| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GUA/9/4/1/4/5/7 |
| Title | Curtis Hanson |
| Date | [Nov 2002] |
| Extent | 1 audio cassette tape, 3 WAV files (653 MB, 261.1 MB and 464.6 MB) |
| Creator Name | British Film Institute (BFI), 1933- |
| Guardian News & Media Ltd, 1967- |
| Description | Audio recording of an interview with film-maker Curtis Hanson in front of a live audience undertaken as part of the Guardian sponsored National Film Theatre Guardian interview series.
The recording begins with an introduction by host Sandra Hebron of the National Film Theatre. Hebron proceeds to put questions to Hanson, interspersed with film clips. The recording takes the form of a question and answer session with members of the audience from 7.24 on track 2.
A summary of topics discussed is included below.
Track 1:
00.00 Introductions and film clips
02.36 Interest in cinema and writing on Cinema magazine
04.09 Beginning to write and direct
12.09 Writing the script for White Dog and working with Sam Fuller
14.52 Directing The Bedroom Window and views on script writing
16.25 Working on suspense films
18.11 Casting actors to play against type, including Meryl Streep in The River Wild
25.09 Developing and Making LA Confidential
29.19 Sandra Hebron introduces clips from LA Confidential and Wonder Boys
30.00 Experience of making LA Confidential given that it was originally a novel
31.35 The nature of LA in LA Confidential
36.47 Use of music in films
42.13 Making 8 Mile
Track 2:
00.00 Making 8-Mile (cont.)
07.24 Learning taken from working at Cinema magazine
10.17 Anecdote about photographing Faye Dunaway
14.28 The development of the script and cast of 8 Mile
21.30 Sandra Hebron brings the interview to a close and introduces a clip from 8-Mile
Films mentioned in the course of the interview include: Sweet Kill; White Dog; The Bedroom Window; Bad Influence; The River Wild; The Hand that Rocks the Cradle; LA Confidential; 8-Mile and Wonder Boys. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Access to recording via GNM Digital Repository |
| Format | Electronic record |
| Tape recording |