Meet the Filmmaker: Interviews from 2010–2012
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iTunes and the Apple Store bring you insights from the makers of the biggest films from 2010–2012. Subscribe to the podcast to hear behind-the-scenes stories from the onscreen stars as well as filmmaking wisdom from a diverse selection of writers, directors, and producers.
Episodes
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Not Fade Away: Meet the Filmmakers
Join director/writer/producer David Chase (The Sopranos) and actor John Magaro as they discuss their new film "Not Fade Away." It’s 1964. The Rolling Stones appear on TV, and three best friends from the New Jersey suburbs decide to form a rock band.
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Ang Lee, "Life of Pi": Meet the Filmmaker
Join Oscar-winning director Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") as he discusses "Life of Pi," his groundbreaking movie event about a 16-year-old boy who survives a tragic disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While marooned on…
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Meet the Cast
Join Ian McKellen (X-Men, The Lord of the Rings), Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), Richard Armitage (Captain America, Spooks) and Andy Serkis (Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Lord of the Rings) as they discuss their new film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey....
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David O. Russell, "Silver Linings Playbook": Meet the Filmmaker
Join Oscar-nominated filmmaker David O. Russell ("The Fighter") as he discusses "Silver Linings Playbook," his new film about a man who has lost everything after a stint in a mental institution. Written and directed by Russell, the film tells the story of Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) who moves...
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Edward Burns, "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas": Meet the Filmmaker
Join filmmaker and actor Edward Burns as he discusses his new film, "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas," a comedy about an Irish-American family whose deadbeat dad threatens to return to spend the holiday with the wife and seven children he walked out on 20 years before.
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Gambit: Meet the Filmmakers
Join Cameron Diaz, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Tom Courtenay and director Michael Hoffman as they discuss their upcoming film, Gambit at the Apple Store Regent Street. In Gambit, art curator Harry Deane (Firth) enlists a Texas rodeo queen (Diaz) in a plot to con his abusive boss (Rickman) into...
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Downton Abbey: Meet the Cast
Join Hugh Bonneville (Robert, Earl of Grantham), and Joanne Froggatt (Anna Bates) as they discuss the BAFTA, Emmy and Golden-Globe winning series ‘Downton Abbey’.
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Sam Mendes: Meet the Filmmaker
Join Academy- Award winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition) as he discusses the latest James Bond film, Skyfall. In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter...
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Downton Abbey: Meet the Cast
Join Hugh Bonneville (Robert, Earl of Grantham), and Joanne Froggatt (Anna Bates) as they discuss the BAFTA, Emmy and Golden-Globe winning series ‘Downton Abbey’.
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Rust and Bone: Meet the Filmmakers
Join director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, A Beat that my Heart Skipped) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Bullhead) as they discuss their upcoming film ‘Rust and Bone’. After suddenly finding himself in charge of his young son, Ali (Schoenaerts) takes refuge in Antibes where he meets Stephanie (Marion...
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Roger Michell, "Hyde Park on Hudson": Meet the Filmmaker
Join filmmaker Roger Michell (Notting Hill) as he discusses his film "Hyde Park on Hudson." In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home...
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Pablo Larraín, "No": Meet the Filmmaker
Join Chilean director Pablo Larraín in conversation as he discusses "No," his film about an ad executive who develops a campaign to defeat Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s 1988 referendum.
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Don Hahn and Martin Short: Meet the Filmmakers
Join comedic legend Martin Short (Father of the Bride, Three Amigos, SCTV) and Academy Award nominee Don Hahn (producer of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King) as they discuss their new film. Frankenweenie is the latest creation from creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, The…
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Martin McDonagh, "Seven Psychopaths": Meet the Filmmaker
Join playwright and Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges") as he discusses his new comedy, "Seven Psychopaths." The story follows a struggling screenwriter (Colin Farrell), who inadvertently becomes entangled in L.A.’s criminal underworld after his oddball friends (Christopher…
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Lee Daniels, "The Paperboy": Meet the Filmmaker
Join Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels ("Precious"), as he discusses "The Paperboy," an edgy film noir set in 1960s South Florida. Showing at the New York Film Festival, the film is based on the novel by Pete Dexter and follows investigative reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) and his...
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Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, "Key & Peele": Meet the Actors
Best known for their impressive improv, celebrity impressions, and inventive characters, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are coming back to Comedy Central for the second season of the hit series "Key & Peele." Join them for a moderated discussion as they talk about what to expect for the new...
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Matthew Lillard, "Fat Kid Rules The World": Meet the Filmmaker
Join actor Matthew Lillard (The Descendants) as he discusses his directorial debut, "Fat Kid Rules The World," based on the book by K.L. Going that’s been called a punk rock coming-of-age story. The film tells the story of Troy Billings, an overweight high schooler contemplating suicide when a...
