Meet the Filmmaker: Interviews from 2010–2012

Join actor Jenna Fischer (The Office) and director Lee Kirk as they discuss their new film, The Giant Mechanical Man, an offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft-spoken zoo worker who falls for him.

Join filmmaker Frédéric Jardin for a discussion of his film Sleepless Night. It’s the story of a botched drug heist with dangerous implications, as one of the drug carriers escapes after stabbing the robbers and seeing their faces. The robbers, who are two policemen, are left in possession of the drugs, which belong to a mob boss who will do anything to retrieve his property.

Join Golden Globe winner Chris Colfer (Kurt on Glee), director Brian Dannelly and their cast for a discussion of their new coming-of-age comedy, Struck by Lightning. Starring and produced by Colfer, this film tells the story of Carson Phillips (Colfer) who (after being struck and killed by lightning) explains how he blackmailed his classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.

Join Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and Super Size Me), actors Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses), Will Arnett (Up All Night), and producer Ben Silverman for a discussion of Mansome, Spurlock’s new documentary on men’s grooming habits.

Join filmmaker Bradley Rust Gray (The Exploding Girl) and actor Riley Keough (The Runaways) for a discussion of their new thriller, Jack and Diane. The film follows two teenage girls, Jack (Keough) and Diane (Juno Temple), who meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. When Diane reveals she

must leave the city for school in Europe, their budding relationship is put to the test. Weaving horror elements into a distinctive yet universal love story, Gray brings his unique vision to this idiosyncratic story of the joys and terrors of first love.

Join Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right, Shutter Island) and producer Kevin Feige (X-Men, Iron Man) as they discuss their new film Marvel's Avengers Assemble. Based on the popular Marvel comic book series, Avengers Assemble features the ultimate team of superheroes; Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye who team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.

Join director Lynn Shelton (Humpday) for a discussion of her new film, Your Sister’s Sister. The story begins when Iris (Emily Blunt) invites her friend Jack (Mark Duplass) to stay at her family’s remote getaway while he recovers from the death of his brother. Iris drops in unexpectedly on the heels of Jack’s drunken encounter with Iris’ sister, Hannah (Rosemarie DeWitt), resulting in a rivalry and other surprising revelations.

Join actor John Cusak (“Being John Malkovich”) as he discusses his role as Edgar Allan Poe in his new film “The Raven”, a gritty thriller where Poe joins forces with a young Baltimore detective to hunt down a mad serial killer who's using Poe's own works as the basis in a string of brutal murders.

Join actor Hugh Grant and director Peter Lord as they discuss their new animated film about the high seas, “The Pirates! Band of Misfits.”

Join actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) and director Brad Hall (SNL) as they discuss their short film, Picture Paris. A suburban mom (Louis-Dreyfus) plans for a life-changing trip to Paris soon after her son leaves for college. When her plans go hilariously awry, she finds herself wondering if she’ll ever have what she really desires: Love, passion, revenge...and Paris.