He was doing the camerawork, so you sort of watched his brain right behind the camera, spinning like a top. [9] Its critical performance led it to become a worldwide commercial success, grossing $36.7million on a $1.2million budget. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker.. Soderbergh's directorial-breakthrough indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) lifted him into the public spotlight as a notable presence . It's the kind of film where you need the director telling you what he meant to do and what went wrong and how the actors screwed up and how there was no money for retakes, etc. And short., Streep said, I mean, they would give us the outlines of a situation, and then we knew where we had to end up. Its fun to watch him flail. My dad was a college professor, but he had six kids. Hes also working on new edits of several earlier films, as he revealed to IndieWire over the summer. 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[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. But before Mike hits the stage for one final hip thrust, Mr. Soderbergh has some explaining to do. [33] He ventured into his first biographical film in 2000 when he directed Erin Brockovich, written by Susannah Grant and starring Julia Roberts in her Oscar-winning role as a single mother taking on industry in a civil action. Im more earthbound. How does that line resonate with you as an artist?Its funny because its true about the show shes talking about, and its true about the movie shes in. [120], Soderbergh's visual style often emphasizes wealthy urban settings, natural lighting, and fast-paced working environments. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. direct, produce, edit, and shoot all 20 episodes, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Before I do anything, I go back and look at as many of his films as I can, as a reminder of what's possible". 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 . To demonstrate this he created a very short iPhone/YouTube video, "Brandy VS Singani 63", that asks people to give their thoughts regarding brandy and Singani 63. [13] For his script, Soderbergh received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 62nd Academy Awards. It's improbable to think he COULDN'T produce this film in 12 days. Cinema is a specificity of vision. [78] In November 2011 Soderbergh withdrew from the project due to budget and casting conflicts,[79] and was eventually replaced by Guy Ritchie. Northern Irish composer David Holmes joined him in 1998 to score Out of Sight and rejoined him in scoring his Ocean's trilogy. Soderbergh's many heist pictures (the Ocean's trilogy especially) are obvious examples, but the best may be the chronicles of Mike Lane, Channing Tatum's self-effacing master of the bump-and . So it was a big phone call. Only.Oh, she crushed that! Which means The only equipment was sound equipment. Steven Soderbergh's 'Crackpot Theories' on How Moviegoing Has Changed. 12 days of shooting. [130] During the production stages of The Girlfriend Experience (2009) he cast adult film star Sasha Grey in the lead role. Steven held the camera in a wheelchair and just rolled along. [130] In Haywire (2011), Soderbergh cast and eventually launched the film career of professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Gina Carano. Thats the kind of energy and freedom I wanted to get from her. Whats their job? I dont have the ability to make Apocalypse Now. Instead, Soderbergh sat in a wheelchair, holding the iPhone using a six-inch, $200 stabilizer (the DJI Osmo), his hand . Well, yeah, it does, because it is, Streep said. Why add narration? What was it that made you want to revisit Magic Mike one more time?This one is a combination of everything weve been trying to load into these movies and, at the same time, an expansion. . Steven Andrew Soderbergh (/ s o d r b r /; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. Certainly, I feel that American movies have gotten a little weird about sex. In his film Contagion (2011), he used a multi-narrative "hyperlink cinema" style, first established within the Ocean's trilogy. Money really didnt matter to them. When it starts to get really, really crazy and intimate, thats when I decided on the spot, Okay, Ive really gotta get in there. Soderbergh spent much of his adolescence in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where his father was a professor and administrator at Louisiana State University. Its the shot of Julia in the first Oceans movie realizing that George may still be somewhere on the casino property and she needs to find him. Steven Soderbergh, in full Steven Andrew Soderbergh, (born January 14, 1963, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.), American film director who worked in disparate genres, directing both idiosyncratic independent films and popular box-office successes. The 96-minute film was submitted to the Cannes Film Festival to such a "chilly response" that he reworked the entire introduction and conclusion before releasing it commercially. Soderbergh nearly filmed a feature adaptation of the baseball book Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt and Demetri Martin. [154], Soderbergh has worked with various actors, composers, and screenwriters throughout his filmmaking career. [62][63] Also in 2009, Soderbergh shot a small improvised film with the cast of the play, The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg, a comedy about a theatre company staging Chekhov's Three Sisters. [21] Roger Ebert's review stated, "Soderbergh does demonstrate again here that he's a gifted director, however unwise in his choice of project". 