. Action is, simply, where the action is. Im trying to imagine whether I could stand being John Huston directing The Dead from a wheelchair with an oxygen mask strapped to my face. [134] A variety of his feature films have been shot using a diverse range of camera equipment. Watch the Trailer Here! It was shot in just a couple of weeks. Their revue opened at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in 2017 and was an instant sensation; in 2018, a revised version debuted in Londons Leicester Square. That sounds like an awesome collaborationreally freeing for everyone involved. [27] In the movie's introduction, he said: In the event that you find certain sequences or events confusing, please bear in mind this is your fault, not ours. And so every part of my process, as I continue to try and optimize it, is about creating an environment in which the scene and the performances feel alive and like theyre happening in front of you. [36][37], In early 2001, he was approached to direct Ocean's Eleven, a reboot of the 1960s Rat Pack-movie Ocean's 11 by Ted Griffin. He stated that "when you reach the point where you're saying, 'If I have to get into a van to do another scout, I'm just going to shoot myself,' it's time to let somebody who's still excited about getting in the van, get in the van. But Last Dance answers it with meta-textual acuity: When we remeet Mike, his furniture business has been destroyed by the pandemic and hes swearing to Hayeks Max that he is finished with erotic dancing; two minutes later, hes gyrating around her and agreeing to perform in her London theater. There was no compelling reason to make a third film prior to that. He was doing the camerawork, so you sort of watched his brain right behind the camera, spinning like a top. "This is the holy grail . What I liked about that scene is, as youre watching it, it feels like Channings winning. 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"The fact that I'm not an identifiable brand is very freeing," says Soderbergh, "because people get tired of brands and they switch brands. I dont see locations, I dont see masses of elements being coordinated, I see this: [Holds both hands horizontally in front of his face one at mid-forehead, the other below his chin.] The 15 Best Vampire Movies Ever Made, Bergen also said, I think [Soderbergh]s the most fearless filmmaker, and his intellect is so piercing. It's improbable to think he COULDN'T produce this film in 12 days. [26][168][169] After directing his first film, Soderbergh's relative youth and sudden rise to prominence in the film industry had him referred to as a "sensation", a prodigy, and a poster boy of the genre's generation. I think you pull it, Joshua Jackson says to Lizzy Caplan sensually. And Everything Is Going Fine (2010) Soderbergh's posthumous tribute to Spalding Gray, made . 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[145] Money is central to many of his movies as Soderbergh believes that it serves as an obsession unrivaled by any other. Who were your filmmaking inspirations on this movie? Pretty quickly, it gets down to very few. There was Steven and this new camera.". "He was doing the camerawork, so you sort of watched his brain right behind the camera, spinning like a top. [50][51] Theater-owners, who at the time had been suffering from dropping attendance rates, did not welcome so-called "day-and-date" movies. Steven Andrew Soderbergh (/sodrbr/; born January 14, 1963)[2] is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. Director Steven Soderbergh continues his foray into streaming movies with his latest, Let Them All Talk, a largely improvised nostalgia-tinged journey starring Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, and Dianne Wiest as old friends reuniting. I want to read them to you now and get your reactions. Industry heads were reportedly watching how the film performed, as its unusual release schedule could have implications for future feature films. I've never had a desire to be out in front of anything, which is why I don't take a possessory credit. Theres a purpose to the movement. When we were doing the dance stuff, we had multiple cameras going, usually at least two, sometimes three. The script for the movie was written by Scott Z. Burns based on Kurt Eichenwald's book, The Informant. [93][94] Logan Lucky was met with widespread critical acclaim, Matt Zoller Seitz writing for Roger Ebert stated: "The odds seem stacked in Logan Lucky's favor the instant you spot 'Directed by Steven Soderbergh' in the opening credits". It was really interesting. So Im giving up that Im not Roger Deakins or Emmanuel Lubezki. ", "sex, lies, and videotape Movie Review (1989) | Roger Ebert", "Guild's National Board elects Martha Coolidge first woman president of DGA", Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steven_Soderbergh&oldid=1141828129. [22] Two years later, he directed the