The one story you shouldnt miss today, selected by, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This password will be used to sign into all, critic, filmmaker, and staff writer for Vulture and New York. ', HBO Films Backs Steven Soderbergh's Liberace Pic 'Behind The Candelabra'; Set For Summer 2012 Shoot | The Playlist, "Steven Soderbergh takes NYC back a century or so for Cinemax series 'The Knick', "Watch: First Footage From Steven Soderbergh's 'The Knick' & More 2014 TV Highlights", "Steven Soderbergh Says More 'The Knick' Is Coming, Reveals Rough Plan For Season 3 & Beyond", "Steven Soderbergh Cuts "Heaven's Gate" Down to Size", "Steven Soderbergh Takes A Cleaver To Michael Cimino With HEAVEN'S GATE: THE BUTCHER'S CUT! [123][124] Soderbergh's experimental style and tendency to reject mainstream film standards stems from his belief that "[filmmakers] are always, in essence, at the beginning of infinity there is always another iteration always will be. [3] Soderbergh discovered filmmaking as a teenager and directed short films with a Super 8 and 16mm cameras. Steven Soderbergh, who has become admirably prolific in the age of streaming, is a director of paradox. The director discusses his newest film, High Flying Bird, the allure of Netflix, and why his version of the Oscars . The series followed doctors at a fictionalized version of the Knickerbocker Hospital in Manhattan in the early twentieth century. [162] "After winning the LA and New York film critics awards, I really felt like, this can only get worse".[162]. We didnt want to be winking at the audience, you know what I mean? "[71] Soderbergh later said that he would retire from filmmaking and begin to explore painting. [49], A year later, Soderbergh directed Bubble (2005), a $1.6million film featuring a cast of nonprofessional actors. [37] When the same thing happened at the Directors Guild of America Awards, the Associated Press called the category a "Soderbergh vs. Soderbergh" contest. [158] Soderbergh rejected Holmes' score for his 2006 film The Good German, but brought him back on for subsequent movies, most recently Logan Lucky (2017). [31] The film was widely praised, though only a moderate box-office success. Catherine Zeta-Jones received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of Helena in Traffic and reteamed with him for Ocean's Twelve and Side Effects. It was also, in a very naked way, an opportunity to articulate some things that I really wanted the movie to articulate, like the line Dance speaks no meaning as to its desire. I wanted somebody to say that out loud. Netflix. You can probably put together half a dozen different shots of characters in my movies beginning to understand something while theyre on the move and as they understand it, increasing how quickly theyre moving. And ultimately, its in aid of getting at something that I think really matters to the audience more than the lighting which is the cast, the performance, how they feel about the people that theyre watching on the screen. "He was doing the camerawork, so you sort of watched his brain right behind the camera, spinning like a top. [143] In line with this actual realization, he presents themes to critically evaluate political and corporate institutions such as money and capitalism. [130], Soderbergh's films are centered on suspenseful and ambient soundscapes. [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. Hes deadlifting her and throwing her around, and its fucking wet! This article was featured in One Great Story, New Yorks reading recommendation newsletter. [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. As of 2018, Soderbergh's entire feature filmography has grossed over US$2.2billion worldwide in sales. There were a couple reasons that I started working as my own cinematographer, and none of it has to do with my talent. They cant just do this shit repeatedly all day. The purpose of it is to study the aspects of staging in filmmaking. It's the motivated reasoning that he's a "genius" that's allowed him to survive for so long. What goes into deciding how to shoot one of your dance scenes? Soderbergh has managed to do this consistently throughout his career, and he doesn't appear to be slowing down. It sounds stupid to say that I was surprised at how good it was. [68][69] In September and October 2011, he shot Magic Mike, a film starring Channing Tatum, about the actor's experiences working as a male stripper in his youth. 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. I just want to make sure Ive got this correct: This movie was built around the preexisting live show?Yup. If the Walt Disney Co. had made a movie about male strippers, it might look something like "Magic Mike's Last Dance," a soft, in-name-only sequel to the . Soderbergh said marketing costs for a full theatrical release campaign on a movie like "Last Dance" would typically run $30 million to $50 million. [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. One of the classics youve done it a lot, and it never fails to get a laugh is No, no, no, no, no, no! [149] He has said that Peter Yates' 1972 crime-comedy The Hot Rock inspired the tone of the Ocean's films. I want to do all this other stuff! I thought, Okay! I feel like, Well, if thats what it needs, its what it needs. He is really doing great innovative things. [101] The film began production in February 2018[102] and was released on February 8, 2019, by Netflix. I think its a very interesting time to be having conversations about what is desire, what is fantasy, what is the difference between sexuality and sensuality. Im excited about people watching this sequence between Channing and Salma which involves activity that you dont see movie stars engage in very often. Industry heads were reportedly watching how the film performed, as its unusual release schedule could have implications for future feature films. [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. [148] His directorial debut, Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), was influenced by Mike Nichols' 1971 American comedy-drama Carnal Knowledge. 