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03 April 2007 at 07:38 PM | by Lilith
Cillian hates idiotic questions
And can you blame him?
In yesterday's Total Film, Cillian seemed unusually candid—more so than in many of his interviews. He even explains why he doesn't enjoy the interview process:
"I don't, man, talking to you is grand, but when people ask idiotic questions, it does get quite frustrating if the conversation comes to a standstill, when people want to ask you 'what's your favourite colour?' 'If you only had ten hours left to live, what would be your last meal?' those sorts of questions, or people ask me boring questions or personal questions, that’s when it gets a bit difficult. But I'll talk to the cows come home about films and about the process, but it's just when it becomes idiotic."
Part of the process he reveals is how music helps set the mood for his various roles:
"...that last scene in Sunshine for example, I used music that kind of builds, like that Sigur Ros album, it's that kind of epic stuff that you want to be into. Music's the best mood maker."
He also goes into more depth about the atheist comment that's been flying around lately. As Melty_Girl noted, going from agnosticism to atheism is hardly "losing your faith," as so many in the press have claimed. In this interview he explains more of the thought process that led him to conclude that:
"It just seems to me to be irrational that there's an omnipotent, omnipresent being who was there at the beginning, and will be there forever, it's not logical, it doesn’t help me as a person and I can understand why faith can be very important for people, but for me at this point in my life, it's not what I need."
Interviews may not be the place to try to explain ideas of such magnitude, but I found this one a very interesting read. He hardly bares all, but compared to previous articles it's quite revealing.
Danny says Cillian's "drop-dead gorgeous"
I also enjoyed reading Charlotte O'Sullivan's interview with Danny Boyle in today's This Is London, not least because Boyle had this to say about his leading man:
"He's drop-dead gorgeous, isn't he?" says Boyle happily. "His face is so feminine. It's one of those bisexual faces." Boyle adds that in 28 Days Later..., the focus was on the actor's body. "That film is actually a bit fetishistic about his body"—he stops to chortle—"The gay magazines were clamouring for his photo. Cillian does have an amazing body. It's slight, but like iron."
Despite this blatant admiration for Cillian's physical assets, don't expect Sunshine to fulfill your romantic fantasies. The focus is squarely on the sun and science, not that other S.
Jane Fonda as Barbarella
Pretty technician Cassie (Rose Byrne) does her best to get [Capa's] attention, but it's the sun he is dazzled by and she just can't compete with that greedy, gorgeous yellow orb. Sunshine is almost oppressively sensuous, yet sex doesn't figure in this film.
"We tried to put sex in, believe me!" says Boyle, an oddly attractive 50-year old (think Morrissey crossed with Paul Daniels) whose broad Northern vowels still proclaim his working-class roots. "We had a great scene planned between Capa and Cassie. In the oxygen garden. It would have looked great!" He shakes himself from the reverie. "But no. Sex in space just doesn't work."
I suspect Barbarella would disagree, Danny. I can think of some interesting things you could do in zero G ...
New video clip—major spoiler alert
The Sun just released an exclusive video clip from Sunshine (link on this page). To tell you the truth, I wish I hadn't clicked—it shows a surprising development that, frankly, I'd rather not have seen outside of the wider context of the film. But who am I kidding, I've never been able to resist opening presents early, of course I clicked!
More chances to see Barley in the U.S.
Even if your city's not one of the select few to get a screening of The Wind That Shakes the Barley, you might still be able to see it. Julia caught it last night on DirectTV; I checked the schedule and it's on several more times in the upcoming days.
Back when Melty_Girl was a correspondent at cillianONLINE, she reported on this new strategy of releasing films in theaters and on cable at the same time:
"[Barley] could have gone either way" as either a traditional IFC Films theatrical release or as part of the innovative First Take slate, IFC vice president marketing Ryan Werner said. "But it's a great symbol of the kind of prestigious film we want for the program. It shows people that we're not just putting any film in First Take. We also wanted it to reach the widest possible audience."
He added that though the film has done well overseas, Loach's films usually don't attract significant business at the U.S. box office, which was another factor in the decision to take the day-and-date route.
Hopefully this will spread the film to a wider audience in the U.S. Canadians, you're still out of luck!
Press conference photos and a new affiliate added
We've just added some more shots of the Sunshine press conference in California, thanks to SunshineFanOnline.
And we're very excited about our newest affiliate, JRMfansite.org—a very warm welcome to you!
Thanks to Julia for the Barley tip, and to SunshineFanOnline for the gallery pics.
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