drama King of the Hill (1993), which again underperformed commercially, but fared well with critics. "[84], After his work with The Knick, Soderbergh began working on a variety of personal projects starting with directing an Off-Broadway play titled The Library, starring Chlo Grace Moretz in January 2014. Not that complicated. The purpose of it is to study the aspects of staging in filmmaking. There are only two scenes in the movie that are handheld: the exterior of the theater in the rain when Salmas telling him, Im shutting the show down, its over, and then, by design, the water dance. I wanted control over the momentum of the set and how quickly we were moving, period. The next line I want to get your reaction to is Max stating, This show is not about getting dick. [32] The critical reception of the movie began a multi-movie artistic partnership between Clooney and Soderbergh. Its the first time Mikes actually in a relationship while the movies happening, which was, I think, a necessary evolution for the character. Soderbergh claims to not be a fan of possessory credits, and prefers not to have his name front and center at the start of a film. To grind on one thing for seven or eight days? It's the motivated reasoning that he's a "genius" that's allowed him to survive for so long. Are you sitting?Im sitting, and Ive got the camera cradled just above the ground, and Im pushing myself with this wheeled seat wherever. I miss when its I dont know if controlled is the right word? Im aware that this stuff is gonna get judged and compared to other movies that have musical sequences. His film career spans a multitude of genres, but his specialties are psychological, crime and heist films. As far as Im concerned, the scene had better prove to me that it needs to be here. In your heart, I wonder if youre not a cameraman? You will need to see the picture again and again until you understand everything". Hes like Matthew Broderick in the body of Burt Lancaster.There is a thing that came out of conversations with Salma that I was really happy with when hes teaching one of the dancers. I want to do all this other stuff! I thought, Okay! At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the film garnered worldwide commercial success, as well as numerous accolades. Theres so much of her in the film because we were building these scenes based on conversations we were having with her. Lets do it! You shot that close-up during postproduction because you realized during editing that all the shots you had were too far away. You can fall and somebody can get seriously hurt. I try not to impose those things, but when they develop organically, I embrace them. [143] He claims that he no longer reads reviews of his movies. Ive always been interested in what people do to make a living. None of the lights, and the trucks, all that stuff that goes into making movies, theres none of it. I was reading these biographies of Bob Fosse while we were in prep, and to hear the descriptions of how long they were shooting some of these sequences in some of those movies, I thought, Oh wow, that would be nice to have a week to shoot one sequence. [64], In 2010, Soderbergh shot the epic virus thriller Contagion, written by Scott Z. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! [38] It quickly became Soderbergh's highest-grossing movie to date, grossing more than $183million domestically and more than $450million worldwide. [70] Throughout 2012, Soderbergh had announced his intention to retire from feature filmmaking. Here we go.. "[44], "The simplest way that I can describe it is that a movie is something you see, and cinema is something that's made. [156], Soderbergh has frequently relied on Jerry Weintraub to produce many of his films. There were a couple reasons that I started working as my own cinematographer, and none of it has to do with my talent. You wouldnt think a close-up of somebody thinking would have the power that it does because, in theory, its static. The film is written by Richard LaGravenese, based on Thorson's book Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace, and produced by HBO Films. All Rights Reserved. [9][121][122] Film critic Drew Morton has categorized his stylistic approach to films akin to the French New Wave movement in filmmaking. Soderbergh's many heist pictures (the Ocean's trilogy especially) are obvious examples, but the best may be the chronicles of Mike Lane, Channing Tatum's self-effacing master of the bump-and . He has stated that he does not want it seen by the public, and only intended it for the cast. Steven held the camera in a wheelchair and just rolled along. Soderbergh would later refer to Schizopolis as his "artistic wake-up call". There was Steven and this new camera. Director Steven Soderbergh was also the cinematographer. [142], Soderbergh's films often center the themes of shifting personal identities, sexuality, and the