Soderbergh premiered it at the 68th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy on September 3, 2011, and released it to the general public six days later to commercial success and widespread critical acclaim. All rights reserved. You like shooting people, you like shooting bodies, you like shooting faces. There used to be more of it and then we backed off a little bit. [38] In the same year, Soderbergh made Full Frontal, which was shot mostly on digital video in an improvisational style that deliberately blurred the line between which actors were playing characters and which were playing fictionalized versions of themselves. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. 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Burns-Steven Soderbergh Drama The Library | Playbill", "Steven Soderbergh: The Girlfriend Experience", "France Moves to Crack Down on Internet Piracy", "Steven Soderbergh Buys an $8.5M Tribeca Apartment", "Signez la ptition pour Roman Polanski! In 2009, Soderbergh appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, and "cited the French initiative in asking lawmakers to deputize the American film industry to pursue copyright pirates," indicating he supports anti-piracy laws and Internet regulation. 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 guerrilla filmmaking style on Let Them All Talk was reinforced by the lack of a script, with Soderbergh handing his ensemble basic outlines of scenarios to experiment with in terms of the dialogue. I miss when its I dont know if controlled is the right word? If you cant be Roger Deakins, being Albert Maysles is not a bad trade-off.Not at all! Not that complicated. Those were my three sort of touchstones because Max seemed to me like a character out of a Lina Wertmller movie. The film was originally set to premiere on HBO Max,[117] but was instead released in theaters on February 10, 2023. A couple of years later, as his film Solaris wrapped up, Soderbergh encountered a similar issue with his film editor credit. [39][40] Rolling Stone credited the movie with "[spawning] a new era of heist movies". Starring Sharon Stone, it was a dual-media project; it was released as both an interactive movie app in November 2017 and as a six-part miniseries airing in January 2018. I never saw anything "unwatchable" made by soderbergh. And Everything Is Going Fine (2010) Soderbergh's posthumous tribute to Spalding Gray, made . Your parents were middle class, right?Yeah. Here, he opted for the pseudonym Mary Ann Bernard, based on his mother . Salma Hayek and Steven Soderbergh on the set of. [64], In 2010, Soderbergh shot the epic virus thriller Contagion, written by Scott Z. To me, its always front and center when I start thinking about the characters: What do they do, actually? [31] The film was widely praised, though only a moderate box-office success. Was one of your takeaways that if you make sure to get a lot of close-ups of people thinking, you can get out of a lot of jams when youre editing?Oh, absolutely. There wasnt a lot of it around, things were tight, but it was never talked about as having meaning beyond its ability to pay your rent and bills. Netflix. Why Steven Soderbergh's 'Solaris' Sets the Standard for Movie Remakes. Steven Andrew Soderbergh (/sodrbr/; born January 14, 1963)[2] is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. I dont have the grandiosity gene. [41] A year later, he was asked by executives at Warner Bros Studios to direct the psychological thriller Insomnia (2002), starring Academy Award winners Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hilary Swank. 8 pages a day. He has stated that he does not want it seen by the public, and only intended it for the cast. Hes like, Okay, Harry, try doing a lap dance. And Harry does these moves. Theres so much of her in the film because we were building these scenes based on conversations we were having with her. Around the time Soderbergh was being vetted for a Bond film, he had decided to take a brief hiatus from filmmaking due to the current Hollywood system. Im more earthbound. Which means Then it was made in two weeks, and it was a free ride on the boat., "I think [Soderbergh]s the most fearless filmmaker, and his intellect is so piercing," she said. To grind on one thing for seven or eight days? They dont care what you shot it on; they just want a story and characters that they like. Thats a nightmare. Tatum played the title mentor character, while Alex Pettyfer played a character based on Tatum. Every scene has to fight its way into the project. Its not always sunshine. He was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director for Traffic and received best director nominations at the year's Golden Globe and the Directors Guild of America Awards. All Rights Reserved. Northern Irish composer David Holmes joined him in 1998 to score Out of Sight and rejoined him in scoring his Ocean's trilogy. Things are always going wrong. The series starred Clive Owen, Andre Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance, Eve Hewson and Michael Angarano and was filmed in 2013. Action is, simply, where the action is. Will I just at some point feel like Im out of ideas? In an . None of the lights, and the trucks, all that stuff that goes into making movies, theres none of it. Aside from securing the boat and getting actors to work for very little, which can happen when you are famous and they are also famous, you need to really pare things down to only the essentials. Steven held the camera in a wheelchair and just rolled along . None of the lights, and the trucks, all that stuff that goes into making movies, there's none of it. [93][94] Logan Lucky was met with widespread critical acclaim, Matt Zoller Seitz writing for Roger Ebert stated: "The odds seem stacked in Logan Lucky's favor the instant you spot 'Directed by Steven Soderbergh' in the opening credits". . 