“I don’t think it’s important for the audience to know my intention. I’d rather they left the cinema with questions. I believe that the world today needs more questions than answers. Answers prevent you from questioning, from thinking.” –Director Asghar Farhadi
Young Adult: Interview with Oscar-Winner Diablo Cody
November 29, 2011 by
“For some reason every time I go back to Minneapolis I find myself really inspired and I find myself with this germ of a new idea. This one began with ‘an amazing news story’ about a woman who had gone after her high school sweetheart years later”–Diablo Cody
Artist, The: Interview with Oscar-Winning Director Michel Hazanavicius–Part 2
November 22, 2011 by
Most proud of? First of all, that this film exists! And that it resembles the idea that I had of it. I think it’s a beautiful thing, it keeps its promise–Hazanavicius
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by Tomas Alfredson
November 10, 2011 by
Of course, you cannot encompass every detail in a book of 349 pages at the movies. But you can take themes and strands and moments, and try to describe what you see. With Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, I think we’ve made a film about loyalty and ideals, values that are extremely relevant – perhaps mostly because they are so rare these days?–Tomas Alfredson
J. Edgar: Leonardo DiCaprio
October 27, 2011 by
Early on in his career, solving the Lindbergh case and capturing outlaws like John Dillinger helped Hoover to fashion the G-Man image in the eyes of the general public. There were comic books about them, they were on cereal boxes, engaging America’s youth. It was all part of his publicity campaign to turn government into a force that was helping your family and keeping your children safe–Leonardo DiCaprio
