NICOLE KIDMAN IN DIRECTOR NOAH BAUMBACH’S MARGOT AT THE WEDDING. COURTESY PARAMOUNT VANTAGE. If you believe what you read, Noah Baumbach’s films — sharp, witty, poignant and sometimes devastating — are drawn directly from his life. The son of Village Voice film critic Georgia Brown and novelist and film critic Jonathan Baumbach, Baumbach debuted as a writer-director in 1995 with his acclaimed Kicking and Screaming, the first of a number of films made during his twenties about New Yorkers in their twenties. After his second film, Mr Jealousy (1997), Baumbach admits that he got “derailed” and ended up making Highball […]
by Nick Dawson on Nov 16, 2007In Jamie Stuart’s third installment of his shorts series from the New York Film Festival Todd Haynes explains his filmmaking methods and the motivations behind his latest film, I’m Not There. Approximate running time: 4:33. Download the short here by right clicking and choosing Save Target or Save Link. (58M) Please visit Jamie’s site at www.mutinycompany.com.
by Jason Guerrasio on Oct 10, 2007