How did you find this story?
David Lowery: It was a true story about this guy whose life was too good to be true in terms of a narrative.
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September 2022
Q&A with Ron Howard and Raymond Phathanavirangoon
What was it like bringing a production of this size to Thailand?
Ron Howard: That was the big question I was asking of myself, going into the movie. I knew there was a genuine hurdle there.
July 2014
Q&A with Richard Linklater, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, and Patricia Arquette
This is a huge movie. What was it like to begin this process and how did your relationships to each other develop?
Linklater: It was just like setting sail for uncharted territory. There was a plan there. We were going to see this kid grow up from first to twelfth grade.
April 2022
Q&A with Pierre Perifel, Luc Desmarchelier and Marc Maron
In a narrative film, a character might have some piece of wardrobe or a prop that helps them inform the character. How did you work together to develop the voice of Snake?
Marc Maron: When we first got there, they showed me the sketches for the character but I think they were still trying to figure out how to get him to move.
June 2021
Q&A with Michael Barnett, Alex Schmider and Clare Tucker
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of Changing the Game. Michael, I understand you came to the project when a friend shared that they had a child that was transgender. How important was it to make this film in order to become that much more of an […]
April 2023
Q&A with Melissa Barrera, Nicholas Britell, and Benjamin Millepied
Did you find it helpful to engage with the previous iterations of the story when you were preparing for this film?
Nicholas Britell: Well, what was interesting, actually, was that when Benjamin first told me that he had this inspiration to to do Carmen, my first instinct was that I actually didn’t want to adapt or rearrange Bizet at all.
August 2020
Q&A with Kris Rey and Gillian Jacobs
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of I Used to Go Here. What was the inspiration for the film? Kris Rey: I found the inspiration for the movie when I was on tour with my last film [Unexpected] four years ago. I got invited to a bunch […]
February 2022
Q&A with Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Clifton Collins Jr. and Molly Parker
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.
May 2015
Q&A with Brett Haley, Blythe Danner, and Sam Elliot
Why did you choose to tell this particular story?
The first thing people say when they see me – since I’m a young guy – is you made this?
November 2013
Q&A with Alex Gibney, Betsy Andreu, and Jonathan Vaughters
What was involved in the production of making such a visually and sonically rich film?
At the Tour de France we had a full ten cameras, and we were able to put a camera inside the car, sometimes two, and then at every stop along the way we had three cameras in every car.
July 2023
Cosmic Waves
An intricate look into the spiritual and musically adept view of Takuya Nakamura, with first-hand access to emotionally moving and intimate performances, including one coupled with an invitation to experience from the comfort of his home.