It felt like there were unexpected and interesting story turns at every corner. What sparked this idea for you?
Wyatt Rockefeller: The spark for the idea came, really, from a feeling. I was in the woods with my Dad, and it was snowing.
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June 2018
Q&A with Toni Collette and Ari Aster
This is something of a personal story, correct?
Ari Aster: The beautiful thing about genre filmmaking and the horror genre in general is that you can take a personal story or feeling that you need to work through and push it through this filter
May 2015
Q&A with Thomas Vinterberg, Michael Sheen, David Nicholls, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Carey Mulligan
What made the story right for a modern day interpretation?
Nicholls: I think if you pitch the story – an independent woman has to choose between three different contrasting men while maintaining her independence – I think that would feel very modern and contemporary.
July 2023
Q&A with Savanah Leaf, Tia Nomore, and Erika Alexander
Can you talk about making the transition from athletics to a visual and creative artist?
Savanah Leaf: In a way, I think a film is this combination of working in a team environment.
October 2015
Q&A with Ridley Scott
You used classic filmmaking techniques, especially in the opening scene. Can you talk about shooting it?
Scott: These storms are absolutely disgustingly filthy, and we had real fifth in the air. You have a real mix of dust.
October 2020
Q&A with Radha Blank
How did you balance wearing three hats as the writer, director, and lead actor at the same time?
The two people that were present on the set were the director and the actor.
January 2022
Q&A with Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block
Do you think Nicolas Cage’s casting creates an expectation with the film? And if so, did you intentionally subvert those expectations in any way?
I think it does create an expectation. Certainly, people have certain types of films that they associate with Nic Cage. But we never set out to subvert anything
January 2024
Q&A with Martin Scorsese
There’s a lot of complexity there. Did you really see it as love story? I kept questioning whether he loved her.
Absolutely. And her too. How much did she know? She must have sensed something.
October 2017
Q&A with JR and Agnès Varda
Ms. Varda, you say very early in your film that “chance” is your assistant. JR, would you say that you agree with that philosophy?
JR: Yes, definitely and that’s why we got along well.
September 2020
Q&A with Bush + Renz
At what point in the filmmaking process did you realize you were going to structure the movie as you did, shifting perspective from Eden to Victoria?
Gerard Bush: Well, first, since the movie was based on a nightmare that I had, and since that really is what the nightmare showed me, it felt important to both of us that we respect that source material!
November 2018
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2018 AWARD WINNERS
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW NAMES 2018 HONOREES INCLUDING GREEN BOOK FOR BEST FILM OF THE YEAR & BRADLEY COOPER FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR The Organization’s Gala will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in New York City New York, NY (November 27, 2018) – The National Board of Review today announced […]
November 2017
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2017 AWARD WINNERS
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW NAMES THEIR 2017 HONOREES INCLUDING THE POST FOR BEST FILM OF THE YEAR & GRETA GERWIG FOR BEST DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR The Organization’s Gala will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 in New York City New York, NY (November 28, 2017) – The National Board of Review today […]
December 2013
NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW ANNOUNCES 2013 AWARD WINNERS
HER NAMED 2013 BEST FILM OF THE YEAR BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW *** 2013 Gala to be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 hosted by Lara Spencer New York, NY – (December 4, 2013) – The National Board of Review has named HER the 2013 Best Film of the Year. Below is […]
