MARGIN CALL 15th Anniversary
by Capucine · old hollywood: Movies
J.C. Chandor wrapped his directorial debut, MARGIN CALL, on a tight 17-day schedule. Over 80% of the production took place on the 42nd floor of an office recently vacated by a trading firm. The film's screenplay earned an Oscar nomination in the Best Original Screenplay category as it marked its 15th anniversary.
Transcript (en)
Let me tell you something, Mr. Sullivan. Do you care to know why I'm in this chair with you all? I mean, why I earn the big bucks? Yes. I'm here for one reason and one reason alone. I'm here to guess what the music might do a week, a month, a year from now. That's it. Nothing more. I'm standing here tonight. I'm afraid that I don't hear a thing. Just... silence. Silence.
