Tag: Interviews

[ad_1] I really loved how they tell Whishaw that his character’s duty now is to teach the boys and to make sure the boys have that future, that hope, that…

[ad_1] TS: There’s another aspect, which is, you know, not everybody experiences this, but as a mother, there’s a whole question, when one has babies, of how to separate, how…

[ad_1] In this smart and agile horror flick, bursting with West African folklore, lush lighting, erupting soundscapes, and themes of alienation and othering, Diop shoulders the psychic shocks of a woman…

[ad_1] It’s not just machines. My favorite film growing up was “E.T.” And so, to get to make a documentary with Amblin was so incredible. And E.T. in the Basket…

[ad_1] Like a layer cake. It was like a layer cake, and it was fun. It was uniquely challenging. But the puzzle box itself—Chris Peck, who’s our prop master, worked…

[ad_1] It can also be a kind of a coming-of-age moment, the moment where you realize that there are different perspectives, that maybe what’s important to you might not be…

[ad_1] Audrey Diwan’s “Happening.” Which is also a very different kind of film. I saw that one only after making this film. But I had seen a lot of films…

[ad_1] But “Something in the Dirt” sets itself apart in both form and context: shot during COVID (and with all the restrictions therein), the film follows Levi (Benson), a down-on-his-luck…

[ad_1] A lot of directors have told me that one of the best things to know is when to shut the hell up. Yeah, you’ve set the stage and then…

[ad_1] JD: Well, we filmed under the bridge, which is a sacred spot, you know? All of us in the Africatown community are familiar with that place. And it’s a…