#49 - Robert Zemeckis in 2012

We're counting down to the 53rd New York Film Festival with archival episodes featuring some of the stars of this year's lineup. Today, we're sharing an HBO Directors Dialogue with Robert Zemeckis from the 50th NYFF in 2012. The director's new film, THE WALK, starring Joseph Gordon as Phillipe Petit, the high-wire walker who famously strung his wire between the Twin Towers for a death defying display in 1974, will world premiere on opening night of the festival on September 25. This interview from 2012 was in honor of the premiere of Zemeckis' last film, FLIGHT, which starred Denzel Washington as an alcoholic airline pilot. In addition to discussing that film, the wide-ranging discussion also touched on the director's experience in film school, his 80's blockbusters like BACK TO THE FUTURE and WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, and his ventures into CGI animation. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.org