here did this idea come from, and how did the project get moving?
Max Walker-Silverman: Umm… that’s the most reasonable question in the world, and I’ve never figured out the cleanest answer to it.
Features: Q&A
July 21, 2022
Brian and Charles – Q&A with Jim Archer, Rupert Majendie, David Earl, and Chris Hayward
by The National Board of Review
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 7, 2022
Resurrection – Q&A with Andrew Semans
by The National Board of Review
What goes into fully developing characters like Margaret and David?
Andrew Semans: I don’t have any brilliant insights into that, I don’t think. I think it’s just a matter of building up characters bit by bit, little by little, stealing from anybody you know, or any experiences you’ve had that seem to be relevant, and of course stealing from other films and other stories!
June 24, 2022
Elvis – Q&A with Baz Luhrmann, Austin Butler, Olivia DeJonge, and Yola
by The National Board of Review
Baz, I read that you were not setting out to make a biopic. Tell us a bit about that approach and how that informed the film we saw today?
I love a good biopic as much as anyone, but they tend to be formulaic… someone is born, then this happens, then that happens
June 17, 2022
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song – Q&A with Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine, Alan Light, and Sharon Robinson
by The National Board of Review
Can you discuss the archival material you have in this film? It’s incredibly comprehensive.
Daniel Geller: One of the things, I think, that came later in the process…Leonard began to understand what Dayna and I were trying to do with the movie.