
Director Stephen Frears; Lennon-McCartney of Mock Movie Music
The Business · KCRW
October 11, 201029m 59s
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<p>Celebrated director <strong>Stephen Frears</strong> (<em>The Grifters, High Fidelity, The Queen</em>) talks about his new movie <em>Tamara Drewe</em> and his comfort level working in the independent film world. After two failed attempts at Hollywood studio movies, the indie director says he retreated to a more sensible place, away from the large budgets that had a paralyzing effect on him. Then we meet <strong>Dan Bern</strong> and <strong>Mike Viola</strong>, the Lennon-McCartney of mock rock movie songs, including those sung by the fictitious rock stars in <em>Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story</em> and <em>Get Him to The Greek</em>. <br /><br /></p>