Ordinarily I edit out the the sound of a phone ringing during an interview, but there was something about the way Werner Herzog responded to it when it happened during our talk on November 5, 2011, that it seemed wrong not to include it. The film we were discussing was his documentary, INTO THE ABYSS,… Read More »
Wim Wenders Pays Tribute to PINA
When I spoke to Wim Wenders about his 3D documentary, PINA, on December 12, 2012, he was looking forward to seeing what Martin Scorsese had done with 3D in HUGO. Wenders, now that he’s discovered the subtleties of 3D, and has solved the technical issues that come with using it, is planning on using the technology… Read More »
Michel Hazanavicius is THE ARTIST
Michel Hazanavicius enjoys evoking bygone cinematic eras, as in his spy spoof set in the 1950s, OSS 117 – NEST OF SPIES. When he decided the time was right to make THE ARTIST, a silent film, the first person he had to convince about the viability of his idea was himself. When I spoke to him on… Read More »
Oswalt Patton and YOUNG ADULT
Patton Oswalt was robbed. When I spoke to him on November 15, 2011, I was positive that he had a lock on a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work in YOUNG ADULT. Certainly, no one that was subsequently nominated in that category gave a better performance. As Matt, the nerd hopelessly in love with… Read More »
Bernabeu, Almudena — GRANITO: HOW TO NAIL A DICTATOR
What is most surprising about Almudena Bernabeu is how remarkably upbeat she is. As an attorney who spends her professional life defending the rights of people who have suffered torture and genocide, she has seen the worst side of human nature, and yet she still has the capacity to experience the joy not just of… Read More »
Tim Heidecker & Eric Westehim & TIM AND ERIC’S BILLION DOLLAR MOVIE
Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim take their comedy very seriously, as befits two guys who started out as artists and filmmakers rather than sketch artists. At least, that’s how they explain it. When I spoke to them on February 7, 2012, the conversation included the allure of the shopping mall as a stage for their… Read More »
Ziggy Marley on MARLEY
When I spoke with Ziggy Marley on April 19, 2012, the first thing I wanted to know is how he felt when he found out that his father’s lyrics had been part of the Arab Spring. The conversation continued with why he chose Kevin McDonald to direct the documentary about Bob, the roots of reggae,… Read More »
Brit Marling & Zal Batmanglij Listen to the SOUND OF MY VOICE
For co-writers Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, making SOUND OF MY VOICE wasn’t just a labor of love, but one of passion. Batmaglij directed and Marling stars as Maggie, the enigmatic leader of a cult who claims to have come from the future to save her followers in a film that lets the audience decide… Read More »
Bess Kargman Takes FIRST POSITION
The entire experience of making FIRST POSTION was an exercise in kismet for first-time director Bess Kargman. From happening upon the competition that became the subject of her documentary, to how she crossed paths with one of the dancers she most wanted to follow in her film, there is the undeniable sense that this was… Read More »
Cillian Murphy & Rodrigo Cortes Face RED LIGHTS
When I spoke with actor Cillian Murphy and writer/director Rodrigo Cortes about their film, RED LIGHTS, on June 19, 2012, the challenge was not to give too much away about what tranpires in the film, but still discuss the way it teases the audience about the limits and pitfalls of human perception. Murphy, an actor… Read More »
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