The movie that started as a passion project for Jesse Eisenberg has turned into an awards season darling. A Real Pain, described as a Holocaust road trip film, netted the writer/actor/director a raft of trophies and delivered a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Kieran Culkin. Following the film’s success, Eisenberg was given another honour, as…
Extended interview: Jesse Eisenberg – CBS News Watch CBS News In this extended conversation, actor-writer-director Jesse Eisenberg, nominated for an Academy Award for best original screenplay for “A Real Pain,” talks about his journey as a writer; developing his acclaimed comic-drama about cousins visiting the homeland of their late grandmother, a Holocaust survivor; how acting…
We’ll tell you up front: Actor-director Jesse Eisenberg, who says he can appreciate a good Jewish deli, is a different kind of movie star. We joined him last week at the legendary Canter’s Deli in Los Angeles, and shared some chocolate babka, with a dill pickle chaser. “This is the real test,” Eisenberg said. I’ll…
