Debra Granik is wonderful! You could consider that pandering to an interview subject, but I don’t know many people – celebrity status aside – able to go from discussing the Annenberg study on film criticism to Shakespeare and beyond. Granik’s…
Director Brett Haley Talks How He Made ‘Hearts Beat Loud’ Sing
Like the greatest musical experiences, you can’t recreate your first listen. This is how I felt conducting my second interview in 24 hours with Brett Haley, the director of the Nick Offerman/Kiersey Clemons-starring musical Hearts Beat Loud. Brett and I…
Director Bart Layton Talks About Hanging Out with Some ‘American Animals’
It’s been six years since British director Bart Layton shocked audiences his documentary feature film The Imposter in 2012. Since then Layton’s been working on another film that blends documentary with fiction, truth from fantasy, and crime from wish fulfillment.…
Cory Finley talks about his genre bending film Thoroughbreds [Interview]
Cory Finley is a director whose work stimulates conversation. Or at least it did during a late-night screening at AFI Fest of his feature Thoroughbreds back in November. Now set for release on March 9th, Finley’s dark, polished high school…
Interview: David Lowery
This interview was a joint effort between film writers Jon Espino and Kristen Lopez. With just three major theatrical films under his belt director David Lowery certainly knows how to keep audiences, and critics, enthralled. His 2013 drama Ain’t Them…
Interview: Colin Trevorrow
Colin Trevorrow is a director no one’s quite nailed down. Since his 2012 sci-fi debut, Safety Not Guaranteed, Trevorrow has shot up like a rocket to become a director of blockbuster franchises like Jurassic World and the upcoming Star Wars…
Tribeca ’15 Interview: “JACKRABBIT” Director Carleton Ranney
Carleton Ranney is a first-time film director from Austin, Texas. After catching a screening of his science fiction hacker film JACKRABBIT, I got in contact with him to discover the thoughts behind some of the crazy machinations of the 80s homage…