“Having a good person like Streep as a foil certainly helps, because acting is an ensemble art form.
Captain Phillips: Greengrass on Making his Epic
December 12, 2013 by
“Captain Phillipswhich also earned nominationss as best film and for the two actors, Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. Here, Greengrass talks about casting the Somali actor, pays tribute to screenwriter Billy Ray and his other collaborators Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd Physically, it was extremely difficult, because we were shooting with water and confined spaces with profound […]
Wolf of Wall Street, The (2013): New Epic Crimer–Interview with Scorsese and DiCaprio
December 8, 2013 by
There was resistance based on the material, and it was delayed for years.
Wolf of Wall Street: Making of
December 6, 2013 by
In 2007, Leonardo DiCaprio won a bidding war against Brad Pitt for the rights to Jordan Belfort‘s memoir The Wolf of Wall Street, which followed the downward spiral (and eventual jailing) of one of the Street’s brightest stars as he got hooked on drugs and prostitutes — while the FBI nipped at his heels. “It […]
Great Beauty, The: Interview with Italian Oscar Winner Paolo Sorrentino
November 29, 2013 by
Brilliant from start to finish, The Great Beauty, one of 2013’s best films, is Italy’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar (Read our review) Origins of the film “I have long been thinking about a film which probes the contradictions, the beauties, the scenes I have witnessed and the people I’ve met in Rome. […]
