Opus director Mark Anthony Green explores our obsession with fame
Green joins Q's Tom Power to talk about his debut feature, its take on celebrity culture from the perspective of a journalist, and how he drew on his own experience as a former GQ editor.
The new horror film from A24 looks at celebrity culture from the perspective of a journalist
In Mark Anthony Green's debut feature, Opus, a young journalist (Ayo Edebiri) is invited to the home of a reclusive pop icon (John Malkovich) who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago. The first-time director drew on his own experience as a former GQ editor who covered celebrity and style for 13 years. Green joins Tom Power to talk about the film and how it explores the illusion of celebrity culture from the perspective of a journalist.
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Interview with Mark Anthony Green produced by Glory Omotayo.