Elvis Mitchell talks with writer/director Scott Frank (Out of Sight), who makes his directorial debut with 'The Lookout'. Frank has an easy articulate way of describing his approach to character and conflict, and the mid-life crisis that compelled him to take the leap and direct his first movie.
'The Lookout' is the new character-driven thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and written and directed by Scott Frank, who adapted 'Out of Sight', and has been on the short-list of craft-oriented writers for years. Kenneth Turan tells us how Frank did in his debut as a director for 'The Lookout'.
Salon's Andrew O'Hehir talks with the movie's lead Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who discusses his research for the role and how it's always a quality script (a very rare thing) that attracts him to a project. The industry is controlled by people who think, "...Special effects and gimmicks are going to sell more tickets than a good story. I think they're wrong," says Gordon-Levitt. You can listen to the interview here or read it here.
I'm thinking 'The Lookout' is going to be very popular on DVD.