human condition. "[53] Soderbergh's response to such criticism: "I don't think it's going to destroy the movie-going experience any more than the ability to get takeout has destroyed the restaurant business. The earlier film featured the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. and was a huge hit. After Griffin wrote the screenplay, Soderbergh signed on to direct. The whole show is in a silly, goofy mood. You usually zero in on directorial influences for each project and they become key ingredients.The three filmmakers I was thinking about while we were doing this one were Ernst Lubitsch, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Lina Wertmller. This sort ofguerrilla filmmaking seems to go perfect with Soderbergh, who shot the horror Unsane on an iPhone and did the same with High Flying Bird. The second installment received muted critical reviews, and was another commercially successful film, grossing $362.7million on a $110million budget. Sunlight is your Gaffer. Take your career and your day rate to the next level. Then it was made in two weeks, and it was a free ride on the boat., "I think [Soderbergh]s the most fearless filmmaker, and his intellect is so piercing," she said. In his first job he worked as a game show composer and cue card holder; soon after which he found work as a freelance film editor. [11][12] At age 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director and the second youngest director to win the festival's top award. Hes also working on new edits of several earlier films, as he revealed to IndieWire over the summer. Privacy Policy and An enjoyably indulgent but paper-thin adaptation shrinks Taylor Jenkins Reids best-selling novel into a claustrophobic love triangle. The film returned one tenth of its budget and received mixed reviews from critics. Nightwatch is an English-language remake of Bornedal's own film of the same name, which was produced three years earlier in Denmark. They dont care what you shot it on; they just want a story and characters that they like. So it was a big phone call. There was Steven and this new . I need to be on the set, and I need to have the people there, and I need to work out the blocking. That was the appeal of making this movie. I guess it's fitting that the title of the movie will be Let Them All Talk. Watch on. How much shooting did you personally do on this movie?The only time I wouldnt be operating the camera was if we had a shot that was so elaborate that it required a remote head, which would mean a geared head with wheels, which I cant do well. Why would you want to do that?Well, the question you need to ask yourself in those situations is, Why is it better to do this in one shot instead of using the most powerful tool potentially thats ever been created in any art form? [13] For his script, Soderbergh received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 62nd Academy Awards. High Flying Bird was way more interesting to me. Terms of Service apply. Apart from his first nomination (Erin Brockovich), he won the award for Traffic. It isnt often that youre able to do that with something that doesnt feel cheesy or cloying. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. [9] Many of his films are noted for a milieu of suspense through the usage of third-person vantage points and a variety of over-the-shoulder shots. At Fincher HQ, Soderbergh opens up a midsize MacBook Pro and connects it to a slim, one-terabyte drive. [41] A year later, he was asked by executives at Warner Bros Studios to direct the psychological thriller Insomnia (2002), starring Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank. This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 00:57. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. If Channing and Reid and the choreographic team hadnt created the live show, the movie wouldnt exist. 15. [4] As a child, he moved with his family to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he lived during his adolescence, and then to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father became Dean of Education at Louisiana State University (LSU). And then Bertolucci for the movement, the visual language of the film. You can look at them and think "Wow this was shoot on an iphone" [131] Soderbergh's Logan Lucky (2017) made reference to his trilogy by alluding to an "Ocean's 711", noting the trilogy's influence on the Southern heist film. And short., Streep said, I mean, they would give us the outlines of a situation, and then we knew where we had to end up. Hook (1991) Let me say for the record that I am a Spielberg defender, as many of us born in the '70s and '80s are hardwired to be. Jorge Luis Borges described something as two bald men fighting over a comb. All the audience cares about is the story and the characters. I want to lock and fold him! [26], Soderbergh directed Schizopolis in 1996, a comedy which he