Dead Don’t Die, The: Jarmusch Says Film Is Not Political (Cannes Film Fest 2019:)

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

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

Roma: Cuaron on Directing his Non-Professional Actors

Cuaron, the Golden Globe and L.A. Critics Association-winning director, said he withheld the script from many of the actors while telling them contradictory information so that none of the cast members knew where the film was headed.

Widows: Director McQueen and his Cast

How to describe Widows? Call it a heist caper with a social conscience, or a violent thriller with a feminist bent, or an ensemble-driven feature in which every part is perfectly cast.

Destroyer: Director Karyn Kusama View

As a parable, Destroyer is a “woman-against-herself” story, a sustained howl whose story belongs to all of us–Kusama.