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Bill Pohlad Defines LOVE & MERCY

June 6, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Bill Pohlad Defines LOVE & MERCY

It would be easy to dismiss the dual casting of Paul Dano and John Cusack as the younger and older Brian Wilson respectively in LOVE & MERCY as a stunt. And it certainly garners attention, but it’s anything but that. It’s one of the things the film’s director, Bill Pohlad, discussed when I spoke with him… Read More »

Tagged With: Atticus Ross, Bill Pohlad, Brian Wilson, Don Was, Elizabeth Banks, Eugene Landy, I WASN’T MADE FOR THESE TIMES, John Cusack, LOVE & MERCY, Melinda Ledbetter, Michael A. Lerner, Oren Moverman, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Pet Sounds, pop music, pudding pop of pure evil, Revolution Number 9, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The White Album

Michael Hoffman at THE LAST STATION

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Michael Hoffman at THE LAST STATION

Idealism and living those ideals in the real world is only one of the intriguing issues that screenwriter/director Michael Hoffman wrestled with in adapting THE LAST STATION from the book by Jay Parini to the screen. When I talked to Michael Hoffman on January 6, 2010, he explained how he used Anton Checkov to get… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, book to screen, Christopher Plummer, cinema, director, drama, Helen Mirren, hero worship, idealism, James McAvoy, Leo Tolstoy, Michael Hoffman, movie, narrative, novelists, Paul Giamatti, Sofya Tolstoy, writer

For Tom McCarthy, it’s WIN WIN

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

For Tom McCarthy, it’s  WIN WIN

Tom McCarthy returned to his hometown of Provinctown, N.J., for WIN WIN, his third film as a writer/director. The story of a lawyer on the verge of a financial meltdown who makes a rash and unethical choice also gave him the opportunity to revist his favorite high school sport: wrestling. A working actor with a… Read More »

Tagged With: Bobby Canavale, coach, comedy-drama, director, ethics, film, high school, lawyer, malfeasance, narrative, New Jersey, Paul Giamatti, Provinctown, Tom McCarthy, wrestling, writer

Neil Burger Unveils THE ILLUSIONIST

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Neil Burger Unveils THE ILLUSIONIST

When I spoke with Neil Burger on July 31, 2006, it was impossible to not start with his previous film, INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSASSIN. Both that film and THE ILLUSIONIST deal with what is real and what is a clever bit of misdirection. His newest film, though, boasts not just a fiendishly clever plot, but also… Read More »

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