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 »
Cary Fukunaga & Mia Wasikowska Revisit JANE EYRE
Revisiting a classic is always a tricky business, but the latest film adaptation of JANE EYRE takes some daring chances in telling Charlotte Bronte’s much loved story of a plain governess and her love for her dashing, if difficult employer. During my talk with them on March 2, 2011, director Cary Fukunaga and star Mia… Read More »
Max Winkler’s Piquant CEREMONY
Max Winkler switched coasts for his feature film debut. Born, raised, and educated in California, he envisioned the ambiance of the East Coast as the perfect setting for the comedy of idealistic love gone wrong that he directed from his own script. The interview reveals a man obsessed with details and with a respect for… Read More »
Elizabeth Mitchell is THE SANTA CLAUS II
Elizabeth Mitchell brings a wonderfully savvy sweetness to her role as Santa’s love interest in THE SANTA CLAUS II. It was also evident when I talked with her on October 11, 2002. The conversation turned, naturally enough, to the holiday spirit. You have to admire the folks behind THE SANTA CLAUSE II. In this sequel-happy world, they didn’t… Read More »
Tanya Wexler Embraces HYSTERIA
Tanya Wexler’s gift for narrative was never more in evidence than in the way she answered my first question. I wanted to know what it was like to see her film, HYSTERIA, with an audience for the first time. She responded with a raucous and vibrant prose poem on the exhilaration of filmmaking as a… Read More »
Dylan Kidd and ROGER DODGER
With ROGER DODGER, writer/director Dylan Kidd has taken the war of the sexes in a whole new direction, one that disempowers the male of the species. It’s anti-hero, the cynical and glib Roger, fancies himself a major player in that war. Yet in the course of one awful day which culminates in Roger trying to help… Read More »
John Malkovich Captures THE DANCER UPSTAIRS
John Malkovich is a man who likes to take his time, whether putting together THE DANCER UPSTAIRS, his directorial debut in films, or in answering questions and about the art and craft of acting on stage and on screen. It led to a fair amount of philosophizing when I interviewed him on April 17, 2003 and a… Read More »
Eric Byler Says CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES
There were more than a few surprises in my chat with Eric Byler about his groundbreaking film, CHARLOTTE SOMETIMES. The talk quickly turned from film’s story to the story of the sexual politics within the film and within the Asian-American filmmaking community which has reacted to CHARLOTTE in surprising ways. You may never look at the… Read More »
Gurinder Chadha’s Imaginative BRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Gurinder Chadha, like her films, has a lot to say on a great many topics. Also like her films, she’s entertaining while she’s saying it. When I spoke to her on January 27, 2005, she waxed loquacious on Bollywood meeting Hollywood on and off the screen, her responsibility as a filmmaker to her audience, and why… Read More »
Neil Burger Unveils THE ILLUSIONIST
When I spoke with Neil Burger on July 31, 2006, it was impossible to not start with his previous film, INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSASSIN. Both that film and THE ILLUSIONIST deal with what is real and what is a clever bit of misdirection. His newest film, though, boasts not just a fiendishly clever plot, but also… Read More »
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