Traci Lords Interview for Excision
Were you familiar with Richard Bates Jr.’s short film before you starred in the feature and what did you initially think of it and the idea? My agent sent me the script and short film. I was intrigued. And after several meetings and a screen test…the role was mine . Was there one thing in … Read more
Eran Riklis Interview for Zaytoun
There’s a balance in the film between entertainment and politics. And possibly more serious subjects that you might usually expect in ‘entertainment’ films. I think that’s at the core of my filmmaking in general. I really think that once you’ve decided that you want to tackle these kind of issues – especially in the Middle … Read more
Rodney Ascher and Tim Kirk Interview for Room 237
Why The Shining? Obviously Kubrick had an obsessive attention to detail, is that the main thing? Rodney Ascher There’s a couple of things. It started with The Shining, it started when Tim sent me an online analysis that was super deep about The Shining. Mind blowing ideas about Zodiac and government conspiracies and Kubrick’s personal … Read more
John Hillcoat Interview for Lawless
Storyboarding/Pre-visualisation. It’s certainly storyboarding as opposed to pre-visualisation, although storyboards are a form of pre-visualisation. What I do is work with the DP in rehearsal. When I rehearse with the actors. I love rehearsing, it’s weirdly the greatest weakness of the entire American film industry because they don’t have enough prep, they just throw money … Read more