IndieWire’s “Screen Talk” podcast had a very special guest this week, living in New York City, with Christine Vachon. The producer at Killer Films, whom she runs with Pamela Koffler, has Celine Songs ”Materialists“(A24, June 13) came up after the success of Songs” Past Lives “, which also got Vachon her first Oscar nomination, for best image. Vachon has helped to direct careers to Todd Haynes, Todd Solondz and more filmmakers that we love during a career returning to Todd Haynes’ Sundordance-Bracing
Join IndieWire “Screen Talk” hosts Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio personally on Film At the Lincoln Center and Moma’s new directors/new films, Vachon Song’s new film (such as co -stars Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal) and thought about the condition for filming: “There are not so many people who do not go; there is nothing for people to see,” said Vachon.
“One of the things I love about” past life “, and one of the reasons I think it was successful, is that everyone thinks it’s about them,” Vachon said. “I introduced Celine to Steven Spielberg at the academic lunch, and Steven said:” “Previous life!” It’s about me and my wife, “and then went on to tell a story, as many tell me, which is” I almost did, and then I did. Almost everyone has a story that is the path they could have taken, and they did not, which is part of the many things that make it appealing. “
Another movie killer has come up is “Late Fame”, directed by Kent Jones with Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee, another “past life” -alum.
Vachon also talked about Sean Baker and Brady Corbet’s latest sincerity about How Indie File Materials struggle to support themselves. “It is board members and there are producers,” said Vachon, “and I would say that at least board members are protected to a certain degree of their trade union by DGA. I am not cutting at all What Bradys says Because I know that directors give up a huge amount to get films like ‘The Brutalist’ made. “(Killer also executive produced Corbet’s Oscar winner.)
She Added, “If a Director is putting what they have on the table or on the line, it is typical for us to do the same thing… We are at a moment in independent movie which fever extremely disruptive. Character-driven dramas at all… to see a ‘minecraft’ Movie. Movies. ”
Earlier in this week’s section we also break down 2025 Cannes Film Festival rangeThat includes new movies from Spike Lee, Ari Aster, Kelly Reichardt and more.
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