48
Smile
May2016
The
buzz
JodieFoster tellsusaboutmaking
MoneyMonster,
recalls the
proudestmoments inher longcareer,andreflectsonmotherhood,
moralityand thegenderdisparity inmovies.
ByRubenV.Nepales
Themoneyshot
STRAIGHTFROMHOLLYWOOD
T
hisyearmarks the40th
anniversaryof
TaxiDriver
,Martin
Scorsese’sseminaldramastarring
RobertDeNiroanda12-year-oldJodie
Foster,whoearnedherfirstOscar
nomination forherperformanceasa
youngprostitute.A fewdecadesanda
slewofacclaimedroles later—most
notably in
TheSilenceof theLambs,The
Accused,Nell
and
PanicRoom
—Jodie
isstillpushing theenvelope, this time
firmlybehind thecameraand in the
director’schair.Hernewmovie,
Money
Monster
, asuspensedramastarring
JuliaRoberts,GeorgeClooney, Jack
O’Connell andDominicWest, takesa
stabat theworldoffinancialmarkets
and therogueswhoroamWallStreet.
