Recommended Reading: Reading While Distracted, Caviar Cons, and Steven Soderbergh

Modern online media is all about the signal boost, so every Friday here at Flavorwire, we take a moment to spotlight some of the best stuff we’ve read online this week. Today, a candid talk with an Oscar-winning filmmaker, thoughtful essays on acknowledging privilege in wealth and how to read in 2019, and the fascinating story of […]

Steven Soderbergh Will Shoot a Panama Papers Movie Called ‘The Laundromat’ Next

Steven Soderbergh is busier than ever. Within just the past eight months, the director has released an experimental app tied to an HBO miniseries (Mosaic), two feature films (Logan Lucky and Unsane), and he reportedly has another one called High Flying Bird that’s almost finished. But he’s showing no signs of stopping: a new report […]

‘Unsane’ Contest: Win A Poster Signed By Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh‘s return from semi-retirement continues full-steam-ahead. Soderbergh’s latest is Unsane, a thriller shot entirely on iPhones. In anticipation of the film, we’re running an Unsane contest, giving you the chance to with an Unsane poster signed by Soderbergh himself. Details below! After a brief stint away from movies, director Steven Soderbergh is back in full-force. Last year, […]

Steven Soderbergh Says the Future of Filmmaking is iPhones

Steven Soderbergh is a big fan of making dramatic statements on the state of cinema. “I just don’t think movies matter as much any more,” the Ocean’s Eleven director said in 2013 when he announced his retirement from feature filmmaking. After that, the director did retreat into television, creating prestigious acclaimed series like The Knick and The Girlfriend Experience. But […]

Everything Steven Soderbergh Watched and Read in 2017, Including Nine Viewings of ‘Ocean’s 8’

At the beginning of every year, director Steven Soderbergh releases a list of everything he watched and read the previous year. As far as lists go, Soderbergh’s are always fascinating, particularly because he tends to rewatch specific titles over and over again. His new list for 2017 is here, and reveals that so far he’s watched Ocean’s […]

Steven Soderbergh Shot a Horror Movie on an iPhone Due Out Next Year

Insert joke here about Steven Soderbergh not staying retired for long. His next film is a horror movie starring Claire Foy, Juno Temple, and Jay Pharoah, set for a March 23, 2018 release. Oh, and Unsane was shot entirely on an iPhone. According to Pharoah, the shoot for the “reality-horror type” movie, which he compared to the […]

Steven Soderbergh is Amazed ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Didn’t Kill Hundreds of People

Steven Soderbergh has always been a filmmaker very open to praising fellow artists, and in a recent interview the Logan Lucky director sang the praises of George Miller‘s Mad Max: Fury Road. In a bit of effusive praise for Miller and his directorial skills, Soderbergh commented on how incredibly well-staged the action set pieces in the recent Mad Max […]

Steven Soderbergh Shares a 1984 Rejection Letter From Lucasfilm

If you’re struggling with job rejection after job rejection in your 20s, don’t worry. Rome wasn’t built in a day, nor was Steven Soderbergh an indie darling director immediately after he joined the film industry. It took work, and rejection by one of the top movie studios of the day. In April 1984, Soderbergh was an aspiring 21-year-old […]

Four Great Steven Soderbergh Audio Commentaries Tracks

If you want to have a great weekend, listening to a bunch of Steven Soderbergh commentaries isn’t a wrong way to go. His tracks are as varied and as entertaining as his movies. While some filmmakers try to retain some mystery about their process or films, Soderbergh goes in the opposite direction. He is an open book. […]