TALKING PICTURES is an interview series in which filmmaker and film journalist Christian Genzel talks to the people behind some of his favorite movies.
#44 – “I was always competing with TRON”: Director Steven Lisberger about his sci-fi adventure SLIPSTREAM
Today’s conversation was a hugely thrilling and exciting occasion for me, because the man I spoke to is a true pioneer and a legend of sci-fi cinema, and the movie which he’s most famous for is one which really resonated with me when I first saw it as a teenager, and it’s continued to hold that fascination throughout the years. I’ve had the immense pleasure of talking to Steven Lisberger, the writer and director of TRON, an immensely influential 1982 movie in which Jeff Bridges travels into the virtual world inside the computer, which to a young kid interested in The post #44 – “I was always competing with TRON”: Director Steven Lisberger about his sci-fi adventure SLIPSTREAM appeared first on Talking Pictures.
9 Aug 2025
#43 – “I wrote the screenplay with no expectations”: Mike Rich on FINDING FORRESTER
For today’s episode, I’ve had the immense pleasure of talking to screenwriter Mike Rich about his very first film, FINDING FORRESTER. Directed by Gus Van Sant, the film came out in the year 2000 and features the legendary “original James Bond” Sean Connery as a reclusive writer in the vein of J.D. Salinger, named William Forrester, who starts mentoring a young 16-year old black kid from the Bronx, Jamal, played by then-newcomer Rob Brown, who divides his time between playing basketball with his friends and at school and his secret interest in writing and literature. The film also stars a The post #43 – “I wrote the screenplay with no expectations”: Mike Rich on FINDING FORRESTER appeared first on Talking Pictures.
4 Jun 2025
#41 – “Roger Corman Said I Was More Radical”: Composer/Music Producer Mike Curb on THE WILD ANGELS and Other Biker & Counterculture Films
Composer and music producer Mike Curb discusses his work on biker and counterculture films like *The Wild Angels* and his career in the music industry in an interview.
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