Search Results for: Cover-Up
December 2013
Q&A with Thelma Schoonmaker, Terence Winter, and Leonardo DiCaprio
What was the process of you discovering the source material and trying to get it produced?
DeCaprio: As soon as I read the novel I thought, “This is like a modern day Caligula.”
April 2021
Q&A with Stephen Basilone
How did your filmmaking process begin?
Stephen Basilone: When I started my career, I had a writing partner for a very long time and we started off writing features.
February 2022
Q&A with Sian Heder, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, and Daniel Durant
What drew you to this material and inspired you to direct the film?
Sian Heder: I came to this because it was originally a studio film, and Lionsgate was looking to do a remake of La famille Bélier, a French film that came out in 2014.
September 2020
Q&A with Sam Feder and Amy Scholder
How did you shape the story of the documentary?
Sam Feder: It’s such a dance, when telling any story.
May 2021
Q&A with Quoc Bao Tran and Yuji Okumoto
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of The Paper Tigers. This film is a heartfelt look at the Kung Fu genre as well as a story about growing up and fatherhood in various forms. What was the catalyst for the story? Bao Tran: I survived a death […]
May 2021
Q&A with Michael Rianda, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of The Mitchells vs the Machines. This film has been long in the making and is clearly a heartfelt project. Mike, can you tell us how it all started? Michael Rianda: Sony had approached me about making a movie and because […]
October 2014
Q&A with Michael Keaton
How did you get involved initially with the film?
I got a call from my agent while I was in the middle of a different project, and he let me know that Alejandro wanted to meet me. And at first I was pretty disappointed, because we just couldn’t figure out how it’d work from a scheduling perspective.
August 2015
Q&A with Lily Tomlin, Sam Elliott, Laverne Cox, Julia Garner, and Paul Weitz
Mr. Weitz, did you write this role for Ms. Tomlin knowing she’d play the part?
Paul Weitz: Yes, I— well, no, I didn’t know she’d play the part!
July 2022
Q&A with Jim Archer, Rupert Majendie, David Earl, and Chris Hayward
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of Brian and Charles. This project started as a radio sketch, became a live show, and now it’s a mockumentary. I’m interested in the differences between those and what you needed to consider to make this film. Jim Archer: I didn’t […]
July 2018
Q&A with Gus Van Sant, Kim Gordon, and Jonah Hill
What are the origins of the script?
Gus Van Sant: I live in Portland, Oregon. I had moved there, I think, in 1982. I had made a couple of films, and John Callahan was a visible, local character.
May 2022
Q&A with Frank Marshall
How did this film get underway, and how did you decide to co-direct it?
How did this film get underway, and how did you decide to co-direct it?
Frank Marshall: One of the things that happens — as you get older — is that your friends also become experienced, and rise in their careers.
September 2015
Q&A with Denis Villeneuve, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Emily Blunt, and Roger Deakins
There have been other stories about the cartels and the drug war. Why did you want to tell this particular story?
Denis Villeneuve: For me it’s not a movie about cartels. I don’t think anyone will learn new things about cartels from this film.
March 2024
Q&A with Denis Villeneuve
Just as in the last film, this one starts with an incredible burst of sound, accompanied by some text, that really grabs the audience and lets them know they are in for an incredible experience. Can you talk about that decision?
Denis Villeneuve: When making movies, you try to plan as much as possible in the screenwriting. Even so, there are elements that come to life as you’re shooting. And similarly, in post-production, sometimes unplanned things happen, too.
February 2025
Q&A with Sean Baker and Mikey Madison
Anora is such an intense and ferocious character, but there’s an understated vulnerability. How did you weave that into the performance?
Mikey Madison: I always saw her as someone who was deeply vulnerable on the inside but is constantly protecting herself by covering it up with anger and spunk.