Calling all film buffs! Questlove, George Clooney, and more talk about their films on ‘The Director’s Cut’
Coming to you directly (ha) from the Directors Guild of America, “The Director’s Cut” is the only place to find everything you’ve ever wanted to know about your favorite new releases. Every week, the directors of the most talked about films of today are interviewed by their own peers about bringing their stories to the silver screen.
“The Director’s Cut – A DGA Podcast” shows no sign of slowing, with well over 300 episodes released since 2015. Episodes are a tight half hour, giving you a behind-the-scenes look into what it took to bring their films to life. This podcast comes recommended to Podsauce from actor, filmmaker, writer and podcast host Justin Baldoni of “The Man Enough Podcast.” Search through the archives of “The Director’s Cut” for your favorite movies or favorite directors of the past six years to hear the process of making a masterpiece.
It’s difficult to pick even a few episodes that will catch your eye, there’s so many huge names and beloved films to choose from. You can hear from Denis Villeneuve, director of Dune, as he’s interviewed by Christopher Nolan on how he adapted a gigantic novel into a film of reasonable length. You can hear from George Clooney on his new directorial project The Tender Bar, a coming-of-age story about a young boy who becomes part of the cast of quirky characters in his uncle’s bar.
“The Director’s Cut – A DGA Podcast” pulls from Marvel‘s cast of directors, speaking with Destin Daniel Cretton, director of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Director Liesl Tommy talks about adapting Aretha Franklin’s life to film in Respect, and Jon M. Chu talks about adapting In The Heights to the screen from the Broadway stage.
You can hear from Pablo Larraín on his film Spencer, which depicts the true story of Princess Diana and Charles, Prince of Wales, one Christmas holiday. In a Q&A format at the DGA theater in New York, Larraín talks about his mother’s love for Diana, how his understanding of Diana changed throughout the process of creating the film, and working with Kristen Stewart as she understood the Princess.
“The Director’s Cut – A DGA Podcast” gives you a look at unique, sometimes quirky, but endlessly creative techniques that directors use to hone their craft. Along with the fact that they are being interviewed by fellow directors, they are answering questions that only another director would know to ask. For any film buff or aspiring directors, “The Director’s Cut” is an endless source of inspiration and knowledge.
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