On October 10th 2006, /Film was able to talk to Eugene Levy and Christopher Guest about their new film For Your Consideration, which hits theaters on November 17th (and expands wide on the 22nd) 2006. You can listen to the full round table interview in the return on the /FilmCast.
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Running time: 28:48
Topics covered:
Creating and defining the improvisational mockumentary genre.
The decision to make a more traditional narrative.
What type of actor is capable of improvisational comedies.
Movie Publicity, Interviews, and lampooning that process.
How reality is sometimes too stupid to be believable on screen.
The Brady Bunch.
How make-up and wardrobe help to create the characters.
The reoccurring cast of Christopher Guest films.
Discovering Jennifer Coolidge and Parker Posey.
Comedy is failure.
The editing process starts in post production.
Making movies about Hollywood.
The process of finding an idea and translating the idea into a story.
Writing characters for specific actors/actresses.
One idea at a time.
Working around Eugene Levy's hectic schedule.
Shooting a movie in 27 days.
Making the movie within the movie.
Writing the character's back-story.
Actors and the prop department.
How that Actors want hair problems, and how that in turn becomes a problem.
Thoughts on Movie Critics and Entertainment Shows.
The Elephant in the Room: Plastic Surgery in Hollywood.
Smelling Oscar: The Academy Award Buzz for For Your Consideration.
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Next Week: The Fountain director Darren Aronofsky
Coming up:
- The Nativity Story director Catherine Hardwick (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown)
- Academy Award® nominee Shoreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog, 24).
- National Lampoon’s Van Wilder: Rise of Taj star Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle)
- Children of Men director Alfonso Cuaron (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run)