David Michod’s King world premieres at the 2019 Venice Film Fest. Casting a New Generation Michôd wanted to make a film with a young cast: “Not only does it bring a certain energy to a movie, but it’s also historically authentic. The dirt and disease of the time period meant that people died much younger […]
Marriage Story: Interview with Director Baumbach–Part 2
August 29, 2019 by
Sometimes, it’s only when something breaks down that you understand it for the first time. It was through the narrative structure of a divorce that I was able to tell the story of a marriage–Baumbach
Cannes Film Fest 2019: Pippa Bianco’s Share
May 19, 2019 by
Pippa Bianco world premiered her debut feature, Share, at the 2019 Sundance Film Fest, where it won two prizes, one for Bianco’s script and another for her actress (special jury prize). Earlier, at the 2015 Cannes Film Fest, Share had won the Cinefondation prize for best short, and this year she’s eligible for the Camera […]
Dead Don’t Die, The: Jarmusch Says Film Is Not Political (Cannes Film Fest 2019:)
May 16, 2019 by
The Dead Don’t Die–Jarmusch insists that the film, in which Steve Buscemi’s character wears a “Make America White Again” hat, is not political. Politics doesn’t seem to save anything; it’s a kind of distraction.
Halloween (1978): Director Carpenter on Making the Cult Horror Film
May 4, 2019 by
I was just trying to make a little horror movie. We had very little money and a very young cast except for Donald Pleasance–John Carpenter
