What inspired this story?
Martin McDonagh: I saw something similar to what’s on the billboards in the film when I was on a bus going through one of the Southern States about seventeen years ago.
Features: Q&A
December 4, 2017
Call Me by Your Name – Q&A with Luca Guadagnino, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Timothée Chalamet
by The National Board of Review
The final scene between the father and son is so moving and beautiful, what was it like shooting that scene and what did it mean to you?
Michael Stuhlbarg: Rarely in filmmaking does one get to shoot things in order, but in this case, I had plenty of time because we shot that at the very end of the production.
November 21, 2017
The Final Year – Q&A with Julie Goldman, Samantha Power, Greg Barker
by The National Board of Review
What was the process like to bring this film together?
Julie Goldman: This is our sixth film together, so we have an established and unusual machine that works for our flow of producing.
November 9, 2017
The Square – Q&A with Ruben Östlund
by The National Board of Review
How did the idea of the script develop from the art piece of the square?
Ruben Östlund: The whole idea of the script developed in 2008. I don’t like to talk about it as an art piece but instead of as a humanistic traffic sign, actually.
November 6, 2017
Wonderstruck – Q&A with Julianne Moore, Jaden Michael, Oakes Fegley, Brian Selznick, and Todd Haynes
by The National Board of Review
What was it like adapting your book into your first screenplay?
Brian Selznick: I started writing the screenplay secretly at night when I was illustrating and writing another book.