There is a wealth of confirmation to be found about many of our worst nightmares in SILK ROAD, a cautionary tale of stereotypes, specialization, and the consequences of absolute freedom. Based on an article by David Kushner in Rolling Stone, it charts the rise and fall of Ross Ulbricht (Nick Robinson), a 20-something idealist of… Read More »
William Friedkin Takes on KILLER JOE
William Friedkin has made few movies over the last five decades or so, and when I spoke with him on July 11, 2012, he explained his reasons. The man who made THE EXORCIST, THE FRENCH CONNECTION, and SORCERER is not a man to compromise what he wants to achieve in a film. His preferred subject,… Read More »
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and LOOPER
When I spoke with Joseph Gordon-Levitt on September 12, 2012, it wasn’t with his latest film, Rian Johnson’s LOOPER, that I wanted to start. Instead, I was curious about why he had flown to thousands of miles in order to make a cameo of only a few seconds in Johnson’s second film, THE BROTHERS BLOOM. The… Read More »