DGA members in New York and Los Angeles have had the opportunity to attend member screenings followed by Q&As with the films’ directors.
Kathryn Bigelow: The Hurt Locker
Director Kathryn Bigelow in Los Angeles
Bigelow (right) discusses the making of The Hurt Locker with moderator
Curtis Hanson in Los Angeles
Bigelow with moderator
Philip Haas in New York
Director Kathryn Bigelow (K-19: The Widowmaker; Strange Days; Point Break) told audiences in both New York and Los Angeles what went into creating her new film The Hurt Locker. The Iraq-war action-drama follows the exploits of an elite bomb disposal unit who risk their lives disarming bombs in combat situations. They find their lives even further endangered by a reckless new commander who seems addicted to the thrill. Director Philip Haas (The Situation; Angels & Insects) served as moderator of the New York discussion on July 1; Director Curtis Hanson (8 Mile; L.A. Confidential) moderated the discussion that took place after the Los Angeles screening on July 9. - photos by Hilary Steffens (New York) and Trixie Textor (Los Angeles)/print courtesy of Summit Entertainment
Michael Mann: Public Enemies
Director Michael Mann
Mann speaks about his experiences
filming Public Enemies with moderator Jeremy Kagan.
Director Michael Mann (The Insider; Heat; Ali; Miami Vice) spoke to the audience of the Guild’s Los Angeles theatre about the making of his new action-drama Public Enemies on Saturday, July 25. The film follows the exploits of notorious gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s, and the efforts of G-Man Melvin Purvis, who was tasked by FBI director J. Edgar hoover with the mission of taking them down. DGA Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan (Crown Heights; Golda’s Balcony; The Big Fix) served as moderator of the conversation. - photos by Trixie Textor/print courtesy of Universal Pictures
