Monthly Archives: January 2010

The MakingOf team is gearing up for the final weekend of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The festival started a week ago and during that time MakingOf has captured more than 75 exclusive interviews with established artists and rising talent … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1200/actors-samuel-l-jackson-and-naomi-watts In an in-depth interview with MakingOf, Naomi Watts and Samuel L. Jackson shared what attracted them to their Sundance film “Mother & Child.” Watts praised the script’s three great stories, pointing out the rarity of finding so many … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1199/adrian-grenier-on-teenage-paparazzo Actor Adrian Grenier stopped by the MakingOf House to discuss the Sundance premiere of his documentary, “Teenage Paparazzo." Grenier, who stars in the hit HBO series “Entourage,” shares what inspired him to tell this story and details the … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1205/joseph-gordon-levitt-discusses-hitrecord Five years ago, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt started a Web site to upload videos that he’d made. Since then, it’s evolved into hitRECord.org, an online art sharing community that Gordon-Levitt launched as a professional collaborative production company at this … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1192/phillip-seymour-hoffman-on-character-development Philip Seymour Hoffman stopped by the MakingOf House to talk with us about his directorial debut, “Jack Goes Boating,” which just premiered at Sundance. Hoffman, who had previously starred in the theatrical production of “Jack Goes Boating,” worked … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1197/ryan-gosling-and-michelle-williams “Blue Valentine” stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams conducted an in-depth conversation with MakingOf during the Sundance Film Festival. In this intimate interview, Gosling and Williams shared their passion for the film, and discussed the unique style director … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1194/catherine-keener-discusses-please-give Outdoors, with the scenic snowy landscapes of Park City behind her, actress Catherine Keener took time out of her twelfth Sundance Film Festival experience to talk with MakingOf about her love for the festival, her on-set experiences acting … Continue reading →

It’s Day Five of the Sundance Film Festival, and the MakingOf team is continuing to see great independent films ranging from documentaries such as “The Tillman Story” and “Catfish” to feature films that include: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut “Jack … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1182/catfish-interview "Catfish" premiered on Friday, January 22nd to a sold-out crowd and received a standing ovation. Filmmakers Andrew Jarecki and Ariel Schulman and star Nev Schulman sat down with MakingOf later that day to discuss the production, how they … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/posts/watch/1122/sundance-2010-opening-press-conference Festival Founder Robert Redford kicked off today’s press conference at the packed Egyptian Theater with remarks about the origins of the festival. He admitted that initially he wasn’t sure the festival would "last more than 10 years." He … Continue reading →