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. I want to talk a bit about the class anxieties woven into the movie, which are there even when the characters arent directly addressing them. At a time when . Cinema is a specificity of vision. Thats what I see when I imagine something. [28] He starred in Schizopolis as Fletcher Munson, a spokesman for a Scientology-esque lifestyle cult, and again as Dr. Jeffrey Korchek, a dentist having an affair with Munson's wife. "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. I wanted that kind of fluidity with the camera that he really I wouldnt say pioneered, but when he rolled up in collaboration with Vittorio Storaro and moved the camera the way he moved it, especially in The Conformist, that was something that I was looking to key off of. You shouldnt do that again. 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. When we were doing the dance stuff, we had multiple cameras going, usually at least two, sometimes three. [108], No Sudden Move (formerly Kill Switch) is a 1950s period crime film shot in Detroit from September[109] to November 2020. The earlier film featured the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr. and was a huge hit. And short., Wiest told EW, "The only equipment was sound equipment. [55], Soderbergh next directed Ocean's Thirteen, which was released in June 2007 to further commercial success and increased critical acclaim. His feature films are often distinctive in the realm of cinematography as a result of his having been influenced by avant-garde cinema, coupled with his use of unconventional film and camera formats. Im more earthbound. [9] Many of his films are noted for a milieu of suspense through the usage of third-person vantage points and a variety of over-the-shoulder shots. [147], When asked about the top eleven films he regarded among the best, Soderbergh listed the following, in order: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953), All The President's Men (1976), Annie Hall (1977), Citizen Kane (1941), The Conversation (1974), The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974), Jaws (1975), The Last Picture Show (1971), Sunset Boulevard (1950), The Third Man (1949). But when it coheres, when theres an overarching grammar that is being employed and its not just, Oh, I can throw the camera around. Using his MacBook Pro, Soderbergh could even edit on the train. You love to capture moments, and that sense of immediacy seems very important to you. The filmmaker in him didn't die as he . You tell a lot of jokes with cuts. 23 Controversial Film and TV Book Adaptations That Rankled Their Audiences and Authors Soderbergh spent much of his adolescence in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father was a professor and administrator at Louisiana State University. How to Make Money as a Cinematographer is a new in-depth online course from No Film School, available now. ", guerrilla filmmaking seems to go perfect with Soderbergh, who shot the horror. [7] The movie tells the story of a troubled man who videotapes women discussing their lives and sexuality, and his impact on the relationship of a married couple. It works on a couple of different levels if you execute it as well as she does. Steven Soderbergh Assembled The 'Ocean's' Cast 'Carefully,' Starting With George Clooney . I was just chasing them. 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The second installment received muted critical reviews, and was another commercially successful film, grossing $362.7million on a $110million budget. Thats a lack of imagination on my part, that I cant decide how I want to stage it until Ive seen it. A face with a certain kind of expression on it. It had to do with my experience on set. There was Steven and this new . He positions himself as a classical professional who can take on any subject and. In an excellent, probing interview with Esquire, Steven Soderbergh elaborates on why he backed away from movies.Promoting the new television series The Knick starring Clive Owen, Soderbergh simply . Theres so much of her in the film because we were building these scenes based on conversations we were having with her. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. The film was originally set to premiere on HBO Max,[117] but was instead released in theaters on February 10, 2023. [120], Soderbergh's visual style often emphasizes wealthy urban settings, natural lighting, and fast-paced working environments. Who were your filmmaking inspirations on this movie? Soderbergh has always been a creature of role models, a guy who emulates from the outside more than he obsesses from the inside, and that may be one of the reasons that he's such a chameleon as . He's a genius. An excellent debut novel, a journalists memoir, and a romance told in verse. "The fact that I'm not an identifiable brand is very freeing," says Soderbergh, "because people get tired of brands and they switch brands. [19][20] In 1991, he directed Kafka, a biopic of Franz Kafka written by Lem Dobbs and starring Jeremy Irons. Let us know what you think in the comments. They dont care what you shot it on; they just want a story and characters that they like. 