Tribeca 2008: Matthew Modine
Join actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket) as he discusses the making of his short film, I Think I Thought.

Join actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket) as he discusses the making of his short film, I Think I Thought.
Paul Haggis is the first screenwriter to write back-to-back Oscar winners for Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby and Crash, which he also directed and produced. Haggis speaks about his latest film projects: the Academy Award–nominated In the Valley of Elah (which he wrote, directed, and produced), and the upcoming Quantum of Solace and Ranger's Apprentice.
Hear some up-and-coming filmmakers whose movies were screened at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
A founding member of the hip-hop trio Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch has also earned filmmaking cred by directing Awesome, I Shot That! and Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (screened this year at the Tribeca Film Festival). In this session, Yauch discusses his unique approach to filmmaking.
Screenwriter, director, and producer Harmony Korine (Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy) discusses Mister Lonely, his third feature film.
Isabella Rossellini (Blue Velvet, Big Night, Fearless) discusses her directorial debut: the experimental Green Porno, a series of short films she also conceived, wrote, and appears in.
Screenwriter, director, and producer Tom Kalin (Swoon) discusses his latest film. Starring Julianne Moore, Savage Grace tells the story of the Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case.
The director of last year's smash hit Superbad, Greg Mottola (The Daytrippers, Undeclared, Arrested Development) discusses his latest film, Adventureland.
With Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) seeks to do what the CIA, FBI, and U.S. military have not been able to: find Osama.
Filmmaker Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World, Brand Upon the Brain!) discusses his latest film, My Winnipeg. A docu-fantasia, as he calls it, My Winnipeg won the Best Canadian Feature Film award at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Nominated for two Academy Awards for Michael Clayton--for directing and original screenplay--Tony Gilroy wrote the scripts for Dolores Claiborne, Devil's Advocate, and all three Bourne movies. Hear him discuss his next film, Duplicity (starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts), which he wrote and is directing.
Hear the comedienne and actress talk about her various roles and film and TV projects, including Saturday Night Live and her latest film, Baby Mama.
Academy Award–nominated actor Clive Owen (Closer, Gosford Park, Inside Man, Children of Men) comes to the Apple Store, SoHo, to talk about two upcoming film projects: The International (with Naomi Watts), and Tony Gilroy’s Duplicity (with Julia Roberts).
Renowned documentary filmmaker Errol Morris discusses the making of his latest film, Standard Operating Procedure. The film explores how photographs taken by soldiers in Abu Ghraib prison have changed the war in Iraq and changed America's image of itself.
Filmmaker Jeremiah Zagar discusses scenes from his films from the last ten years, including his award-winning feature length documentary, In a Dream.
Filmmaker Wong Kar Wai ('In The Mood for Love,' 'Chungking Express,' 'Happy Together') talks with journalist Dennis Lim about his latest film, 'My Blueberry Nights,' which tells the story of a soul-searching journey across America.
Their names may not be familiar now. But if their recent work is any indication, they will be soon. Meet some up-and-coming filmmakers whose movies were selected for the 2007 TriBeCa Film Festival.
Hear media artist Paul D. Miller, known as DJ Spooky, discuss his boundary defying work, Rebirth of a Nation, in which he deconstructs and remixes D.W. Griffith's controversial 1915 silent film, The Birth of a Nation.
Hear director Marc Forster discuss the critical and commercial success of his films Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland, Stay, and Stranger Than Fiction. Marc is currently in post-production on his adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel, The Kite Runner.
Join actor and filmmaker Matthew Modine as he talks about four short films he conceived and directed: I Think I Thought, To Kill An American, Bicycle For A Day, and Love. Learn how Matthew used the Mac and Final Cut Studio to help bring these films to life.
Oscar-winning animator John Canemaker shares how he brought personal and difficult subject matter to the screen through his animated film The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation. The Mac played a significant role in the post-production of his hand-drawn animation.
Join actor and filmmaker Edward Burns for a discussion on independent filmmaking. Ed will share his thoughts on making movies and discuss how his film The Groomsmen was edited with Final Cut Pro.
Hear Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen talk about their filmmaking experiences, including how they used Final Cut Pro to edit their films Intolerable Cruelty, The Ladykillers, and the upcoming No Country for Old Men.
Filmmaker Mary Harron, screenwriter and director of American Psycho, talks about how she adapts novels into screenplays--most notably her current script based on Rachel Klein's novel, The Moth Diaries. Hear how she and her husband, filmmaker John Walsh, use the Mac, and see footage from their latest video project edited with Final Cut Pro.
John Dahl, director of The Last Seduction and Rounders, discusses the making of his latest film, You Kill Me. The film was edited with Final Cut Pro and colored with FinalTouch.
Learn how filmmaker David Holbrooke used Final Cut Pro to edit more than 100 hours of footage for his latest documentary, Hard as Nails--a film about an unordained evangelical minister who is trying to save America one soul at a time.
Actress, singer, director, and Oscar nominated writer Julie Delpy discusses her many artistic endeavors, including these critically acclaimed films: Before Sunrise; Before Sunset, which she cowrote and starred in; and 2 Days in Paris (Deux jours à Paris), her new film, which she wrote, directed, edited, produced, scored, and starred in.
Get a peek behind the scenes from some of the film industry’s leading writers, directors, producers, editors, and animators.