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Chris O'Falt
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Jul 2, 2020 • 47min

"The Good Fight" Creators Michelle And Robert King

"The Good Fight" Creators Michelle And Robert King by Chris O'Falt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 30, 2020 • 46min

"The Loudest Voice" Writer/Producer Gabriel Sherman

The reporter who got inside Fox News talks about adapting his definitive book on Roger Ailes into the limited series starring Russell Crowe and how Ailes was a real life Citizen Kane, who mixed the talents of Leni Riefenstahl and Louis B. Mayer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 26, 2020 • 39min

"Devs" writer/director Alex Garland

The "Ex Machina" and "Annihilation" director on his move to TV and his limited series "Devs." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 23, 2020 • 46min

"Beastie Boys Story" Dir. Spike Jonze & Editor Jeff Buchanan

Spike talks about trying to capture the essence of Beastie Boys’ friendship and the unusual (and totally “unprofessional”) creative process he, the band, and editor Jeff Buchanan went through in creating this unique documentary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 19, 2020 • 1h 5min

"The Mandalorian" Cinematographer Greig Fraser

Real-time virtual sets are Hollywood’s future. These enormous (75 x 20 feet) curved LED walls serve as a live backdrop that eclipses the need for green screen. But what does that mean for filmmaking? We talked to Fraser about exactly that. The cinematographer has been pioneering “Stagecraft” with ILM for years and with "The Mandalorian" being its first large scale implementation, he saw firsthand both the possibilities and early limitations of this ground-breaking technology. …Fraser also touches on his two new highly anticipated projects: Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" and Matt Reeves' "The Batman." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 2, 2020 • 40min

"Never Rarely Sometimes Always" dir Eliza Hittman & Editor Scott Cummings

One of the best reviewed films of 2020 is coming to VOD early (Apr 3), but before its theatrical run got cut short by COVID-19 I sat down with writer/director Eliza Hittman and one of her closest collaborators, her husband and editor Scott Cummings, to talk about the origins and making of this incredible film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 18, 2020 • 38min

"Portrait Of A Lady On Fire" Director Céline Sciamma

Sciamma talks about how to film desire, memory, and getting out of the conventions of a normal love story. She breaks down the creation of the incredible chanting song and bonfire scene, the laborious process of lighting the interiors, and how filming the ideas behind a movie can be the most rewarding type of cinema. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Feb 17, 2020 • 22min

"Parasite" Director Bong Joon Ho

With the help of translator Sharon Choi, director Bong talks about the careful construction of the Oscar winner “Parasite.” From his days of being a tutor and that feeling of infiltrating a wealthy family's home, to the careful construction of the house set in his film, to the profound influence of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 30, 2020 • 49min

"The Irishman" Editor Thelma Schoonmaker

How after over 40 years of working with Martin Scorsese, "The Irishman" offered something the 3-time Academy Award winning editor had never done before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jan 6, 2020 • 43min

"Booksmart" Director Olivia Wilde

Wilde explains how Big Lebowski influenced Booksmart, being intimidated about not having gone to film school, advice she got from Clint Eastwood about directing herself (in her upcoming thriller/horror film), and building ultimate high school movie soundtrack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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