Producer Ismail Merchant has as recognizable a brand as any other producer in Hollywood: the Merchant/Ivory film. Branching out from simply producing, Merchant talks to Chris Neumer about directing, shooting in the Caribbean and why the Merchant/Ivory audience turns out even on Super Bowl Sunday.
Mark Bowden is one of the foremost journalists in the United States today. Having written the stories behind
Money for Nothing,
Killing Pablo and
Black Hawk Down, Bowden sat down with Chris Neumer to talk about the truth, creating narratives where there aren't any and how money plays a part in writing.