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. [9] At 26, he was the youngest solo director to win the award and second-youngest director after French directors Louis Malle and co-director Jacques Cousteau (Malle won it aged 23). I guess I wont know until Im confronted with it. It was a very rich kind of bible from which to draw. [81], In May 2013only months into his retirementSoderbergh announced that he would direct a 10-part miniseries for Cinemax called The Knick. After I saw it in London, I got on the phone that night and told everybody what I wanted to do, which meant setting aside the Magic Mike Broadway show that wed been developing for quite a while. 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. [66] Grossing $135.5million on a $60million budget, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called his film a "smart, spooky thriller about a thicket of contemporary plaguesa killer virus, rampaging fear, an unscrupulous bloggeris as ruthlessly effective as the malady at its cool, cool center. 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). [50][51] Theater-owners, who at the time had been suffering from dropping attendance rates, did not welcome so-called "day-and-date" movies. Its not gone, but its treated in such a strange way! You shouldnt do that again. [3] Soderbergh discovered filmmaking as a teenager and directed short films with a Super 8 and 16mm cameras. [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. Soderbergh cast adult film star Sasha Grey as the film's lead actress to great reception and controversy. Our window each day was about 45 minutes. I said to Chan that morning, Its Omaha Beach. Soderbergh followed up on the success of Out of Sight by making another crime caper, The Limey (1999), from a screenplay by Lem Dobbs and starring actors Terence Stamp and Peter Fonda. This article was featured in One Great Story, New Yorks reading recommendation newsletter. I wanted something that just felt spontaneous. Okay, TikTok, You Can Calm Down About Aubrey Plaza at the SAG Awards Now, Shakira Takes Some Pointers From Taylor Swift, Maybe punting on the larger plot can be forgiven if we get a sweet. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. How do they make money? [83] After completing the second season, Soderbergh revealed he was finished directing for the show and said, "I told them [Cinemax] that I'm going to do the first two years and then we are going to break out the story for seasons 3 and 4 and try and find a filmmaker or filmmakers to do this the way that I did. How does that line resonate with you as an artist?Its funny because its true about the show shes talking about, and its true about the movie shes in. The Enduring Thrill Ride of Steven Soderbergh Heist Movies. 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. I was willing to accept the fact that my talent in that area has a ceiling in order to gain this momentum and a closer relationship with the cast. [82] It began airing in August 2014 to critical acclaim. Here we go.. [77], Soderbergh had planned to commence production in early 2012 on a feature version of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., also written by Scott Z. Burns. As of 2018, Soderbergh's entire feature filmography has grossed over US$2.2billion worldwide in sales. My metabolism isnt really built to do that. So it was a big phone call. It was really interesting. "Toothless" probably isn't the first word "Magic Mike" fans want to associate with Channing Tatum's aging exotic dancer series, but there's no denying the female-targeting franchise has dulled its bite over the past decade. 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Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. This is how we want to do this so that every two years, whoever comes on, has the freedom to create their universe. Using his MacBook Pro, Soderbergh could even edit on the train. [24] Also in 1995, he directed a remake of Robert Siodmak's 1949 film noir Criss Cross, titled The Underneath, which grossed $536,020 on a $6.5million budget and was widely panned by critics. The series followed doctors at a fictionalized version of the Knickerbocker Hospital in Manhattan in the early twentieth century. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. 2023 IndieWire Media, LLC. 33. But it felt like the universe of the movie needed that note. [56] Grossing $311.3million on an $85million budget, it is the second highest-grossing film of his career after the first Ocean's. Privacy Policy and [13] For his script, Soderbergh received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 62nd Academy Awards. That whole setup and their attitudes are right out of one of those movies. Im trying to view it as kind of a Japanese line drawing. It isn't made by a committee, and it isn't made by a company, and it isn't made by the audience. [118], His next project is Full Circle, an HBO Max miniseries starring Zazie Beetz, Claire Danes and Timothy Olyphant. Watch the first trailer for Let Them All Talk below. ", guerrilla filmmaking seems to go perfect with Soderbergh, who shot the horror. [85] On April 21, 2014, Soderbergh released an alternate cut of Michael Cimino's controversial 1980 Western Heaven's Gate on his website. One of the reasons he wanted to do this one and was excited about it was to be able to go, Okay, this is probably the last time Im gonna do it, so I want to make sure I really do something memorable.. Soderbergh has managed to do this consistently throughout his career, and he doesn't appear to be slowing down. ", Soderbergh (in 2013) on the influence his methodological choices have on his films. ", "sex, lies, and videotape Movie Review (1989) | Roger Ebert", "Guild's National Board elects Martha Coolidge first woman president of DGA", Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steven_Soderbergh&oldid=1141828129. George Clooney was set for the lead role of Napoleon Solo but had to drop out due to a recurring back injury suffered while filming Syriana. [151], In 2018, Soderbergh launched a Bolivian grape spirit brand called "Singani 63". "After Traffic I just stopped completely," says the director. Industry heads were reportedly watching how the film performed, as its unusual release schedule could have implications for future feature films. Chief among the things Rolling Stone writer Marlow Stern wanted to know, why does this Oscar and . Hook (1991) Let me say for the record that I am a Spielberg defender, as many of us born in the '70s and '80s are hardwired to be. November 6, 2020 at 2:47AM, Edited November 6, 2:48AM. But in the end his films are not very good. "He was doing the camerawork, so you sort of watched his brain right behind the camera, spinning like a top. While he was still at a very young age, his family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father was a . Let us know what you think in the comments. You can look at them and think "Wow this was shoot on an iphone" The only equipment was sound equipment. 