Archive for Category: "Interviews"
Janusz Kaminski Q&A
An interview with Polish-born cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, who just picked up his fourth Oscar nomination for War Horse. (He’s already a two-time winner: Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan.) Spielberg’s closest collaborator talks about “seeing characters through light,” his favorite movie theaters, and why actors weren’t necessarily better when films were in black and white.
Roger Ebert Q&A
Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Roger Ebert began covering movies for The Chicago Sun-Times in 1967 when he was only 25. Over his legendary career, he has amassed a database of thousands of film reviews he hopes will serve generations of cinephiles to come. We recently caught up with Ebert via email as he promoted “Life Itself,” his excellent new memoir covering all aspects of his life, including the cancer battle that stripped him of his voice in 2006. In an exclusive Q&A, Ebert describes writing “in medias res,” his flaws as a critic, his film education, and his theory on remakes.
Nicolas Winding Refn
On the eve of the release of Drive, the Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn took us behind-the-scenes on his retro-cool crime drama, which earned him the best director prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The movie, in theaters now and starring Ryan Gosling as a name- less wheelman who gets mixed up with some local gangsters, pays homage to ’80s icon John Hughes. “It’s Pretty in Pink, with a head smashing.”
Christine Bieselin Clark Q&A
The costume designer whose credits include fanboy favorites 300, Watchmen and TRON: Legacy talks about her early days in the movie biz, her hankering to bring back leg warmers, and how she uses clothes and accessories to “deepen the audience’s understanding of the character.”
Stephanie Allain Q&A
Upon its release 20 years ago last week, Boyz N the Hood established director John Singleton as one of Hollywood’s most promising talents. But his dream might not have been realized without Stephanie Allain, a savvy young script reader who made it “her mission” to get the film greenlit. We spoke with Allain, now a successful producer, about her role in the making of Boyz, which was just released on Blu-ray.