2023 Vox Media, LLC. I think the more difficult question is about maintaining the love of the job and of the medium. The answer is that the movie will be absolutely unwatchable, just like almost every other Soderbergh movie. deWaard, Andrew, and R. Colin Tait (2013). Steven held the camera in a wheelchair and just rolled along. [88] It was announced in June 2014 that Soderbergh would be executive producing a series based on his earlier film The Girlfriend Experience for the Starz network, to premiere sometime in 2016. He has stated that he does not want it seen by the public, and only intended it for the cast. Theyre bookends. I guess it's fitting that the title of the movie will be Let Them All Talk. Soderberghs many heist pictures (the Oceans trilogy especially) are obvious examples, but the best may be the chronicles of Mike Lane, Channing Tatums self-effacing master of the bump-and-grind who cant quit quitting the stage. I was willing to accept the fact that my talent in that area has a ceiling in order to gain this momentum and a closer relationship with the cast. The film was produced entirely by Soderbergh, with no studio involved in anything other than theatrical distribution. 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. Finding the Right Balance Between Weird and Cinematic with Cinematographer Ross Riege, Where to Watch All the 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films. "[125], On a technical level, Soderbergh prefers sustained close-ups, tracking shots, jump cuts, experimental sequencing, and frequently skips establishing shots in favor of audio and alternative visuals. His father was of Swedish and Irish descent, and his mother was of Italian ancestry. It was important to me. Its not gone, but its treated in such a strange way! Shes so smart and shes so quick that, if you cant keep up with her, shell just run right over you. Palmer, R. Barton, and Steven Sanders (2011). The lunch scene is that. [106], He also produced the off-broadway play The Fears, his first stage credit. The script for the movie was written by Scott Z. Burns based on Kurt Eichenwald's book, The Informant. In 2010, Soderbergh shot the action-thriller Haywire, starring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, and Channing Tatum which, even though was shot in early 2010, was not released until January 2012. He found further popular and critical success with the Ocean's trilogy and film franchise (200118); Che (2008); The Informant! The director discusses his newest film, High Flying Bird, the allure of Netflix, and why his version of the Oscars . I have mixed feeling about Soderbergh. And the way he makes movies doesn't just push the films artistically it . [80] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. I liked the idea of Max being wealthy and Mike, you know, having to wrap his head around what it means to be with somebody whos that well off. Steven Soderbergh, Joined by Slamdance co-founder Peter Baxter, talks about his experiences at Park City's other film festival, filming on an iPhone, taking a movie to Netflix and why his ret It was really interesting. [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. And short., Wiest revealed the film was shot with no equipment. [132] A primary way he achieves suspenseful soundscapes is by introducing audio before visuals in cut scenes, alerting the viewer of a sudden change in tone. Soderbergh premiered it at the 68th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy on September 3, 2011, and released it to the general public six days later to commercial success and widespread critical acclaim. [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). [76] Around that time, he gave a much publicized speech at the San Francisco International Film Festival, detailing the obstacles facing filmmakers in the current corporate Hollywood environment. Soderbergh's 2020 film Let Them All Talk, was written by Deborah Eisenberg, and starred Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Gemma Chan, Lucas Hedges, and Dianne Wiest. Other actors who have appeared in numerous Soderbergh films include Luis Guzmn, Jude Law, Ann Dowd, Joe Chrest,[155] Benicio Del Toro, Michael Douglas, and Albert Finney. 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 . [36], For his work of Erin Brockovich and Traffic, Soderbergh became one of the five directors (alongside Quentin Tarantino, Curtis Hanson, David Fincher, and Barry Jenkins) to ever sweep "The Big Four" critics awards (LAFCA, NBR, NYFCC, NSFC), as well as the first director shares two separate films to win at the same year[clarification needed] and the first and only to win Academy Award for Best Director from the film's latter. Steven Soderbergh, who has become admirably prolific in the age of streaming, is a director of paradox. [28] The film switched languages multiple times mid-scene without subtitles, leaving large parts of it incomprehensible. "Steven held the camera in a wheelchair and just rolled along. But its also, for me, my favorite thing a process film. Here, he opted for the pseudonym Mary Ann Bernard, based on his mother . 