“Love & Mercy” director Bill Pohlad discusses Brian Wilson, avoiding the pitfalls of a greatest hits approach to biopics, putting you in the music legend’s head and a whole lot more.
Bill Pohlad wants 'Love & Mercy' to take you inside the genius of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:53 am · May 21st, 2015
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'12 Years a Slave' featurette details the true story setting of Steve McQueen's film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:55 am · September 4th, 2013
A new featurette for McQueen’s film does a great job of setting the true story scene of the film. Interviews with McQueen, star Chiwetel Ejiofor and producers Dede Gardner and Bill Pohlad are sprinkled throughout.
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Interview: Bill Pohlad reflects on 'The Tree of Life' as the film heads to DVD/Blu-ray
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:09 am · October 10th, 2011
Over lunch some 10 years ago, producer Bill Pohlad witnessed something few of us will ever have the luxury of witnessing: a Terrence Malick pitch. At the time, Pohlad and Malick were moving forward on a Che Guevera project that never came to fruition, and over the course of three hours, Malick laid out the plan for his epic tale of of micro/macrocosmic meditation, “The Tree of Life.”
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