'Descendants' Ascends

'Descendants' Ascends By Jenelle Riley November 16, 2011 Photo by Fox Searchlight Cast members from Alexander Payne's new film "The Descendants" spoke Nov. 7 at a Q&A following a screening of the film as part of Back Stage's "Evening With" series. Actors Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, and Shailene Woodley fielded questions about working alongside star George Clooney and filming in Hawaii, where "The Descendants" is set. Also in the audience were Lillard's parents, who were seeing the film for the first time. After the actor mentioned that they'd had to "watch a lot of bad movies" on his behalf, Lillard's mother said of the film, "It's magnificent. And so is he." 'Descendants' Ascends By Jenelle Riley November 16, 2011 PHOTO CREDIT Fox Searchlight Cast members from Alexander Payne's new film "The Descendants" spoke Nov. 7 at a Q&A following a screening of the film as part of Back Stage's "Evening With" series. Actors Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, and Shailene Woodley fielded questions about working alongside star George Clooney and filming in Hawaii, where "The Descendants" is set. Also in the audience were Lillard's parents, who were seeing the film for the first time. After the actor mentioned that they'd had to "watch a lot of bad movies" on his behalf, Lillard's mother said of the film, "It's magnificent. And so is he."