Real Pain, A: Jesse Eisenberg’s Second Directing Feature, Starring Himself, Emmy Winner Kieran (“Succession”) Culkin (Sundance Fest 2023)

Right after the first scene, he’d be like, ‘Cut,’ and start giving me notes. And my first thought is, like, bitch, I got notes for you, too. I don’t want to be noted by an actor. Get out of here. Fuck you–Culkin

Gypsy Moths, The (1969): John Frankenheimer’s Adventure-Melodrama, Starring Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Gene Hackman

The film concerns the impact of three barnstorming skydivers on a Midwestern American town, focusing on the differences in lifestyle and values between the town folk and the skydivers.

Presence: Soderbergh’s Ghost Story–Reaction of Cast, Julia Fox, Lucy Liu (Sundance Film Fest 2024)

“I hadn’t even read the script, to be honest. But when Steven calls, I trust him blindly. So, here we are, and I’m just going to need a moment to decompress–Julia Fox

Sundance Film Fest 1985: Year 1–Trends, Events, Nominees. Winners (“After Hours,” “Blood Simple,” Smooth Talk”)

In its first year under the Sundance supervision, the festival screens 80 pictures, including Grand Jury Prize winner Blood Simple, a low-budget noir thriller from first-timers Joel and Ethan Coen.

Presence: Soderbergh about the Rule He Broke to Make Ghost Story

Soderbergh screened his latest feature in Park City 35 years after the debut of his seminal indie, Sex, Lies and Videotape.