by rebamerrill | Oct 21, 2014 | Blog
Joaquin Phoenix has been in and out of my life for many years.The first time I sat down with him, Phoenix was an unknown actor and it was for the film Inventing the Abbots. I found him pleasant, cordial and handsome. I figured that would be the case in the future, but...
by rebamerrill | Oct 14, 2014 | Blog
The first time I interviewed Ben Affleck was for his first blockbuster film Armageddon in 1998. A film that received mixed critical reviews, but became a box office success anyway. I looked at him and saw a young and sexy Paul Newman. He had charm and charisma , and...
by rebamerrill | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
My first job for my new company was given to me by Michelle Reese, V.P. Universal Pictures in 1984. Before landing the job I had spent nearly two years knocking on doors trying to prove that my movie star interviews would play on a lot of stations as it had not been...
by rebamerrill | Sep 24, 2014 | Blog
What I remember most about my first interview with Diane Keaton is that the executive that hired me was smiling as she got what she was looking for after two other interviewers had failed. I am grateful for not being told it might be tough, because it wasn’t-...
by rebamerrill | Sep 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
My job as a celebrity journalist threw me in Robin William’s path many times and I never forgot any of those moments. He was not only funny but complex and brilliant. I never interviewed anyone else like him. My first interview with him was for the film...
by rebamerrill | Sep 9, 2014 | Blog
I only met Joan Rivers once after her performance in the play “A Work In Progress” at the Geffen Theatre. She wrote and starred in it, and it struck a chord in me as it was the story of what’s it like to be a woman working in Hollywood. Her words took my...
by rebamerrill | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog
After watching the press interviews for Maleficent, it made me think about all the times I interviewed Angelina Jolie and how different the press interviews are today. She revealed much more about who she was like, that she performed plays around the house with her...
by rebamerrill | May 28, 2014 | Blog
This is a story from my TV talk show past. Amanda Blake, Miss Kitty, from Gun Smoke came on my show once she moved to Scottsdale. Her idea of relaxation and fun was removing her corset and eating everything she had not tasted in the last 20 years.The pay off: she...
by rebamerrill | May 26, 2014 | Blog
I went to the Cannes Film Festival only once and never forgot the experience.Lots of posters,banners,movie stars and of course films.I was there when everyone smoked everywhere.What I remember is that I lost my voice after doing 55 interviews some of them were done on...
by rebamerrill | May 25, 2014 | Blog
Julianne Moore wins at CannesWhen I sat down to interview Julianne Moore I was warned by her publicist not to ask any personal questions so of course I did and she didn’t mind – in fact she told me a great story which I promised not to repeat. Of course I...