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"The fact that I'm not an identifiable brand is very freeing," says Soderbergh, "because people get tired of brands and they switch brands. They center on themes of shifting personal identities, vengeance, sexuality, morality and the human condition. The scenes where shes debating or challenging Mike to make something better: Those were all conversations we were having with Salma in which she was challenging us to make the movie better. Channing goes, All those moves are great, but youve gotta keep the connection with her and its gotta be more personal. And Channing does exactly the same moves as him but better. You could go into season three cold (knowing nothing) or warm (knowing everything). Soderbergh was born on January 14, 1963, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Mary Ann (ne Bernard) and Peter Andrew Soderbergh, who was a university administrator and educator. [166], Soderbergh's entire filmography is routinely analyzed and debated by fans, critics, film academics, and other film directors. Netflix. It was shot in just a couple of weeks. American movies have gotten a little weird about sex. But there was a lot of discussion about whether the movie needed it. [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. Aside from securing the boat and getting actors to work for very little, which can happen when you are famous and they are also famous, you need to really pare things down to only the essentials. I know enough to be able to tell the transportation department where to park the trucks, but Im not good at imagining things beforehand. What does it cost to live on that ship? On a scale of laminated-eyebrow drama to Lemon Lady Secrets. [30], Soderbergh's reemergence began in 1998 with Out of Sight, a stylized adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, written by Scott Frank and starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. [46] Matt Singer of IndieWire called it a "Great Sequel About How Hard It Is to Make a Great Sequel. [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. [145] Money is central to many of his movies as Soderbergh believes that it serves as an obsession unrivaled by any other. [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). From 'Ocean's Eleven' to 'Logan Lucky' to the forthcoming 'No Sudden Move,' Soderbergh has madeand continues to make . 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. I think Mike shares that attitude. [38] It quickly became Soderbergh's highest-grossing movie to date, grossing more than $183million domestically and more than $450million worldwide. I wanted a more intimate relationship with the cast. "[142] This method has attracted repeat performances by many high-profile movie stars which has established a reoccurring collaboration between them and Soderbergh. [157] Composer Cliff Martinez has scored eleven Soderbergh films starting with Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) and ending with Kimi (2022). In his first job he worked as a game show composer and cue card holder; soon after which he found work as a freelance film editor. If Im reading something that Im sparking to or if Im imagining something from scratch, I see faces. This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 00:57. This third episode in the hugely successful Magic Mike franchise brings back star Channing Tatum and also introduces Salma Hayek to the series. [133][167] His early workparticularly his 1989 film, Sex, Lies, and Videotapehas been noted as foundational to the Independent Cinema movement. I wanted something that just felt spontaneous. Or Marion Cotillard in Contagion when she realizes that the people she was spending time with have been given placebos and not real vaccines. [145], Starting with Out of Sight (1998), Soderbergh's heist films explore themes of vengeance, characters on a mission, and the morality of crime. All Rights Reserved. The film performed poorly commercially grossing $5.9million worldwide against a budget of $32million. [60][61], Soderbergh's first film of 2009 was The Informant!, a black comedy starring Matt Damon as corporate whistleblower Mark Whitacre. I guess I wont know until Im confronted with it. Im excited about people watching this sequence between Channing and Salma which involves activity that you dont see movie stars engage in very often. [164] He has a daughter with his first wife, actress Betsy Brantley. The whole show is in a silly, goofy mood. [136] Soderbergh filmed the entirety of Unsane (2018) on an iPhone 7 Plus with its 4K digital camera using the app FiLMiC Pro. The first one is from the lunch scene, where Mike is asked, What are your plans for Act Three? And he stares blankly and says Were gonna have one!. [82] It began airing in August 2014 to critical acclaim. Hes never been with anybody for whom where the moneys coming from is not an issue. One night, the next day I was supposed to be giving a lecture, and the auditorium was going to be filled with real people, said Streep, who plays an acclaimed novelist accepting a prestigious award in the movie. 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. [112] It was released on HBO Max on July 1, 2021. Literally, hes like, How do I make money so I can pay my rent and eat? I start from a place of, How few shots does this need? They were rehearsing in water for weeks and weeks and weeks to do that. We used to make them in 12 days, and shot them on 35mm. You will need to see the picture again and again until you understand everything". Things are always going wrong. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Let Them All Talkis set to launch on HBO Max in December. There were a couple reasons that I started working as my own cinematographer, and none of it has to do with my talent. "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. But I really resist determining anything before Ive even seen where people are gonna stand. His most prolific collaborators are considered to be George Clooney (who started Section Eight Productions with him and has appeared in six of his films), Matt Damon (his most frequent collaborator, who has appeared in nine of his films), Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, and Channing Tatum. The 15 Best Vampire Movies Ever Made, Bergen also said, I think [Soderbergh]s the most fearless filmmaker, and his intellect is so piercing. 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