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'Free Fire’ Director Ben Wheatley | The Big Picture (Ep. 10)
Episode 10
Ringer Editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with director Ben Wheatley to discuss his latest film, Free Fire (0:10), getting sought out by star actors and directors like Armie Hammer and…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
‘The Lost City of Z’ Director James Gray | The Big Picture (Ep. 9)
Episode 9
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with acclaimed director James Gray to discuss the high stakes of filming his new movie, The Lost City of Z, in the jungle, the near-impossible…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
Jake Johnson and Joe Swanberg on Their New Film ‘Win It All’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 8)
Episode 8
The Ringer’s Chris Ryan and Sean Fennessey sit down with actor Jake Johnson and director Joe Swanberg to discuss their new gambling film Win It All, why they wanted to make a movie for Netfl…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
‘The Discovery’ Director Charlie McDowell | The Big Picture (Ep. 7)
Episode 7
The Ringer's Editor-in-Chief Sean Fennessey sits down with director Charlie McDowell to discuss his new film The Discovery (1:55), casting Robert Redford (12:58), being one of Netflix's firs…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
Interview With 'Get Out' Director Jordan Peele | The Big Picture (Ep. 6)
Episode 6
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with writer-director Jordan Peele (of 'Key & Peele' fame) to discuss his new hit film, 'Get Out,' how and why he made it, and its overwhelming…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
'A Cure for Wellness' Director Gore Verbinski on Making Something Outside the Box and the Future of the Industry | The Big Picture (Ep. 5)
Episode 5
Gore Verbinski has been directing movies for two decades now, including The Ring, Rango, The Lone Ranger, and the first three Pirates of the Caribbean features. His latest picture, A Cure fo…
Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Barry Jenkins on Crafting the Sincerity of ‘Moonlight’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 4)
Episode 4
Barry Jenkins’s Moonlight is one of the heavyweights in this year’s Academy Awards race, racking up eight nominations. The film was the first movie for Jenkins in eight years, and provided p…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Interview With ‘O.J.: Made in America’ Director Ezra Edelman | The Big Picture (Ep. 3)
Episode 3
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with filmmaker Ezra Edelman to discuss the making of O.J.: Made in America, his epic eight-hour Oscar-nominated documentary examining O.J. Sim…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Interview With ‘20th Century Women’ Director Mike Mills | The Big Picture (Ep. 2)
Episode 2
Mike Mills’s past two films — Beginners and 20th Century Women — have both been semi-autobiographical. Beginners focuses on Mills’s father, who came out at age 75 shortly before his death, w…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Interview With 'Hidden Figures' Director Ted Melfi | The Big Picture (Ep. 1)
Episode 1
The Ringer's Sean Fennessey sits down with Ted Melfi to discuss the success of his latest film, Hidden Figures (1:10), and how it came about (3:19), as well as the difficulties of making an …
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago