What happens when your favorite satirical genre filmmaker (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver) makes a doc? Something atypical! After making beloved trilogies with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, skirting through the Marvel Universe, and leaving us with Baby Driver, Edgar Wright has finally done something difficult: made his first documentary! What did the iconic filmmaker learn? Break the mold. Unless you’re following the mold to entertain us with a savvy parody of the mold. But in this case, Wright wanted to tell a story that didn’t necessarily spoof documentary, but did right by his favorite band, the Sparks Brothers. In a conversation between Wright and Ron and Russel Mael at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, he gave a few glimpses of his creative process making his feature documentary The Sparks Brothers. No Film School tuned in to share those takeaways with you. Dig in! Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 23 March, 2021