Interview: Destin Cretton and Brie Larson of Short Term 12By Bernard Boo Director Destin Cretton (I Am Not a Hipster) and Brie Larson (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, The United States of Tara) sat down with us in San Francisco to...
Interview: Morgan Spurlock of One Direction: This is UsBy Bernard Boo From the imminently popular indie fast-food-horror documentary Super Size Me to more recent docs like Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope, an exploration of the fanaticism behind the San...
Interview: Atiq Rahimi of The Patience StoneBy Bernard Boo French by way of Afghanistan filmmaker and novelist Atiq Rahimi’s new film, The Patience Stone, is an adaptation of his award-winning novel, Syngue Sabour. About a woman (Golshifteh Farahani)...
Interview: David Lowery of Ain’t Them Bodies SaintsBy Bernard Boo Gaining experience and sharpening his skills as an editor and member of the tight Texas filmmaking community, upstart indie director David Lowery is a student of the game. In...
Interview: Lake Bell of In a WorldBy Bernard Boo In Lake Bell’s (Childrens Hospital, No Strings Attached) directorial debut, In a World, she examines the complex relationships of a group of people involved in the ultra-exclusive world of...
Interview: Joshua Michael Stern of jOBSBy Bernard Boo The inevitable first wave of Steve Jobs movies is upon us, and it’s no surprise so many studios and filmmakers are salivating at getting their version of his story...
Interview: Neil Drumming of Big WordsBy Bernard Boo For years, Neil Drumming was a successful journalist, most notably writing for Entertainment Weekly. Now, he’s jumped to the world of film. Set in Brooklyn on the night of...
Interview: Ziad Doueiri of The AttackBy Bernard Boo Writer-director Ziad Doueiri’s new film, The Attack (which I highly recommend), incurred a tidal wave of Arab anger when it was completed last year. By “tidal wave of Arab...
Interview: David Gordon Green of Prince AvalancheBy Bernard Boo Back in May at the San Francisco International Film Festival, I sat down with director David Gordon Green to talk about his new film, Prince Avalanche, starring Paul Rudd...
Interview: Anita Monga, Artistic Director of the SF Silent Film FestivalBy Bernard Boo Some of the greatest directors of all time—F.W. Murnau, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, and Carl Dreyer, to name a few—thrived in the silent era, and the best directors of...
Interview: Michael Cera and Sebastian Silva of Crystal FairyBy Bernard Boo While stoned at a party in Chile, Jamie (Michael Cera), a boorish American asshole, invites a cosmo-tripping hippy named Crystal Fairy (Gaby Hoffman) on a quest with his friends...
Interview: Mark Lobatto of Silent TreatmentBy Amy Priest Sat in Granary Square in central London (just a few minutes away from Kings Cross/St Pancras Station) I meet with Director Mark Lobatto to discuss his recent short film...
Interview: Ryan Coogler of Fruitvale StationBy Bernard Boo At 22 years old, Oscar Grant was shot and killed at the Fruitvale BART Station by an Oakland police officer on New Year’s Day 2009. The incident was captured...
Interview: Melonie Diaz of Fruitvale StationBy Bernard Boo We spoke to star Melonie Diaz (Be Kind Rewind, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints), who plays Sophina Mesa, Oscar’s real-life girlfriend, in a tiny roundtable interview the day...