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Jack Black and Richard Linklater, "Bernie": Meet the Filmmakers
Join actor Jack Black and director Richard Linklater as they discuss their new tragicomedy, "Bernie." Black stars as a mortician who strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when he kills her, he goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she’s alive.
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Barry Levinson, "The Bay": Meet the Filmmakers
Join Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson ("Rain Man"), as he discusses his new film, "The Bay"—the chronicle of a small town’s descent into absolute terror. When two biological researchers from France find high levels of toxicity in Chesapeake Bay’s water, they attempt to alert the mayor, but…
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Jay Duplass and cast, "The Do-Deca-Pentathlon": Meet the Filmmakers
Join writer/director Jay Duplass and actors Mark Kelly and Steve Zissis as they sit down with Indiewire’s Eric Kohn to discuss the hilarious comedy "The Do-Deca-Pentathlon." They’ll be joined by brothers Anton and Mark Solak—the real-life inspiration for the film about two grown brothers who...
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Wayne White "Beauty Is Embarrassing": Meet the Filmmakers
"Beauty Is Embarrassing" is an inspiring documentary featuring the life and current times of one of America’s most important artists, Wayne White. Join the artist himself and filmmaker Neil Berkeley in conversation as they discuss this funny, irreverent, and joyful film that chronicles White’s...
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Ruby Sparks: Meet the Filmmakers (enhanced)
Join Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood), Zoe Kazan (Revolutionary Road, It’s Complicated) and directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton (Little Miss Sunshine) as they discuss their new film Ruby Sparks. Ruby Sparks is the story of a novelist struggling with writer’s block who...
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John Hillcoat, "Lawless": Meet the Filmmaker (enhanced)
Join director John Hillcoat (The Road, The Proposition) as he discusses his new film Lawless starring Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska and Gary Oldman. Lawless is based on the true story of the infamous Bondurant Brothers who find their bootlegging business...
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Hope Springs: Meet the Filmmakers
Join actors Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steve Carell, and director David Frankel as they discuss their new comedy, "Hope Springs."
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Rashida Jones, Will McCormack and Lee Toland Krieger: Meet the Filmmakers
Join Rashida Jones (“Parks and Recreation”), actor/writer Will McCormack, and director Lee Toland Krieger as they discuss their new film “Celeste and Jesse Forever”.
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Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell: Meet the Filmmakers
Join comic talent Dax Shepard (NBC’s “Parenthood”) and actor Kristen Bell (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) as they discuss their new film “Hit and Run”, written and directed by Shepard. The film is the story of Charlie Bronson (Shepard), a former getaway driver who busts out of the Witness…
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Magic Mike: Meet the Filmmakers
Join Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street, Step Up) and Matthew McConaughey (A Time to Kill, The Lincoln Lawyer) as they discuss their new film Magic Mike. In the latest film by director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Ocean’s Eleven), Magic Mike (Tatum) is the headliner in an all-male revue whose…
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Mark Andrews and Katherine Sarafian: Meet the Filmmakers
Join director Mark Andrews (Ratatouille, The Incredibles) and producer Katherine Sarafian (The Incredibles, Monsters Inc.) as they discuss their new film ‘Brave’. Set in the mysterious Highlands of Scotland, Brave uncovers the tale of headstrong Merida, who defies age-old customs and…
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William Friedkin: Meet the Filmmaker
Join Academy Award©-winning director William Friedkin (The French Connection, The Exorcist) as he discusses his new film ‘Killer Joe’. A small-time drug dealer whose life-threatening debts force him to put a hit out on his mother in order to collect the insurance.
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Dion Beebe: Meet the Filmmaker
World-renowned Australian cinematographer Dion Beebe (Memoirs of a Geisha, Collateral,Chicago) discusses the transition from celluloid to digital filmmaking, as debated in SFF's International Documentaries selection Side by Side, in which he is interviewed. Beebe also shot The Zen of Bennett,...
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Philippe Falardeau: Meet the Filmmaker
Acclaimed Canadian director Philippe Falardeau (Congorama, It's Not Me, I Swear!) talks about his Oscar-nominated schoolroom drama Monsieur Lazhar, which screened as part of Sydney Film Festival's Official Competition.
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Lore: Meet the Filmmaker
AFI Award-winning Australian film and TV director Cate Shortland (Somersault, The Secret Life of Us) and actress Saskia Rosendahl discusses their latest film, the World War II drama Lore, which screened in SFF's Official Competition.
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Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt: Meet the Filmmakers
Join Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Bridesmaids) and writer, director and producer Jennifer Westfeldt (24, Kissing Jessica Stein) as they discuss their new film Friends with Kids. A romantic comedy that centres around two best friends who decide to have a child together, whilst keeping their relationship...
