If you cant be Roger Deakins, being Albert Maysles is not a bad trade-off.Not at all! This third episode in the hugely successful Magic Mike franchise brings back star Channing Tatum and also introduces Salma Hayek to the series. [29] During the months following his debut of Schizopolis, he released a small, edited version of the Spalding Gray monologue film Gray's Anatomy. ', HBO Films Backs Steven Soderbergh's Liberace Pic 'Behind The Candelabra'; Set For Summer 2012 Shoot | The Playlist, "Steven Soderbergh takes NYC back a century or so for Cinemax series 'The Knick', "Watch: First Footage From Steven Soderbergh's 'The Knick' & More 2014 TV Highlights", "Steven Soderbergh Says More 'The Knick' Is Coming, Reveals Rough Plan For Season 3 & Beyond", "Steven Soderbergh Cuts "Heaven's Gate" Down to Size", "Steven Soderbergh Takes A Cleaver To Michael Cimino With HEAVEN'S GATE: THE BUTCHER'S CUT! [3] Soderbergh's paternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Stockholm. 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. The series followed doctors at a fictionalized version of the Knickerbocker Hospital in Manhattan in the early twentieth century. 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Industry heads were reportedly watching how the film performed, as its unusual release schedule could have implications for future feature films. Cinema is a specificity of vision. Netflix. Michael Nordine. I can make it do anything I want. Warner Bros. Why did he decide to un-quit a part of show business he never really gave up? None of the lights, and the trucks, all that stuff that goes into making movies, theres none of it. He just does it better. IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. The film was well-received and established him within the cinematic niche of thriller and heist films. Tatum played the title mentor character, while Alex Pettyfer played a character based on Tatum. Theres an abundance of everything. [17][18], "When I say this is the most important motion picture you'll ever attend, my motivation is not financial gain, but a firm belief that the delicate fabric that holds all of us together will be ripped apart unless every man, woman, and child in this country sees this film and pays full ticket price, not some bargain matine cut-rate deal. You will be redirected back to your article in, Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. [146] He is generally said to have a cinematic niche in these types of films. We didnt want to take a kind of ironic pose or get meta about it because I didnt want people stepping out of the movie. Palmer, R. Barton, and Steven Sanders (2011). 2023 NONETWORK, LLC. I dont have the grandiosity gene. Theres one big argument scene they have about whether the Suavemente performance should be in the show You dont have a climax! and theyre just really going at it. [74] Screened at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, A. O. Scott of The New York Times stated, that Soderbergh "[handled] it brilliantly, serving notice once again that he is a crackerjack genre technician. With the release of Magic Mike's Last Dance, Guardian writers argue why their Steven Soderbergh pick is better than the rest At the age of 26, Soderbergh conquered Sundance, won the Palme D'Or . If the Walt Disney Co. had made a movie about male strippers, it might look something like "Magic Mike's Last Dance," a soft, in-name-only sequel to the . [64], In 2010, Soderbergh shot the epic virus thriller Contagion, written by Scott Z. [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). But I really resist determining anything before Ive even seen where people are gonna stand. Ive asked him this question before, and we discussed it again in a conversation ahead of his latest films release. Youre making me think about the opening of Out of Sight, after George Clooney leaves the bank and you see his anger building and he throws his tie down. The lunch scene is that. The film returned one tenth of its budget and received mixed reviews from critics. November 6, 2020 at 2:47AM, Edited November 6, 2:48AM. 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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. Hes such a cool cucumber when you first meet him, and a few minutes later hes completely losing it.Right! direct, produce, edit, and shoot all 20 episodes, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 17-Down, Three Letters: Party for One artist Carly ___ Jepsen. The women of, Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned, Theres No Red Button You Can Push to Stop. They dont care what you shot it on; they just want a story and characters that they like. [43] The series was both partially improvised and each episode being produced in the five days prior to airing to take advantage of topical events that could be worked into the fictional narrative. To me, its always front and center when I start thinking about the characters: What do they do, actually? Soderbergh: Absolutely, and that's challenging for everybody but also provides opportunities to learn new stuff. ", guerrilla filmmaking seems to go perfect with Soderbergh, who shot the horror. You love to capture moments, and that sense of immediacy seems very important to you. It can be frustrating for people on the production. And shes right! You sometimes have to hear stuff you dont want to hear. Go watch Kafka and King of the Hill and Bubble and Haywire and see if your genius label survives. It's helpful for everybody to have a sense of what's working and what's not . [164] He has a daughter with his first wife, actress Betsy Brantley. I was not going for a kind of typical, classical composition or movement. 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. 