How did this project manifest?
Leo Scott: I was editing a half hour comedy where Val Kilmer was playing himself as a motivational speaker in this sort of parallel universe. It was such a great performance, so bonkers and I wanted to tell him that.
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April 2024
Q&A with Thea Sharrock and Anjana Vasan
What drew you to the role of Gladys?
Anjana Vasan: My agent sent me the script and said Thea Sharrock wants to meet you, have a read, and Olivia Colman’s attached and before she could finish saying Olivia Colman I went, yes!
July 2014
Q&A with Richard Linklater, Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, and Patricia Arquette
This is a huge movie. What was it like to begin this process and how did your relationships to each other develop?
Linklater: It was just like setting sail for uncharted territory. There was a plan there. We were going to see this kid grow up from first to twelfth grade.
September 2023
Q&A with Randall Park, Adrian Tomine, Justin H. Min, and Ally Maki
Randall, what gripped you about this story and these characters?
Randall Park: I first read the graphic novel when it came out back in 2007, and I was just mesmerized by it. A lot of that has to do with Adrian’s writing, but also the style of the art.
October 2018
Q&A with John C. Reilly, Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, and Alison Dickey
As a producer on the film, can you talk about the struggles of shooting abroad?
JR: Turns out you can’t just march into Yosemite with some horses and light some fires. It’s a lot tougher to shoot in some of the places we were looking for.
October 2021
Q&A with Jessica Kingdon
You did almost all of the work on this film— what was that experience like?
Jessica Kingdon: I did have a close cinematographer, Nathan Truesdell, and we shot it together. But, yeah, it was very much a film that was coming out of my own mind.
August 2013
Q&A with Director Kar Wai Wong, Tony Leung, and Ziyi Zhang
When did Ip Man first come into your life?
Kar Wai: In 1998, I had a chance to meet with the family of the Grandmaster Ip Man. And they showed me a short film of him – which you can find on YouTube now. His son recorded it just a few days before Ip Man passed away. And you can see that it’s almost like a home movie; he’s very sick and quite thin.
May 2023
Q&A with Austin and Meredith Bragg
I want to start out by talking about how you got the idea to do this. How do you collaborate to come up with this incredible work that we just saw?
Meredith Bragg: We’re not entirely sure where we first learned that pinball was illegal in many cities…
October 2013
Q&A with Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra Bullock, Jonás Cuarón, and David Heyman
When Alfonso brought you the project what was your initial reaction?
David Heyman: It’s a privilege working with Alfonso. You know you’re going to be part of something that is extraordinary.
January 2014
Innovations in Cinema: “AromaRama”
For over 50 years, motion picture exhibitors have been battling television executives for the attention (and dollars) of the public.