night. I love this movie. It’s so lovely. Benicio del Toro introduced me to this. We watched it on his little couch. Performances, the dialogue, everything about it. This is a wonderful film.”

“Well, Paper Moon. Ryan O’Neal. I worked with Ryan O’Neal on Miss Match, a show we did together. He played my dad. And he is one cheeky, sweet, funny, feisty man that we lost, but what a legend. His work was so good and this movie is so good.”

“All About Eve. This is so good, too. There’s too many movies to see. Isn’t it overwhelming? I find it very overwhelming. I’ll never see all the movies in this lifetime. But, boy, is that good. Look at Bette Davis.”