In a narrative film, a character might have some piece of wardrobe or a prop that helps them inform the character. How did you work together to develop the voice of Snake?
Marc Maron: When we first got there, they showed me the sketches for the character but I think they were still trying to figure out how to get him to move.
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March 2021
Q&A with Pete Doctor, Kemp Powers, and Dana Murray
Can you talk about the design of the film and how it’s another evolution for Pixar both in the extremes in realism and surrealism that it achieves?
One of the big joys for me in working in this business is to embrace stuff that is perfect for animation
July 2021
Q&A with Pedro Kos and Shawnee Isaac Smith
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of Rebel Hearts. How did the project begin and how did you two come together? Shawnee Isaac Smith: I’ll start since it was twenty-one years ago when I met one of the Immaculate Heart sisters and was so inspired by their […]
December 2017
Q&A with Paul Thomas Anderson, Lesley Manville, and Daniel Day-Lewis
What inspired you with this film and why did you set it in the world of 1950’s London fashion?
Paul Thomas Anderson: I had a thin story for a romance about a man, woman, and maybe third party.
February 2021
Q&A with Paul Greengrass and Helena Zengel
Can you tell us about the origins of this film?
Paul Greengrass: I think the origins of it lie in the last film I made, actually, 22 July, which was a pretty tough film about violent right-wing extremism in Europe.
October 2013
Q&A with Paul Greengrass, Tom Hanks, and Barkhad Abdi
You were shooting in environmental conditions that were extremely difficult. Can you talk about those challenges?
Greengrass: The first day we shot in the lifeboat was really intense.
July 2023
Q&A with Paula Beer
What was it like, collaborating with director Christian Petzold for a third time?
Paula Beer: Well, working with Christian is just fun. And his way of working is different from everything I’ve experienced so far.
April 2014
Q&A with Pat Healy
In Compliance, you were the sadist, the controller. There are very similar themes here but in this case you’re on the other side.
It’s kind of interesting. In Great World of Sound, I almost play a version of the Ann Dowd character from Compliance.
September 2021
Q&A with Pascual Sisto
Can you discuss the way the film begins, and ends, with a family dinner scene?
Pascual Sisto: I think they are two very important scenes, but I will first say that, as a point of interest, they were shot on the same day because of practical reasons.
July 2015
Q&A with Parker Posey and Jamie Blackley
How did missing certain parts of the script before shooting influence you?
Parker Posey: I came on set thinking the film was one way — kind of light fare — and I sort of had water thrown on me by Woody: He immediately told me that she’s a suffering, lonely woman; she’s very unhappy.
June 2016
Q&A with Pamela Romanowsky
How did you get involved with this project?
I came to this book as a casual reader. I got it from the same bookstore you see James [Franco] signing books in at the start of the movie.
July 2015
Q&A with Oona Laurence and Jake Gyllenhaal
How did you two work together on the big dramatic scenes?
Those scenes were difficult, they’re really emotional.
May 2019
Q&A with Olivia Wilde, Katie Silberman, and Jessica Elbaum
Katie, you’ve taken a script that had been around for several years and made it feel brand new. That must be a huge challenge — what was your approach?
Katie Silberman: We talked a lot about what made us love the classic high school movies
December 2022
Q&A with Oliver Hermanus, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Bill Nighy
Can you talk about genesis of the film?
Kazuo Ishiguro: I can tell you about the origin story of this film, before the real work started. I can take credit for having the original idea, because it was kind of an obsession of mine for years. It was partly because I was a Japanese kid growing up in England and I was always very interested in any Japanese film that was shown in England.
April 2021
Q&A with Oliver Hermanus
What was your experience working with the author of the memoir on which the film is based?
Oliver Hermanus: The first thing I did, when I was certain I would tackle it, was I met with [author Andre Carl van der Merwe] a few times.