Trailers: Interview

As an actor, Steve Buscemi has acquired a fair amount of fame for his offbeat performances. His career as a director, though, is very much under the radar at the moment. Most people don't know it, but over the past 15 years he's proven himself to be more than capable behind the camera with three masterful, low-key indies, Trees Lounge, Animal Factory, and Lonsome Jim. All three capture very unglamorous lives soaked with the sort of sardonic melancholy Buscemi himself has brought to the screen in his best roles. Now he's at the helm of a fourth feature, which promises to be his most commercially available yet. Sienna Miller, a gossip column staple and bona fide big screen powerhouse by way of Factory Girl, takes the lead here in a role originated by Dutch starlet Katja Schuurman in the 2003 Theo van Gogh film of the same name that inspired this American update. She plays an actress of questionable talent and massive popularity who spends a night chatting openly and aggressively with an unconventional interviewer (in this version, played by Buscemi). It's always a big question mark when American directors start remaking the work of European artists, but my hunch is that Buscemi's talent for crafting gritty, independent mood films combined with his own personal experiences in the crass Hollywood scene will make this one really great. The film opens on July 13th.

Trailer:
http://www.ifilm.com/video/2860190