For one hundred dollars she gave me her life rights. We talked, I said I’ll do your movie properly. It’s going to take time, I have no money, but I’m committed. Yeah, so Eilis and I spent two years traveling and writing the script. -Larysa Kondracki KCET Cinema Series Presents THE WHISTLEBLOWER Rating: R | Runtime: 112 […]

Read more "Pick for 8/2/11 – “The Whistleblower”"

I liked so much about her, that she wasn’t a martyr, and the lessons she learns and the way she learns it. I don’t know what it was about me though. I love this girl, so I’m trying to do the best I can to accurately bring her to life. -Emma Stone KCET Cinema Series […]

Read more "Pick for 7/26/11 – “The Help”"

When an irrepressible smile such as yours Warms an old implacable heart such as mine Don’t say no because I insist. Somewhere, somehow, someone’s gonna be kissed. -“Something’s Gotta Give”, Music & Lyrics by Johnny Mercer KCET Cinema Series Presents DADDY LONG LEGS Rating: Unrated | Runtime: 126 Minutes | Year: 1955 | Trailer: Daddy Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 […]

Read more "Pick for 7/19/11 – “Daddy Long Legs”"

How do we compete in the marketplace? Forgive me, I haven’t the slightest fucking idea… it’s different than it was five years ago and they’re all driven by the possibilities of CGI which means that you can make anything happen on screen that you could possibly desire. That’s a great brand of freedom that’s given […]

Read more "Pick for 6/28/11 – “Larry Crowne”"

My process is very low-fi in a way, meaning that I shoot all by myself with a shotgun mic on my camera and a radio mic on the subject. I don’t have any people with lights. There’s no field producers watching us. It’s just me and the subject. Typically what I do is there are […]

Read more "Pick for 6/21/11 – “Page One: Inside the New York Times”"

I wanted the audience to see these characters and not recognize them from elsewhere – just see them as people. I thought people who don’t have a lot of experience [with acting] would bring something more natural to it… We wanted to find people who were a little bit different than what youd find in […]

Read more "Pick for 6/14/11 – “The Myth of the American Sleepover”"

Look, let’s be honest: There’s not a single vampire, not a werewolf or star-crossed romance in sight. Jose is quite a heartthrob but just doesn’t have Jacob’s abs. Demian plays an amazing Dad but doesn’t have to deal with quite the same issues as Charlie Swan. But if a fan of ‘Twilight’ came away from […]

Read more "Pick for 6/7/11 – “A Better Life”"

My gay dad was way more engaged, talking to me about my love life, confronting me about little rackets I was running with myself. He was way more open about his desires and ups and downs. We had all these conversations that we never had when he was straight and then — oops — he’s […]

Read more "Pick for 5/31/11 – “Beginners”"