Interviews
Hard-hitting interviews conducted by the ever-vigilant CinemaNerdz film devotees.
Interview with Hannes Holm, writer/director of A Man Called Ove
A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove, 2015), is an emotional, inspiring drama with plenty of comic relief and one of the most feel-good films I’ve seen in quite a while. The film is a bildungsroman of its central character, Ove (Rolf Lassgård), who becomes a new version of his younger self through mourning the death of his wife. His process, as told by writer/director Hannes Holm, gracefully hig...[Read More]
Interview with Mike Birbiglia, writer/director/star of Don’t Think Twice
For years, an improve group called The Commune have been the stars of their small New York improv theater. The members of the group, Mile (Mike Birbiglia), Samantha (Gillian Jacobs), Jack (Keegan-Michael Key), Allison (Kate Micucci), Bill (Chris Gethard), and Lindsay (Tami Sagher) entertain audiences night after night by performing as a finely-tuned troop. But, by day, they have to support themsel...[Read More]
Interview with Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, Co-directors of Anomalisa
The Academy Award-nominated Anomalisa (Best Animated Feature) tells the story of Michael Stone (David Thewlis), husband, father, respected author, and a man crippled by what he considers a mundane life. On a business trip to Cincinnati, where he’s scheduled to speak at a convention of customer service professionals, he checks into the Fregoli Hotel. There, he is amazed to discover a possible...[Read More]
Interview with Jeremy Strong and John Magaro, Stars of The Big Short
Director Adam McKay’s new film, The Big Short, tells the story of a group of outsiders who predicted the credit and housing bubble collapse of the 2000s and how betting on the collapse of the economy led them to some disturbing revelations on the nature of modern banking. The film, based on the best-selling book by Michael Lewis, stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Jeremy ...[Read More]