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Steven Soderbergh Not Done Directing Just Yet? Plus His Advice to Filmmakers

Joe Marine — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 03:40:28 +0000

Steven Soderbergh has been getting a fair amount of attention lately as PR winds down on what could be his last theatrical feature film, Side Effects (he technically has one more movie left, a Liberace biopic starring Matt Damon which is heading to HBO). In a recent New York Magazine feature from Mary Kaye Schilling, which is now online at Vulture, the DIY-minded director talked about his career, what he plans to do next, whether he’s really retiring from directing, and what he’s been watching on TV lately, which happens to include Lena Dunham’s Girls (though he doesn’t actually say he loves the show as the title of the article would suggest). Click through to read all about it. (more…)

Filmmaking Tips and Thoughts on the Industry from Do-It-All Director Steven Soderbergh

Joe Marine — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 01:37:09 +0000

You may have heard his name before, and you may even have seen some of his films, but Academy Awarding winning director Steven Soderbergh is the real deal, and an auteur in his own way. He’s one of the few directors working at the highest level who also shoots and edits his own films, and he’s a huge supporter of RED, having shot every single film on their cameras since his Che double-feature. He said that he’s going to retire from filmmaking in the very near future, so before he does, click through for six tips from the workaholic director, and an audio interview that contains some candid thoughts about the current film industry. (more…)

Seen: Che and the Digital Cinema Revolution

Ryan Koo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:00:26 +0000

Interesting look behind the scenes of the first feature(s) shot on RED, Steven Soderbergh’s diptych Che. The Criterion CollectionCriterion Collection version of the film was released last week, and it includes a recounting of the frantic scramble to get the RED cameras ready in time (hint: they weren’t ready, and shooting had to be pushed a week): (more…)

Pan and Scan redux

Ryan Koo — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:15:35 +0000

Steven Soderbergh called attention to this issue a few months back, but the DGA’s website was in a state of disrepair and his opinion piece couldn’t be properly linked. Also, I don’t have cable, so I didn’t pick up on the issue first hand — that is, until I moved out of my apartment September 1st and, by relying on the kindness of others and couch surfing, began watching movies on cable in wonderful high definition. There’s been just one problem: the movies are crapped. Sorry, I mean cropped. (more…)

Ten films from 2008

Ryan Koo — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:03:52 +0000

Film critics are all releasing top 10 lists this week; I’d like to post a different kind of year-end list. Here are ten films I saw in 2008 that I would not have seen yet were I still living in North Carolina. Thanks, New York! (more…)