I’ve owned a copy of the Tassajara Bread book for over a decade and so it was pretty much inevitable that when I spoke to its author, Edward Espé Brown, on October 8, 2007, the subject of baking the perfect loaf would come up. But first, I needed to cover the illusion of perfection, the metaphor… Read More »
Laura Linney & THE SAVAGES
Laura Linney can raise the cinematic IQ of any film in which she appears by at least 50 points. The same ravishing blend of smarts, wit, and sponteneity is equally apparent in person. When I talked with her on October 5, 2007, about THE SAVAGES, I was finally able to ask her about something I’d always… Read More »
Molly Bingham & Steve Connors Describe MEETING RESISTANCE
This is one of the longest interviews I’ve ever posted on KMR. It may be one of the densest, as well, and it is certainly one of the most thought-provoking. Steve Connors and Molly Bingham’s experiences before, during, and after making their remarkable documentary, MEETING RESISTANCE, are as compelling as the film itself in which Iraqi resistance fighters to talk… Read More »
Tony Gilroy Pulls the Strings on MICHAEL CLAYTON
Tony Gilroy is no stranger to the inner workings of law firms. He researched how things operated while writing the screenplay for THE DEVIL’S ADVOCATE, but with MICHAEL CLAYTON, which marks his directorial debut, he kept things strictly out of the supernatural realm while still exploring the evil at work in the world. When we… Read More »
Mitchell Lichtenstein Sharpens His TEETH
If there is any truth to the old saying that any publicity is good publicity, Mitchell Lichtenstein is on to something with his feature film debut, TEETH. The writer/director and erstwhile actor decided to go beyond the metaphor of the vagina dentata, and deal directly with that myth, the one that has haunted men though… Read More »
IN BRUGES with Martin McDonagh
Martin McDonagh has the same sort of dark, yet whimsical sense of humor with which his film IN BRUGES, is rife. When I talked with him on January 30, 2008, the twisted way in which he examines morality was top of my list of thing I wanted to discuss, as well as the redefinition of… Read More »
Brett Morgen and the CHICAGO 10
The Yippies at the 1968 Democratic Convention gave themselves body and soul to protesting the injustice. The same can be said of Brett Morgen’s determination to make his documentary about the riots and the trial that resulted from them more than just a look back at an interesting moment in American history. When I spoke to him on February 21, 2008, the relevance of those… Read More »
Tom McCarthy Introduces THE VISITOR
Tom McCarthy is not a man to be rushed, hence the five years between his debut as a writer/director, THE STATION AGENT, and his second effort, THE VISITOR. In between he continued his flourishing career as a working actor until the right inspiration struck. When we spoke on April 7, 2008, the conversation ranged from… Read More »
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