The BFI Podcast #7 - Steven Soderbergh’s return

Eight years ago, frustrated by mainstream Hollywood, Steven Soderbergh quit filming directing. He un-quit last week with Logan Lucky, the rural American take on his Ocean's heist movies. The director - restless and creative - continues to take artistic risks in pursuit of interesting new ideas. Often his films don't work, but there's something to love in even his worst. Here Henry Barnes presents the case for calling Soderbergh the best director in the business and shares clips from an interview with Soderbergh (and his regular star George Clooney)from the BFI archive. The British Film Institute's podcast is an audio adventure through the BFI's archives. Each fortnight host Henry Barnes digs into a cinematic passion, be it an actor, a director, a genre, a franchise or meme. This episode of The BFI Podcast contains clips from the following: - The Girlfriend Experience. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and released in 2009 by Magnolia Pictures. - Erin Brockovich. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and released in 2000 by Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures. - Logan Lucky. Directed by Steven Soderbergh and released in 2017 by Bleecker Street and Fingerprint Releasing. The following audio tracks were used under license from Audio Network: - Throwback Jack. Written and recorded by Tim Garland and released in 2013. - Gentleways. Written and recorded by Paul Mottram and released in 2014. - Tough It Out. Written and recorded by Gareth Johnson, Simon Clarke and David Bronze and released in 2015. - Monster Groove. Written and recorded by James Taylor and released in 2016. - Ice Cream Sky. Written and recorded by Bob Bradley, Jason Pedder and Ben Ziapour and released in 2012.