ICYMI: SSN’s Top Original Stories For 2/10 – 2/14/14

 Awards Spotlight: ‘The Great Beauty’ Oscar Nom Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino has an “Awakening of Patriotism” & Talks Fellini

SSN spoke with the 43-year-old Sorrentino about his acclaimed film, the comparisons it’s drawn to Fellini’s works and how he is much more optimistic than the film’s premise would suggest. (SSN)

SSN Screening Series: ‘Before Midnight’ Oscar Nom Co-Writer Julie Delpy “The Rhythm is Written in the Screenplay.”

On Wednesday night, SSN held a special screening of Before Midnight at The Landmark in West Los Angeles. Midnight‘s lead actress and co-writer Julie Delpy was on hand to field questions from SSN’s Dina Gachman about the last chapter of the acclaimed series. (SSN)

Spotlight: Brazilian Director José Padilha Tackles Automated Violence & Irony in ‘RoboCop’

Padilha found success in his native country with his popular crime films, Elite Squad and its sequel Elite Squad: The Enemy Within. Padilha makes his Hollywood directorial debut with his updated version of RoboCop, which hits theaters this Friday. SSN spoke with Padilha about why the time is right for RoboCop to be back in the public consciousness. (SSN)

Awards Spotlight Part One: Alfonso Cuarón Talks Editing & the Cut Scene that “Changed the Whole Energy” of ‘Gravity’

In the first of a three-part interview, the 52-year-old Cuarón—whose previously-nominated films include Y Tu Mama Tambien and Children of Men—discusses what it was like to edit this enormous job. (SSN)

Akiva Goldsman on Making ‘Winter’s Tale’

SSN interviews Goldsman about how the film became his most personal and passionate project to date. (SSN)

Spotlight: ‘X-Files’ Creator Chris Carter Returns From Sabbatical for Amazon’s ‘The After’

SSN spoke to Carter about what he thinks of the changing face of television, and why he never, ever reads the comments. (SSN)