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“This isn’t Paris.” “I know.” Interview with Shelagh Carter, director of Before Anything You Say (2017)
Shelagh Carter is a Winnipeg-based filmmaker. Her feature film Passionflower, was a frankly autobiographical story – beautifully told – about growing up with a mentally ill mother. It won numerous awards. I interviewed Shelagh about Passionflower here. Her latest feature, … Continue reading
New web series Bitter Homes and Gardens: An interview with Fielding Edlow and Larry Clarke
The new web series Bitter Homes and Gardens – premiering on March 24th – written by Fielding Edlow (who also stars) – follows the sometimes-toxic and always-hilarious bickering of a Hollywood couple (Edlow and Larry Clarke) struggling to get their … Continue reading
Living Truthfully Under Imaginary Circumstances: An Interview with Sam Schacht About Method Acting
I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time and finally last month it happened. I sat down with my old Actors Studio acting teacher Sam Schacht to get his perspective on “Method acting,” a term I hear bandied … Continue reading
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Tagged Actors Studio, friends, interviews, James Dean, Kim Stanley, Kristen Stewart, Lee Strasberg, Liza Minnelli, Marilyn Monroe, Stella Adler
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Giant (1956): 60th Anniversary Screening at Film Forum
September 30, 2016: QA with George Stevens Jr. – the son of the director – and Carroll Baker before the film, moderated by historian and writer Foster Hirsch Foster Hirsch: We are very lucky to have with us the son … Continue reading
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Tagged Carroll Baker, drama, Elizabeth Taylor, George Stevens, interviews, James Dean
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Interview with Photographer Sheila Welch: “In Cars”
Sheila Welch, photographer. Part of her photo series “In Cars” Sheila Welch has a diverse background: involved in the early days of David Mamet’s creation of The Atlantic Theatre, a poet and devoted writing teacher, she also manages to find … Continue reading
My Interview with Stephen Cone, Writer/Director of Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party
I interviewed Stephen Cone, the talented Chicago-based writer and director of Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party, a wonderful ensemble film opening this Friday. The interview is now up at Rogerebert.com.
Interview with Charles Hood, director/writer of Night Owls
One of the real movie-going treats in the last couple of weeks was the small rom-com Night Owls, directed by Charles Hood, and co-written by Hood and Seth Goldsmith. It’s confident, it’s touching, it’s openly screwball, proving that screwball is … Continue reading
I interview Reed Morano, director of Meadowland (2015)
Meadowland, directed by Reed Morano, and starring Luke Wilson and Olivia Wilde (with a supporting cast of Giovanni Ribisi, Elizabeth Moss, John Leguizamo, Juno Temple) was one of the standout features that I saw during this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. … Continue reading
Goodnight Mommy: My Interview with Co-directors/Writers Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz
Goodnight Mommy is almost unbearably creepy with some visceral elements that many audience members will find offensive and/or brutally awful/unforgettable. Pick your poison. It’s a masterful portrayal of identity, dizzying doubling, and terror. It’s also almost entirely silent. It opens … Continue reading