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. You should just service the viewer, make your point, and move on. It had to do with my experience on set. And, you know, we got through it and nobody got hurt. [76] Around that time, he gave a much publicized speech at the San Francisco International Film Festival, detailing the obstacles facing filmmakers in the current corporate Hollywood environment. A spit take to me is just always funny, and I wish I had more of them in my filmography. All Rights Reserved. In the film, the lead actors all play longtime friends who reconvene on an ocean liner. [158][159] Starting in 2000, composer Thomas Newman has worked with four Soderbergh films, most recently in 2020 with Let Them All Talk. You sometimes have to hear stuff you dont want to hear. The word voluptuous always comes to mind when I think of Bertolucci. 2023 Vox Media, LLC. [59] Soderbergh shot his feature film The Girlfriend Experience in New York in 2008. Sunlight is your Gaffer. Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Mary Ann (ne Bernard) and Peter Andrew Soderbergh, who was a university administrator and educator. [136] Soderbergh filmed the entirety of Unsane (2018) on an iPhone 7 Plus with its 4K digital camera using the app FiLMiC Pro. A year ago, Steven Soderbergh was putting the finishing touches on "Logan Lucky," but had yet to reemerge publicly from his four-year filmmaking retirement. Im aware that this stuff is gonna get judged and compared to other movies that have musical sequences. Shes staring at an earring she vacuumed off the bedroom floor, and she gradually realizes it belongs to her sister. Theres a purpose to the movement. Pretty quickly, it gets down to very few. [5] He attended the Louisiana State University Laboratory School for high school before graduating and moving to Hollywood to pursue professional filmmaking. At 26, Soderbergh became the youngest solo director to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and the film garnered worldwide commercial success, as well as numerous accolades. 'Love & Death' Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen Transforms into Candy Montgomery for HBO Max Money really didnt matter to them. [114] It stars Zo Kravitz as an agoraphobic tech worker who discovers evidence of a violent crime, and reunites Soderbergh with Traffic actors Erika Christensen and Jacob Vargas. The second installment received muted critical reviews, and was another commercially successful film, grossing $362.7million on a $110million budget. Unsane was kinda cookie-cutter, B-schlock, but that was what he was going for anyway. The Ellen Barkin/Rusty Ryan story still doesn't work, but it's a fitting, pleasant conclusion. Covering Rammsteins Du Hast in Berlin. [137] He filmed with three rotating iPhones using a DJI stabiliser to hold the phone in place. Thats tricky, to do that much and keep the level of quality consistent. Thats the best I can hope for. But that wasn't the best representation of meeven as a person. What about the dance with all the rain falling onstage? Before you see "Logan Lucky," revisit the eclectic auteur's sole foray into sci-fi. [113], Kimi, released on HBO Max in 2022, was shot in Seattle and Los Angeles in April and May 2021. Thats where Victor (Maxs butler) and Zadie (Maxs teenage daughter) were created, from Reid and I watching and talking about the Lubitsch films from the 30s. Her nephew (Lucas Hedges) comes along to wrangle the ladies as well as her new literary agent (Gemma Chan) who is desperate to find out about her next book. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google The answer is that the movie will be absolutely unwatchable, just like almost every other Soderbergh movie. 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. Benicio del Toro played Argentine guerrilla Ernesto "Che" Guevara in an epic four-hour double bill which looks first at his role in the Cuban Revolution before moving to his campaign and eventual death in Bolivia. "[142] This method has attracted repeat performances by many high-profile movie stars which has established a reoccurring collaboration between them and Soderbergh. [156] Among those who have won awards for their work with Soderbergh, Roberts won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her lead in Erin Brockovich; Benicio del Toro also won an Academy Award for his work in Traffic, and later starred as the title role in Che. Whitacre wore a wire for two-and-a-half years for the FBI as a high-level executive at a Fortune 500 company, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), in one of the largest price-fixing cases in history. [120], Soderbergh's visual style often emphasizes wealthy urban settings, natural lighting, and fast-paced working environments. The film performed poorly commercially grossing $5.9million worldwide against a budget of $32million. And then Salma comes up out of the audience, stops the whole thing, and goes, Youve got this amazing space, and youve got somebody stuck in a chair. Soderbergh, after announcing that he was ending his own career as a director of theatrical features in 2011 in order to focus on painting and non-cinema work only to go on to direct several more films while preparing to retire and to ultimately direct, produce, edit, and shoot all 20 episodes of Cinemaxs The Knick has returned to the directors chair for Last Dance, and he also serves as director of photography and lead camera operator (under the pseudonym Peter Andrews) and editor (as Mary Ann Bernard). Universe of the lights, and only intended it for the pseudonym Mary Ann,., make your point, and move on he has stated that he does not want it seen by public. 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