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Interview with Sidney Lumet
Posted by Lisa | October 29, 2007
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Randall sent in a link to a great interview with Sidney Lumet. I’m only going to post the parts pertaining to Marisa here but I do recommend reading the whole thing. You can find it here.
You’ve been very fortunate with casting this time, using several great improvisers. How key is that to your process?
Look, I’m a total believer in heady preparation. I rehearse for weeks. These are like theater rehearsals: We get up on our feet on a layout of the set, use props, the works. It’s all for one purpose: so you become so confident - in the part, in the environment, in me - that you feel absolutely free in the moment.Marisa Tomei is especially fearless. And naked. How did you get to that level of comfort with her?
First of all, Marisa arrives full-blown from the head of Zeus; she’s ready to work. Totally. She’s so secure that she’s able to help with the others.How do you mean?
Like with the opening sex scene with Philip. I rarely use sex as a big dramatic device. Here I thought it was critical because you have to understand right away that this is what drives him. But I don’t think Philip has ever conceived of himself in the nude fucking onscreen. It’s just not something that comes his way. So when we started blocking, Marisa hopped up on the bed, got on her hands and knees, slapped her ass and said, “Come on, Philly, let’s go!” I could kiss her. Because if Philip had any inhibitions, they were gone.
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Marisa the shoplifter!?
Posted by Lisa | October 28, 2007
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Another treat sent in by Randall.
Oscar-winning actress MARISA TOMEI is hiding a secret hobby - she is a closet shoplifter. The star, who appears as a thief in new film Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, admits she indulged in some petty theft to prepare for the heist movie role. She tells the New York Daily News, “I have stolen recently… Band-Aids! There were five Band-Aids in the pack, and I got a sticker shock at the price, so I just grabbed one, which was all I needed.” ~ contactmusic.com
lmao who knew?
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‘Before the Devil’ audio interview
Posted by Lisa | October 24, 2007
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Nobuhiro Hosoki emailed me to tell me about an interview he did with Marisa. The interview is awesome! Marisa is her usual adorable self and there’s a lot of new info about Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. *warning* Key plot points are given away in this interview so if you don’t like spoilers, don’t listen to it.
Thank you Nobuhiro Hosoki for allowing me to use this fantastic interview!
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‘Devil’ gets its due
Posted by Lisa | October 24, 2007
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The hottest kid on the block is none other than octogenarian director Sidney Lumet, who is currently receiving some of the best reviews of his 60-year career for Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. The film, which some might term a melodrama, stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke as Andy and Hank, a pair of brothers who are both in love with the same woman, Gina (played by Marisa Tomei).
The pair are also so desperate for cash they decide to rob the jewelry store owned by their own parents (played by Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris). While some might term the film a melodrama, Lumet says. “Personally, I don’t consider melodrama a dirty word. In drama, the characters determine the story, but in melodrama it’s the other way around.”
Lumet — who was Oscar-nominated for directing 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, and The Verdict — and his cast turned out to be a true mutual admiration society. “The intensity of this story needed marvelous actors, and we had Phil, Ethan and Marisa, who are as good actors as there are working today,” says Lumet, who also cast such theater stalwarts as Brian F. O’Byrne, Amy Ryan, Michael Shannon, and Lee Wilkof in the film.
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