Once Were Brothers (2019): Daniel Roher’s Docu of The Band
Roher’s earlier docus, such as Resolute and Ghosts of Our Forest, were about human rights and cultural identity, not music — but he won the Toronto-born Robertson over with his passion and commitment to the group he calls “my rock ’n’ roll heroes.”
David Byrne’s American Utopia: Interview with Director Spike Lee and David Byrne
I wanted to try and have all the band untethered, wireless, and that meant that I could have everybody move anywhere on the stage.
King Richard: Reinaldo Marcus was Spike Lee’s Student–Will Smith’s Oscar Card?
King Richard: Origins of the Oscar Caliber Movie
Tick, Tick… Boom! Starring Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson
We got to be devoted to Jon, and we got to be devoted to all struggling artists; all the people who were taken away far too soon, everyone that was lost during the AIDS epidemic–Garfield
Succession: One of 2021 Best TV Series–Brian Cox Discusses Season 3
I tend not to do the improvisation, I’m one for the script. The improvisation usually is like the bread in a sandwich. I prefer the script, I adhere to the script and I like the line of it to be clear and untrammeled.
Hollywood 2021: Del Toro (Nightmare Alley) and Campion (The Power of the Dog)
The big difference for me is that we control the TV, whereas cinema is in charge of us, we submit to it–Guillermo del Toro
Eternals: Director Chloé Zhao Explains How She Got Superman in the MCU
Courtesy of DC; Marvel Studios A pop-culture reference in a Marvel Studios movie is usually as common as a form-fitting unitard. But when Disney released a featurette last week for Chloé Zhao’s Eternals, in which a child refers to the Eternal named Ikaris (Richard Madden) as “Superman,” the moment launched dozens of deep-dive […]
Lamb: Director Valdimar Jóhannsson on Fan Pregnancy Theories and Potential Sequel (Cannes Fest Winner)
To direct your first feature, you have to be into everything. It’s such a privilege to make a film. It was a complicated script that could have been a disaster had it not worked–Valdimar Jóhannsson
emanuellevy.com/review/lamb-noomi-rapace-stars-in-icelandic-horror-film-cannes-film-fest-2021-certain-regard/Dune: Director Villeneuve Discusses Challenges of Making his Epic Movie
Dune is a sci-fi grounded in human relationships and struggles. It’s about real people and deals with complex themes like ecology, evolution and survival, and the daily battles humans face concerning love, loyalty, duty, betrayal, and power–Villeneuve
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Mauritanian, The: Jodie Foster on her Political Biopic–Elegey for Lost America?
The Mauritanian: Courtesy of STXfilms Jodie Foster in ‘The Mauritanian’ “I’ve never been a big fan of biopics, I just don’t like the form, Jodie Foster says about her choice of screen roles. “I really prefer making films about ideas, and then being able to shape the character and the story. I tend not to do […]