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Warwick Thornton (writer-director-cinematographer) – Samson & Delilah
When WARWICK THORNTON sat down to write his first feature film, Samson & Delilah, he wanted not only to make a beautiful film, but also to highlight the neglect of aboriginal teenagers like his characters who are viewed as nothing but trouble by their communities and government. With six Australian Inside Film Awards and the Cannes Film Festival’s Camera d’Or under his belt, it looks like he’s succeeded. My Movie Mundo caught up with Thornton... -
Andrew Lang (director-producer) – Sons of Cuba
Cuba, an isolated island of 11 million people, has dominated the world of Olympic boxing for the past 40 years, notching up 63 medals including 32 gold. Just how this impoverished country achieved such results was unknown outside Cuba until first-time British director ANDREW LANG gained unprecedented access to the Havana Boxing Academy to make his film Sons of Cuba. The hand-picked group of 10-year-old boys who attend the Academy eat, breath, and sleep boxing. Lang’s film... -
Peter Jackson (writer-director) – The Lovely Bones
PETER JACKSON talks about ghostly goings-on, working with Brian Eno, and his biggest challenge yet – adapting Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones for the big screen. MMM: You’ve described this film as your biggest challenge yet – can you elaborate on this statement? For someone who did that little trilogy of yours, it’s quite sth to say. Jackson: I don’t think we thought it would be as difficult as it was when we started, but... -
Susan Sarandon (actress) – The Lovely Bones
SUSAN SARANDON chats about providing comic relief and what she calls her ‘eyelash / wig arc’ in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lovely Bones. MMM: You’ve said in the past that your character provides the film’s comic relief. But she’s much more than that… she holds things together when the family seems to be falling apart, doesn’t she? Sarandon: But in a drunken kind of way. I’m happy to be the comic relief,... -
Saoirse Ronan (actress) – The Lovely Bones
SAOIRSE RONAN (Atonement) chats about the physical and mental challenges of her starring role in Peter Jackson’s latest film adaptation, The Lovely Bones. MMM: At what point did you realise what a big deal this film was going to be for your career? Ronan: I think first of all when I heard who the director was going to be, that was quite big. But I think for me I think it was probably after we... -
Robert Pattinson (actor) – Twilight: New Moon
ROBERT PATTINSON chats about topless scenes, being trapped in hotel rooms, and open-mic nights. MMM: Do you feel any pressure from the Twi-Hards? Or do they just love you now?! Pattinson: No, there has never been any pressure from anyone I don’t think, other than right at the very beginning before the first film came out. I think the Twi-Hards like being part of the club, and they mobilize against people who criticise the series.... -
Kristen Stewart (actress) – Twilight: New Moon
KRISTEN STEWART talks about overprotective brothers, screaming fans, and Twilight Queen Bee, Stephenie Meyer. MMM: How difficult was it to maintain the emotional intensity between yours and Robert’s characters, given that you spend so much time apart in this film? Stewart: Well, it was easier to play Bella in New Moon because I got to go through the experience of Twilight. As for how we maintained intensity… the descriptions in the book are so visceral... -
Chris Weitz (director) – Twilight: New Moon
Director CHRIS WEITZ spills the beans on Twilight hysteria and his Twitter addiction. MMM: Chris, you’re the new boy to the franchise. How prepared were you for the excitement, the hysteria, that comes along with a new Twilight film? Weitz: I was quite unprepared. When I was offered the chance to direct I had never read any of the books or seen the movie, like many people with the Y-chromosome, and I thought I’d better... -
Lone Scherfig (director) & Matthew Beard (actor) – An Education
Danish director LONE SCHERFIG (Italian for Beginners) chats about the attraction of Lynn Barber’s memoirs and recreating the early 60s in her latest film, An Education. While actor MATTHEW BEARD (And When Did You Last See Your Father?) talks about northern acting heroes and his own education. MMM: What was it about Lynn Barber’s memoirs that you found so irresistible? Scherfig: I loved the tone, and the period, and the characters – they’re all very... -
Dominic Cooper (actor) – An Education
DOMINIC COOPER (Mamma Mia!), star of An Education, chats about the appeal of Nick Hornby’s writing, 1960s music, and teenage rebellion. MMM: Why did Lynn Barber’s memoirs prove irresistible? Cooper: I found out about it quite late on, although I was very attracted to it immediately because I knew that it was Nick Hornby’s original screenplay. I grew up with his books, loving his books. I knew nothing about Lynn Barber’s memoirs at all, but...