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- The “F#@k off" that led to Leaving Las Vegas
Mike talks about how bad experiences in the Hollywood studio system led to his decision to make Leaving Las Vegas. The film was made with a small budget and crew, from a book that he thought was unadaptable at first read.
He talks to writer Josh Karp about what drove him to independent cinema and how the classic movie came together.
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38 min - Walter Murch on the Art of Editing, part 2
Mike continues his conversation with legendary editor and sound designer Walter Murch. They talk about Murch’s sound work on THX 1138 and Apocalypse Now, surround sound, editing in a foreign language, and some of the early movies that shaped him.
Walter Murch’s new book is called Suddenly Something Clicked: The Languages of Film Editing and Sound Design.
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26 min - Walter Murch on the Art of Editing
Three-time Oscar winner Walter Murch (The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, The English Patient) joins Mike Figgis to talk about a lifetime spent reinventing how films are cut, heard, and felt, from his early experiments in sound design to the insights behind his new book Suddenly Something Clicked.
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44 min - Megalopolis Diaries: Wrangling the Beast
In our third and final installment of Mike’s reflections from the set of Megalopolis, he talks to writer Josh Karp about what goes into editing a massive project like MEGADOC. He shares stories about how he learned to edit, his sometimes tense relationship with other editors on Hollywood projects, and insights on how the documentary industry has changed the craft.
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34 min - Megalopolis diaries: Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, and the Coppola Chaos
Mike dives deeper into life on the set of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, this time turning his lens on the cast. From Coppola’s fiery love/hate dynamic with Shia LaBeouf, to unexpected moments of connection with Aubrey Plaza, to the quiet mystery of Adam Driver, Mike shares candid stories of how these larger-than-life personalities collide. Together, they reveal how Coppola’s unruly ensemble fuels the director’s anarchic vision.
Writer Josh Karp joins Mike him once again.
MEGADOC, the documentary about the making of Megalopolis, is in theatres.
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27 min - Megalopolis diaries: Coppola’s chaos
Francis Ford Coppola spent over $100 million of his own money to make Megalopolis, an epic film set in an alternate future with a cast full of stars. When the movie came out, it was met with polarizing reviews. Some saw a master experimenting with form, and others saw an incoherent film jam-packed with competing ideas and styles.
Mike was invited on set to make a documentary about the movie, and got extensive access to Coppola, the cast and the crew. He’s joined by writer Josh Karp to talk about watching Coppola make this passion project.
MEGADOC, the documentary about the making of Megalopolis, is in theatres September 19.
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48 min - Introducing Unfiltered: The Mike Figgis PodcastLegendary filmmaker Mike Figgis pulls back the curtain on his life and work in Unfiltered: The Mike Figgis Podcast, a new series full of untold stories from a life in cinema. From behind-the-scenes access to his Megalopolis documentary to raw memories of Leaving Las Vegas and Timecode, Figgis offers rare insight into his creative world. With never-before-heard interviews and candid conversations, the podcast is part memoir, part masterclass, and wholly unfiltered.
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2 min - Episode 12The first interview from Mike's Hollywood Conversations series, recorded in the mid-90s, with legendary New Hollywood director Bob Rafelson (Five Easy Pieces, The King of Marvin Gardens, Stay Hungry).
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1 hr 10 min - Episode 11Season 2 of The Mike Figgis Podcast kicks off with Mike and Ali discussing Coppola's Megalopolis, Mike's making-of documentary of the film, his dearly departed friend Julian Sands, departed legends Jean-Luc Godard and Jeff Beck, long form TV today, new K-Dramas and intimacy in film.
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55 min - Episode 10Mike's musical background, his fascination with audio and the GK4; the band members, the music and the joy of spontaneous playing.
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About Figgis Unfiltered
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Figgis Unfiltered — Season 2 coming at you with legendary film director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, Internal Affairs, Timecode). Examining the human emotions, one at a time,…
Figgis turns the lens inward on the feelings that shape us: rage, desire, grief, joy, and love. One episode, one emotion, no filter.
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