“I’d been a fan of Mark’s reporting for some time,” Bigelow says. And Boal’s observations of the bomb squad seemed like a perfect fit to a filmmaker known for films that put key characters in extreme situations.
Prometheus: Interview with Ridley Scott
June 2, 2012 by
In Prometheus, the protagonists’ discoveries often defy expectations: “That’s what makes good drama. Our story circles the truth of what might be out there and therein lays its most frightening aspect. Feasibility always creates the most dangerous drama and the opportunity for me to scare the hell out of everyone.”
Killing Them Softly: Interview with Director Andrew Dominik
May 23, 2012 by
I originally imagined the film as a drama but as I got into it, it struck me that this was a story of an economic crisis; a crisis in a criminal economy supported by gambling, and the problem was caused by a failure to regulate. In other words: a microcosm of the larger story unfolding in America at the time.
Pitt, Brad: Crime, Politics and Elections
May 23, 2012 by
At the press conference, following the world premiere of “Killing Them Softly,” which world premiered at the 2102 Cannes Film Fest, star Brad Pitt addressed directly the upcoming November Presidential elections: “I think we’re going to see more negative ads than ever before, and I certainly don’t want this film to in any way be […]
Hunt: Interview with Thomas Vinterberg
May 20, 2012 by
“There is a cliché that kids don’t lie, and in this film we claim that they do lie. They do invent stories or lie to make grown-ups happy. In that sense, they become the demons of the film. It’s about kids destroying a man’s life”–Thomas Vinterberg
