Barry Levinson Has A Very Personal Connection To ‘The Survivor’ [Interview]

As you’d expect, even the most acclaimed filmmakers slow down in their later years.

Sure, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg are exceptions, but for the most part opportunities are fewer and farther between.

Barry Levinson, who just turned a spry 80 years old last month, may actually be busier than ever.

Over the past few years he shot the first two episodes of the Hulu mini-series “Dopesick,” which earned him a DGA Award nomination, and “The Survivor,” the true story of Harry Halt, which debuted to strong reviews at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival before being acquired by HBO.Continue reading Barry Levinson Has A Very Personal Connection To ‘The Survivor’ [Interview] at The Playlist.

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