starred in, wrote, composed, and shot as well as directed. Hes struggling to make a living thats his issue. But it was terrifying every night, because you just had to get ready and think [of], you know, what youre gonna say., Streep toldEntertainment Weekly, I told [Soderbergh] he was gonna ruin everything for every director, and every production designer, and everything else, because he made the movie for 25 centsI know thats what I was paid. A year ago, Steven Soderbergh was putting the finishing touches on "Logan Lucky," but had yet to reemerge publicly from his four-year filmmaking retirement. Northern Irish composer David Holmes joined him in 1998 to score Out of Sight and rejoined him in scoring his Ocean's trilogy. Before you see "Logan Lucky," revisit the eclectic auteur's sole foray into sci-fi. Or if they dont have a job, Whats that about? [37] When the same thing happened at the Directors Guild of America Awards, the Associated Press called the category a "Soderbergh vs. Soderbergh" contest. I never feel like, Oh, youve done that before. His most prolific collaborators are considered to be George Clooney (who started Section Eight Productions with him and has appeared in six of his films), Matt Damon (his most frequent collaborator, who has appeared in nine of his films), Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, and Channing Tatum. She was always there. Steven Soderberghs filmography is packed with stories of disaffected professionals who announce that theyre permanently out of whatever job they used to do yet reenter their fields instantly when offered a challenge too enticing to pass up. I wrote down some lines from Magic Mikes Last Dance that seem as if they might mean something to you beyond their function in the movies plot. [23] Based on the memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film is set during the Great Depression and follows a young boy (played by Jesse Bradford) struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother falls ill and his father is away on business trips. [96][97] The film was released on March 23, 2018[98] and was well received by critics, with Scott Meslow of GQ noting its relevance to the modern plight of women in patriarchal societies, and called it a "nerve-jangling modern-day Kafka story". The film was produced entirely by Soderbergh, with no studio involved in anything other than theatrical distribution. But they didnt tell us how to get there.. She felt like, If were here, lets do it. The place my mind always goes when I see a movie thats set in a universe like Marvels is, Okay, are they getting paid? Lets push it further! Influencers: Profiles of a Partnership 2022, How to Pitch Stories and Articles to IndieWire, Warner Bros. I said, Well, what is she gonna say about this author from another century? And so overnight, [Eisenberg] produced this enormous bunch of ideas, and a biography. The filmmaker in him didn't die as he . Now, with two seasons of "The Knick". [127] In line with these washes, Soderbergh is liberal in his usage of montages as he believes that they are equally important story-telling as dialogue is. The film was well-received and established him within the cinematic niche of thriller and heist films. You will be redirected back to your article in, Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. He's a genius. We all know Steven Soderbergh has a penchant for working fast, but who knew he could assemble a film thatstarsMeryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, and Candice Bergen that finished principal photography in two weeks? Ive gotta see it, and Im always willing, if I feel like Im bumping on something, Ill either stop or Ill tear it up. He found further popular and critical success with the Ocean's trilogy and film franchise (200118); Che (2008); The Informant! [28] It was viewed by a critic as a "directorial palate cleanse" for Soderbergh. [160] Often editing the films himself, he also works with editor Stephen Mirrione and frequently collaborates with screenwriters Scott Z. Burns, Lem Dobbs and Ed Solomon. Your parents were middle class, right?Yeah. The Ellen Barkin/Rusty Ryan story still doesn't work, but it's a fitting, pleasant conclusion. Then it was made in two weeks, and it was a free ride on the boat., Related But that wasn't the best representation of meeven as a person. I just want to make sure Ive got this correct: This movie was built around the preexisting live show?Yup. In the third installment of the franchise, Magic Mikes Last Dance, hes back in the limelight after dramatically leaving it, this time in London, where hes choreographing and starring in a theatrical revue financed by his beautiful patron-slash-lover (played by Salma Hayek, who, yes, dances with Tatum in two numbers). ? Yup close-up of somebody thinking would have the power that it does because, 2010... 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