Fourteen years after making an impressive directorial debut with La Ciudad, David Riker is returning with his second feature, an unlikely border tale starring Abbie Cornish. In the following exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette, Riker discusses the research he did and reveals how he conceived the story of the film.
by Nick Dawson on Feb 19, 2013Though I must admit his theater work is a total blind spot for me, I’m a huge fan of what Martin McDonagh does as a writer/director in film. I loved the wildly funny Six Shooter, the violent and subversive short that won McDonagh an Academy Award, and his debut feature, In Bruges, was a darkly comic addition to the hit man movie subgenre that showed he could work skilfully on a larger cinematic canvas. For his new film, Seven Psychopaths, McDonagh seems to be ratcheting up the silliness factor — although I’m sure there’s some very black moments in the movie that […]
by Nick Dawson on Aug 14, 2012