Director says “trust” is among his secrets to getting , , , and other famous people to open up in his documentaries. But he’s found that people really “want to tell their stories.” — his film about the lifestyle queen’s ascent, descent and reinvention — is now streaming on Netflix.
Stewart warned Cutler it was not going to be easy for her to open up, but there she is onscreen she had during her marriage seemingly without an iota of regret. which Cutler directed with John’s husband, , follows Dec. 13 on Disney+ and looks back at the British singer’s storied music career amid his 2023 from touring.
All the layers get pulled back on the larger-than-life, bedazzled, bespectacled personality and it’s so humanizing watching him backstage, in his bathrobe and socks, having his makeup applied for one of the last times on the road. Even more so when the septuagenarian discusses his mortality or shares his young sons’ fears of him dying. “I like to tell great stories and that’s what I see in common with Martha and Elton and Anna and Billie,” Cutler, who also helmed (2009) and told Yahoo Entertainment.
“I don't see them as guarded. I see them as having really fascinating stories to tell.” Cutler said the “desire to have your story told is the most natural thing in the world” — and “no less so for people I’ve made movies about.
” It starts with connecting with his subjects. “You’ve got to earn their trust, of course,” he said. “You got.