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. When you break it down you have: Despite their insistence, Soderbergh wanted to use the film as a transitory project for up-and-coming director Christopher Nolan. "The fact that I'm not an identifiable brand is very freeing," says Soderbergh, "because people get tired of brands and they switch brands. Literally, hes like, How do I make money so I can pay my rent and eat? [150] Soderbergh also cites the Swiss-French director Jean-Luc Godard as "a constant source of inspiration. The line that really, really hit me was Theres absolutely nothing sexier than a body in motion. That statement applies, to some extent, to every movie youve done. The 15 Best Vampire Movies Ever Made, Bergen also said, I think [Soderbergh]s the most fearless filmmaker, and his intellect is so piercing. [26], Soderbergh directed Schizopolis in 1996, a comedy which he starred in, wrote, composed, and shot as well as directed. But yes, one of my favorite things to do is to have a camera close to somebodys face as a penny is dropping. Certainly, I feel that American movies have gotten a little weird about sex. [28] It was viewed by a critic as a "directorial palate cleanse" for Soderbergh. 2023 IndieWire Media, LLC. Steven Andrew Soderbergh (/sodrbr/; born January 14, 1963)[2] is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. Here we go. The entire water dance, from the introduction to its conclusion, took ten hours to shoot. There are very few things in this world that have this kind of purity and clarity, and I think its one of the reasons that dance is so joyful. Soderbergh's 2020 film Let Them All Talk, was written by Deborah Eisenberg, and starred Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Gemma Chan, Lucas Hedges, and Dianne Wiest. [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". How do they pay rent? You like shooting people, you like shooting bodies, you like shooting faces. So Im giving up that Im not Roger Deakins or Emmanuel Lubezki. Chief among the things Rolling Stone writer Marlow Stern wanted to know, why does this Oscar and . Does a check show up every Thursday? So Soderbergh and Jacobs started developing a Magic Mike Broadway show about the characters early years, which they paused in 2019 after key members of the team departed over creative differences. Meanwhile, Tatum and his regular co-choreographer and dance partner, Alison Faulk, had been developing a revue-style stage show (with no story or singing, just dancing), Magic Mike Live, inspired by the finale of the second movie, wherein Mike and the lads perform themed numbers at a strippers convention. You should just service the viewer, make your point, and move on. At Fincher HQ, Soderbergh opens up a midsize MacBook Pro and connects it to a slim, one-terabyte drive. I was about to leave to go scout a location, and Salma was on her way to start rehearsing with Channing. . Sign up here to get it nightly. There was no compelling reason to make a third film prior to that. It's the polar opposite of generic or arbitrary and the result is as unique as a signature or a fingerprint. Jorge Luis Borges described something as two bald men fighting over a comb. All the audience cares about is the story and the characters. Sunlight is your Gaffer. His feature films are often distinctive in the realm of cinematography as a result of his having been influenced by avant-garde cinema, coupled with his use of unconventional film and camera formats. What does it cost to live on that ship? In 2010, Soderbergh shot the action-thriller Haywire, starring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, and Channing Tatum which, even though was shot in early 2010, was not released until January 2012. He found further popular and critical success with the Ocean's trilogy and film franchise (200118); Che (2008); The Informant! You can fall and somebody can get seriously hurt. There was Steven and this new camera.". [158] Soderbergh rejected Holmes' score for his 2006 film The Good German, but brought him back on for subsequent movies, most recently Logan Lucky (2017). [44] Actual political players appeared as themselves, either in cameos or portraying fictionalized versions of themselves, notably James Carville and Mary Matalin. A face with a certain kind of expression on it. [154], Soderbergh has worked with various actors, composers, and screenwriters throughout his filmmaking career. The other possibility is that you dont want to be boxed in by any preconceptions you brought to the set.Im sure people would appreciate more of an idea of what were going to do. [143] He claims that he no longer reads reviews of his movies. To grind on one thing for seven or eight days? [162] "After winning the LA and New York film critics awards, I really felt like, this can only get worse".[162]. Instead, Soderbergh sat in a wheelchair, holding the iPhone using a six-inch, $200 stabilizer (the DJI Osmo), his hand . "[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. If Im reading something that Im sparking to or if Im imagining something from scratch, I see faces. I want to do all this other stuff! I thought, Okay! And then Bertolucci for the movement, the visual language of the film. "[129], In Ocean's Twelve (2004), he had actress Julia Roberts play the part of Tess, a character then forced to play a fictionalized version of Roberts. Discovery Files Lawsuit Against Paramount Over 'South Park' Streaming Rights, 'Love & Death' Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen Transforms into Candy Montgomery for HBO Max, 23 Controversial Film and TV Book Adaptations That Rankled Their Audiences and Authors. Lets Do the Thing: How Online Were You in February 2023? "[162] He often takes cinematography credits on his feature films under the alias Peter Andrews, the given name of his father, and editing credits under Mary Ann Bernard, that of his mother. [88] It was announced in June 2014 that Soderbergh would be executive producing a series based on his earlier film The Girlfriend Experience for the Starz network, to premiere sometime in 2016. [65] With a cast including Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard and Jude Law, the film follows the outbreak of a lethal pandemic across the globe and the efforts of doctors and scientists to discover the cause and develop a cure. [133], Soderbergh's early filmson account of his youth and lack of resourceswere primarily filmed on Super 8 and 16 mm film formats. [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. Catherine Zeta-Jones received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Helena in Traffic and reteamed with him for Ocean's Twelve and Side Effects. American movies have gotten a little weird about sex Stone writer Marlow Stern wanted to know, Why does Oscar... # x27 ; s challenging for everybody but also provides opportunities to new! 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