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the iconic fashion designer Bill Blass not only<br />
knew Gary Cooper—he considered the actor<br />
to have been one of the most powerful fashion<br />
influences in the twentieth century. Upon<br />
further research, Mulholland was surprised to<br />
also learn that fashion also mattered to<br />
Hemingway. Although Hemingway lived in<br />
Cuba for the last twenty years of his life, he<br />
still had shorts crafted from the finest stores<br />
in New York. While some of these details<br />
were cut from the 2013 final film, fortunately,<br />
the upcoming Blu-ray holds them all.<br />
W<br />
hen<br />
asked how he felt as a director<br />
working on this film, Mulholland’s<br />
response is emphatic: “Anybody<br />
who makes documentaries and tells you that<br />
they’re a director is full of themselves.” He<br />
expounds, “Making a documentary entire<br />
relies upon the people you got on camera.”<br />
Fortunately for Mulholland, he got many<br />
great people to appear. He wanted Joan<br />
Didion to be part of the documentary, and<br />
while she was unavailable, she was happy to<br />
be quoted in it. Charlton Heston was instrumental,<br />
showing Mulholland first editions of<br />
Hemingway in dozens of languages, and<br />
being interviewed on camera. Sam Waterson,<br />
of “Law & Order” fame, narrates the film.<br />
Actor Chris Pratt has seen the documentary<br />
and loved it, for Gary Cooper is whom he<br />
studies when he is about to take on a role.<br />
Finally, Mulholland is also thrilled to have<br />
worked with premiere documentarian Craig<br />
Gilbert, who was integral to the production of<br />
the documentary. “He helped me pick out<br />
where I wasn’t being objective,” Mulholland<br />
smiles. “He made sure I didn’t make a film<br />
that forced the viewer to see things in a certain<br />
way.”<br />
Mulholland is excited for the Blu-ray<br />
release of “Cooper & Hemingway: The True<br />
Gen,” particularly since it holds so many<br />
extra features. He is also mid-way through<br />
production on his next film, which focuses on<br />
the American writer Elmore Leonard (who,<br />
incidentally, was mentored by Ernest<br />
Hemingway). Mulholland is particularly<br />
excited to do a film about Leonard, >>><br />
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