Interview with Josh and Benny Safdie Origins of movie: JOSH: We made a movie called Daddy Longlegs, which was kind of an attempt to understand things that happened when we were younger from an adult perspective. It was about how memory forms. We finished Daddy Longlegs in 2009 and pemiered it in 2009. And we […]
1917: Director Mendes’ Grandfather Influenced the War Movie
February 8, 2020 by
Mendes’ grandfather told a story about the need to deliver a message between various posts at dusk. This task required him to move through no man’s land, the space between the trenches of the two opposing sides, which meant likely death if the other side spotted you. When it came time to write his war movie, Mendes used this idea as the launching point for his own story.
Irishman, The: Interview with Star De Niro
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Eighth Grade: Bo Burnham, from Stand-Up Comic to Director
February 16, 2019 by
Bo Burnham made a splash with his directing debut, Eighth Grade, released with great success by A24. Burnham transferred from standup performer to filmmaker. He started as a YouTube sensation at age 16. A dozen years later, he won the DGA award for best first film, and Eighth Grade is nominated for four Indie Spirit […]