When I talked with Marjane Satrapi on December 12, 2007, the national news was full of the latest example of gun violence in the United States. Before getting down to talking about PERSEPOLIS, based on her autobiographical graphic novel of the same name, she asked me why the pundits were talking about the shooter’s psychology… Read More »
Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez Find THE WAY
The seeds of the idea for THE WAY, about a man walking an ancient pilgrimage route with his son’s ashes, began years ago when actor Martin Sheen was on vacation with his grandson, Estevez’s son, and he wanted to drive the pilgrimage route of El Camino de Santiago in Spain. Over time, the story changed, but… Read More »
Barrie Osborne Welcomes LORD OF THE RINGS – RETURN OF THE KING
When I got word that I’d be talking with producer Barrie Osborne, I didn’t have to think twice about the first thing I wanted to ask him. Taking on the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy was something that no one had done before, so what prepares you for it? Then, of course, when we could expect… Read More »
Shoreh Aghdashloo Invites Us to THE HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG
I’ve been a fan of Shoreh Aghdashloo’s since seeing her in Ramin Serry’s beautiful film, MARYAM, which dealt with the repercussions to an Iranian-American family of the Iranian hostage crisis. She delivers an even more powerful performance in THE HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG as the sheltered wife of an exiled Iranian colonel engaged in a… Read More »
David Cronenberg’s SPIDER
David Cronenberg is on familiar turf with his latest film, SPIDER. The twist is that, while the film is rife with the horror, it stems from seeing the sane world through the eyes of a schizophrenic. When I talked with the soft-spoken and erudite director, I asked why he eschewed his usual trappings of blood and gore.… Read More »
Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman Consider ADAPTATION
Frankly, I would have been disappointed if an interview with director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman hadn’t turned surreal with the first question posed. The team that brought us BEING JOHN MALKOVICH and now with ADAPTATION, a tall tale of orchid hunters and moviemaking, have their own take on reality, which makes for a refreshing change… Read More »
Nicolaj Arcel Reveals A ROYAL AFFAIR
Nikolaj Arcel’s big break, internationally that is, came when he was tapped to co-writer the screenplay for the Swedish version of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. When I spoke with him by phone on October 22, 2012, it was inevitable that we would get to that film after discussing A ROYAL AFFAIR. And when we… Read More »
Ang Lee Tells the LIFE OF PI
When I spoke to Ang Lee on October 15, 2012, one thing I wanted to know first was what was the spark that let him think he could film a book that had been considered unfilmable by a bevy of studios and directors. His answer revealed both his innate modesty, and his personal spark of… Read More »
Stephen Chbosky Describes THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
Stephen Chbosky is a patient man. He could have sold the rights to make THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER when he first published that novel in 1999. Instead, he waited until he could not only write the script himself, but also direct. When I spoke with him on August 24, 2012, the first thing… Read More »
Peter Lord Sails Along with THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
Peter Lord, co-founder of Aardman Studios, and one of the people responsible for bringing about the golden age of animation in which we live, is a man with a not unsurprisingly whimsical way of expressing himself. When I spoke with him on April 10, 2012, there was no denying the whimsy, nor the passion he… Read More »
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