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A Fantastic Fear of Everything: Meet the Filmmakers
Join actors Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Star Trek), Amara Karan (St. Trinian’s, The Darjeeling Limited) and directors Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell as they discuss their new film, A Fantastic Fear of Everything. Jack (Simon Pegg) is a children’s author turned crime novelist whose research...
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David Attenborough: Meet the Filmmaker
Join David Attenborough (Planet Earth, First Life, Flying Monsters 3D), Naturalist and Filmmaker as he talks to Anthony Geffen, Producer of their major new project Kingdom of Plants 3D. Kingdom of plants with David Attenborough is a multi-platform project which includes a three part series in 3D...
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"Men in Black 3" Barry Sonnenfeld with Joel Coen and Ethan Coen: Meet the Filmmakers
Join filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld as he discusses his new film, “Men in Black 3,” with friend and filmmaker Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (“True Grit”).
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Wish You Were Here: Meet the Filmmaker
Co-writer/Actor Felicity Price, director Kieran Darcy-Smith and Producer Angie Fielder discuss in detail the process of moulding a promising script into a thrilling feature film. They offer an intimate glimpse into Australian filmmaking.
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Emily Blunt, Amr Waked, Simon Beaufoy and Paul Webster: Meet the Filmmakers
Join Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada, The Young Victoria), Amr Waked (Syriana), Academy Award®–winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) and Academy Award®-nominated Producer Paul Webster (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) as they discuss their new film.
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Whit Stillman and Greta Gerwig, “Damsels in Distress”: Meet the Filmmakers
Join director Whit Stilman (“The Last Days of Disco”) and Greta Gerwig (“Greenberg”) as they discuss their new film “Damsels in Distress”. The film follows a trio of beautiful girls who set out to revolutionize life at a grungy East Coast College. They welcome a transfer student into their group...
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Clive Owen and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo: Meet the Filmmaker
Join Clive Owen and director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (“28 Weeks later”) as they discuss their new thriller “Intruders”. The story follows two children living in different countries are visited nightly by a faceless being who wants to take possession of them.
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Jason Segel, Ed Helms and Mark Duplass, "Jeff Who Lives at Home": Meet the Filmmaker
Join filmmakers Mark Duplass (“Cyrus”) and actors Jason Segel (“The Muppet Movie”) and Ed Helms (“The Hangover”) as they discuss their new comedy, “Jeff Who Lives at Home”. Written and directed by the brother’s Duplass directing team, the story follows Jeff (Segel) on his way to the store to buy...
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Ashley Judd, “Missing”: Meet the Actor
Join actor Ashley Judd as she discusses her new ABC-TV series “Missing”, where she portrays a retired CIA agent and worried mother of a missing son, who has disappeared during a Summer internship in Europe. In this action-filled drama, Judd uses all means necessary to find her missing son. The...
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Andrew Stanton, “John Carter”: Meet the Filmmaker
Hear Oscar Award–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton discuss his new film, “John Carter,” an action-adventure story set on planet Barsoom.
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21 Jump Street - Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Rob Riggle: Meet the Filmmakers
Join filmmakers Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and actor Rob Riggle (“The Daily Show”) as they discuss their action-comedy “21 Jump Street”. The story follows Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) who are more than ready to leave their adolescent problems behind. Joining the police force...
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Jay Baruchel and Mike Dowse, “Goon”: Meet the Filmmaker
Join actor Jay Baruchel and director Mike Dowse as they discuss their film “Goon” - the story of a a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling and is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate his best...
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Idris Elba and Brian Taylor, "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance": Meet the Filmmakers
Join director Brian Taylor and Golden Globe–winning actor Idris Elba as they discuss their new film, “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.”
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James Cromwell and Penelope Ann Miller, “The Artist”: Meet the Actor
Join legendary character actor James Cromwell and acclaimed actor Penelope Ann Miller as they discuss their Oscar-nominated film “The Artist”. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius and set in Hollywood 1927, the film portrays the end of the silent film era. Cromwell plays Clifton, the steady right-hand...
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Daniel Radcliffe, Jane Goldman and James Watkins: Meet the Filmmakers
Actor Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), screenwriter Jane Goldman (Kick Ass) and director James Watkins (Eden Lake) discuss their new movie The Woman In Black. Moderated by Edith Bowman at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London.
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Richard Curtis and Tom Hiddleston: Meet the Filmmakers
Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones) and actor Tom Hiddleston (Midnight in Paris, Thor) discuss the new epic adventure by Steven Spielberg. Moderated by Chris Hewitt at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London.
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Steve McQueen and Abi Morgan: Meet the Filmmakers
Award-winning director Steve McQueen and writer Abi Morgan discuss their new film, Shame. Moderated by Dave Calhoun at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London.
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