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. But that wasn't the best representation of meeven as a person. But another thing I like to do is watch somebodys idea evolve as theyre moving. I said, Well, what is she gonna say about this author from another century? And so overnight, [Eisenberg] produced this enormous bunch of ideas, and a biography. [143] Richard Brody of The New Yorker stated that Soderbergh is focused on the process of presenting ideas through film rather than their actual realization. [4] As a child, he moved with his family to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he lived during his adolescence, and then to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father became Dean of Education at Louisiana State University (LSU). Northern Irish composer David Holmes joined him in 1998 to score Out of Sight and rejoined him in scoring his Ocean's trilogy. I wanted a more intimate relationship with the cast. If Channing and Reid and the choreographic team hadnt created the live show, the movie wouldnt exist. 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. [58] Soderbergh directed Che, which was released in theatres in two parts titled The Argentine and Guerrilla, and was presented in the main competition of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, on May 22. Not that complicated. Just read how Streep improved one crucial scene! Thats the kind of energy and freedom I wanted to get from her. 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. Bubble (2005) Bubble (2005) Official Trailer #1 - Steven Soderbergh Movie HD. 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"[44], "The simplest way that I can describe it is that a movie is something you see, and cinema is something that's made. "[84], After his work with The Knick, Soderbergh began working on a variety of personal projects starting with directing an Off-Broadway play titled The Library, starring Chlo Grace Moretz in January 2014. Michael Nordine. 2023 IndieWire Media, LLC. I never saw anything "unwatchable" made by soderbergh. He creates a dance out of the idea of this scene with Salma in the rain outside the theater. Many of Soderbergh's films are anchored by multi-dimensional storylines with plot twists, nonlinear storytelling, experimental sequencing, suspenseful soundscapes and third-person vantage points. [8] Soderbergh submitted the film to the 1989 Cannes Film Festival where it won a variety of awards, including the Palme d'Or. [161], Soderbergh is a vocal proponent of the preservation of artistic merit in the face of Hollywood corporatism. Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: As part of your account, youll receive occasional updates and offers from New York, which you can opt out of anytime. [106] It stars Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Cromwell and Sharon Stone and premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2019[107] before airing on Netflix. [166], Soderbergh's entire filmography is routinely analyzed and debated by fans, critics, film academics, and other film directors. He has stated that he does not want it seen by the public, and only intended it for the cast. He has Swedish, Irish, and Italian roots. Discovery Files Lawsuit Against Paramount Over 'South Park' Streaming Rights, 'Love & Death' Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen Transforms into Candy Montgomery for HBO Max, 23 Controversial Film and TV Book Adaptations That Rankled Their Audiences and Authors. Why add narration? 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Scott Tobias of The A. V. Club has noted his method of experimental filmmaking as "rigorously conceived, like a mathematician working out a byzantine equation". It is written by Ed Solomon, who also wrote Mosaic, and follows "an investigation into a botched kidnapping" that "uncovers long-held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures in present-day New York City. I was moving myself around the stage, around them, with the camera. [6], After Soderbergh returned to Baton Rouge, he wrote the screenplay for Sex, Lies, and Videotape on a legal pad during an eight-day cross country drive. And, you know, we got through it and nobody got hurt. Sometimes, rarely, its one. All 165 Pink Floyd Songs Ranked, From Worst to Best. [130] In Haywire (2011), Soderbergh cast and eventually launched the film career of professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Gina Carano. She was there all the time, and she was so generous, and you could ask her anything, Wiest said. Starting in 2000 with his film Traffic, Soderbergh has used various pseudonyms when directing films in order to hide the fact that he edits, writes, and arranges in opening and closing credits. But the public wanted an encore. Critical, public and commercial reception to Soderbergh's directorial feature films as of August 29, 2022. In the third installment of the franchise, Magic Mikes Last Dance, hes back in the limelight after dramatically leaving it, this time in London, where hes choreographing and starring in a theatrical revue financed by his beautiful patron-slash-lover (played by Salma Hayek, who, yes, dances with Tatum in two numbers). In 2018, Soderbergh directed High Flying Bird, starring Andre Holland who played the role of a sports agent representing his rookie client with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity during an NBA lockout. 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