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...Hoge admits to feeling a deep connection to all three of the male leads —Leland, Pearl and Albert. “I think they sort of form this triangle. They’re all to some degree writers, that’s how they interact with the world. It’s various levels of this idea, of what’s more important and what do you value more, art or life, and the relationships that you have, and issues of exploitation...
...movie’s soundtrack prominently features the work of such early alternative pioneers as Frank Black and Robert Pollard. Though the placement of the songs in the film can at times be awkward, Hoge explains that music was a large part of preparing himself, and his actors, for the film. He sent each actor books and music intended to help them with character development. For Gosling, it was the Magnetic Fields; for Spacey, Joni Mitchell; for Malone, the Pixies, who she admits to never having heard before her preparation started...
Before she can finish the thought, Hoge interjects excitedly to plug Jeremy Enigk and his album Return of the Frog Queen, a strong influence on the film. “You have to get this album, it’s just great. It created this beautiful melancholy sound, and I just felt that this was the tone I wanted for the film; the sense that there was a sadness, but underneath it there was an undercurrent of hope...
...time begins to run out, one question still remains: how did they become such good friends? Malone immediately jumps in with her own praise for Hoge. “You just wanted to be there, because of the creative space he let us have, and the trust he put in us as well,” she says. “You just feel so psyched to go to work.” They both smile warmly, their friendship seemingly stronger than ever...
...just had really really talented people to be around,” Hoge responds, “who are also really, really nice, good people, and really hardworking. I lucked out, so my hope is just to keep those people close, and stay away from the evil people who populate most of Hollywood...