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…