Were you the one who conceived of this tour in the first place?
Tim Seelig: We were coming out of the 40th anniversary of the gay men’s chorus. San Fransisco Gay Men’s Chorus birthed the movement.
Features: Q&A
October 21, 2019
Frankie – Q&A with Ira Sachs and Isabelle Huppert
by The National Board of Review
You are such a quintessential New York Filmmaker, Mr. Sachs, but now you’ve made this film set in Portugal. I was wondering how the story came to you and how you worked with your writing partner, Mauricio Zacharia, to develop this film?
Ira Sachs: Probably around fifteen years ago, I saw a film by Satyajit Ray, the Indian master Filmmaker, called Kanchenjungha. It’s about a family on a vacation in the Himalayan mountains, and it takes place in one day.
October 10, 2019
Ford v Ferrari – Q&A with James Mangold and Jenno Topping
by The National Board of Review
Can you talk about what it was like to craft these characters?
James Mangold: I’m a big believer in hanging out. I am not a big believer in rehearsing.
October 7, 2019
The Irishman – Q&A with Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino
by The National Board of Review
This film has a different editorial pace and perspective than you usually portray in your films. Would you be able to talk about your approach with these older men in the film?
Martin Scorsese: This is not a film we could have created or made as effectively if we had tried to make it ten years ago.
October 1, 2019
Ad Astra – Q&A with James Gray
by The National Board of Review
Your film is set in the near future, which makes sense given that there are currently plans being formed to transport humans to Mars. What did you learn in your research about such efforts?James Gray: I’m a little skeptical that they’d make it, but that is their dream. Mars can be either 80 or 160 […]