Edward Norton is not a man to give a casual answer. When discussing the spiritual journey of the title character of STONE, or his preparations to play the prisoner manipulating his way to parole, he conveys his committment to finding the right voice, literally and figuratively, for Stone. The story is gritty, but the themes… Read More »
Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu is BIUTIFUL
Until now Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu has made films that feature multiple story lines of people in crisis. With BIUTIFUL, he follows one story from beginning to end, but loses none of the complexity or richness of his previous work. It also incorporates part of his own experience of feeling a brush with death. When I… Read More »
Danny Boyle’s 127 HOURS
Based on Between A Rock and A Hard Place, the book Aron Ralston wrote about his ordeal of being trapped in a slot canyon by a massive boulder pinning his hand, 127 HOURS was conceived by director/co-screenwriter Danny Boyle as a spiritual journey of a man forced to confront the solitary existence he had chosen for himself.… Read More »
Frederic Lilien Shares THE LEGEND OF PALE MALE
When Frederic Lilen ran away from home to avoid the family law business, becoming the cinematic chronicler of Pale Male, New York City’s most famous red-tailed hawk, wasn’t even on his radar. In fact, he’d never even heard of the bird and his loyal following until after a serendipitous lunch meeting. He was taking a… Read More »
Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Say I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS
John Requa and Glenn Ficarra have been writing partners for a decade or so, but when they got the call to adapt the true story of master con artist Steven Jay Russell, they decided that this might be the perfect vehicle for their directorial debut. In a conversation that touched on censorship, the Puritans, artistic… Read More »
Taggart Siegel on QUEEN OF THE SUN: WHAT ARE THE BEES TELLING US?
Taggart Siegel’s decision to make his documentary about the decline of the bee population had a profound effect he hadn’t planned on. After spending three years investigating the phenomenon of colony collapse disorder by talking to, among others, beekeepers who use biodynamic principles, he succumbed to the metaphysical appeal of the insects and became a beekeeper himself.… Read More »
James Wan & Leigh Whannell are INSIDIOUS in the Best Sense
James Wan and Leigh Whannell collaborated on the original SAW and with that film proved that they had a keen understanding that a successful horror film is about mood, tone, and using just the right sound effects. In INSIDIOUS, they use just that approach in making a haunted house story into something with fiendishly clever… Read More »
Joe Wright & Saoirse Ronan Create HANNA
Joe Wright and Saoirse Ronan’s previous collaboration on ATONEMENT resulted in an Oscar(tm) nomination for Ronan. Their latest project, HANNA, casts Ronan as a 16-year-old trained to be the perfect assassin, in a tale that combines elements of fairy tales and sharp social commentary on what our culture does and doesn’t expect from the female… 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 »
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