While you get the chance to interview Rob Reiner and Albert Brooks collectively it’s certainly a special day. And that’s simply what I acquired to do earlier this week after they joined me at our Deadline Studio for this episode of my Deadline video sequence, Behind The Lens. Reiner has directed and seems with Brooks within the final documentary (Reiner’s first) on Brooks entitled Albert Brooks: Defending My Life which is out there on HBO and MAX, and for followers of each it’s a gem to not be missed. Our half hour dialog will not be solely hilarious in elements, but in addition eye-opening and stuffed with some very stunning revelations. Try a 2 minute preview the place Brooks explains to me simply how he and legendary director Stanley Kubrick turned buddies when Kubrick geeked out on Brooks’ movie, Trendy Romance. CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE FOR THE PREVIEW AND THE LINK BELOW FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW.
Reiner explains the concept for the movie was to do kind of a My Dinner With Andre-fashion dialog between the 2 lifelong buddies who met at Beverly Hills Excessive Faculty within the 60’s, and that in flip gave Reiner the chance to generously pepper it with priceless clips and photographs from Brooks’ well-known comedy routines, all seven of the movies he has directed, and lots of extra through which he appeared together with his Oscar nominated flip in Broadcast Information, and his advantageous dramatic work in films like Drive. Requested what movie of Reiner’s is his favourite, Brooks’ reply will shock you similar to it did Reiner.
And although they’ve by no means actually labored collectively earlier than, Reiner did provide him a number one function that Albert turned down. Discover out which iconic film may need been fairly completely different had he accepted. We additionally speak concerning the altering nature of the enterprise, what they suppose about streaming, and a lot extra together with upcoming tasks like Reiner’s sequel to his traditional mockumentary, This Is Spinal Faucet which is now in post-production, in addition to Brooks’ subsequent movie Ella McKay through which he co-stars for his Broadcast Information director James L.Brooks.
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