John Carney on pop stars, movie stars, and Power Ballad
About this episode
Kim Masters interviews John Carney about his film career focusing on musicians and discusses the challenges of film distribution.
Kim Masters talks to John Carney, who after his 2006 indie breakout film Once , has made a career of making movies about musicians making music. Generally, the ones who never got famous. His new film, Power Ballad , stars Paul Rudd as a wedding singer alongside Nick Jonas, who plays a flawed former pop star. Carney discusses his struggles to raise money for his films, and reveals what he says to - or maybe shouts at - buskers in Dublin who have their amps cranked up to 11. Plus, Masters and Matt Belloni discuss why Amazon dropped out of distributing Artificial , a movie critical of Open AI. Although initial reactions to a cut of it have been lukewarm, there may be other reasons why Amazon pulled out.
People in this episode
Host: Kim Masters
Guest: John Carney
Topics covered
- music
- film
- independent cinema
- pop culture
- funding challenges
- Dublin buskers
Keywords
- John Carney
- Power Ballad
- Once
- Paul Rudd
- Nick Jonas
- Amazon
- Artificial
- Open AI
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Amazon, Open AI
Books & works: Once, Power Ballad, Artificial
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