How Did Dick Pope Film “Mr. Turner”?
"A lot of people come up to me and say, ‘That's CG out the window, right?' I say, ‘like hell it is!'"
Who is J.M.W. Turner and How Does His Work As a Painter Factor Into the Aesthetics of “Mr. Turner”?
We were "invoking the spirit of what Turner was looking at, or what he was seeing."
What Does “Big Eyes” Say About Walter Keane? Is it Even Accurate?
Karaszewski and Alexander suggest that his brilliance at marketing has never been recognized simply because it was completely overshadowed by his fraudulent behavior.
How Does “Big Eyes” compare to Tim Burton’s Previous Film “Ed Wood”?
"Big Eyes" reunites director Tim Burton with screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who wrote Ed Wood on spec.
How Were the “Big Eye” Paintings Really Received by the Critics?
"People either hate my paintings or they love them. There does not seem to be much middle ground."
Who Are the “Painters” Behind Those Popular Paintings with “Big Eyes”?
Walter and Margaret Keane were struggling artists when they met in Berkeley, California in 1953.
Why Do the Dardennes Shoot Their Films (including “Two Days, One Night”) Sequentially?
"We cannot imagine any other way to work."
Did the Dardennes Shoot Many Takes for “Two Days, One Night”?
Takes as long as seven minutes had to be executed without mistakes in order to be usable.
How Was Working With an International Star in “Two Days, One Night” Different for the Dardennes?
The Dardennes felt Cotillard was capable of a great performance characterized by the fragility they were looking for in her role.
Was “Two Days, One Night” a Response to the Current Problems Facing Much of the Global Economy?
The Dardenne brothers had been thinking about the film for a full decade, but they really began to develop it a few years after the financial meltdown.
Who Are Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne?
The Belgium-born Dardenne brothers are two of the most celebrated filmmakers of the last 20 years.