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After a bad experience on a troubled production in 1996, Debra Winger stepped down from her position atop the Hollywood leaderboard. Coaxed into doing one more project by her husband, Arliss Howard, Winger sits down with Chris Neumer to get into the ups-and-downs of indie filmmaking, why Iranian cinema is boring and how having a reputation as a temperamental witch can help you on set.
CHRIS NEUMER: There’s a lot of interesting stuff out there, it’s just exciting and vibrant, and bold. It seems pretty synonymous with the way you go about things. It’s a different color scheme, and a different style of shooting, and …
Luis Guzman is one of the most recognizable character actors in Hollywood. He talks to Chris Neumer and gets the trust he needs to have in a director, why having fun on set is imperative and why he will drop everything for Steven Soderbergh.
Martin Donovan is one of the most soft-spoken and subtly charismatic actors at work in the film industry today. Donovan sits down with Chris Neumer to discuss the differences between working in New York and LA, what makes a film set focused and why getting paid more wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.
Todd Solondz is one of the film world's most off-beat writer/directors. He is the only filmmaker Chris Neumer has ever spoken with who professes an utter disdain for his line of work. "Some people love the process of making a film," Solondz states in his near trademarked, high-pitched voice, "I just don’t happen to be one of them." Neumer investigates.