Though he hasnt directed a feature since 2013sBehind the Candelabra, Steven Soderberghs been making the most of his time as asemi-retiredfilmmaker, catching up on the work of his peers by logging every movie and television show he watched throughout 2016.
According to the list, posted Tuesday on hisExtension 765website, the Oscar-winning visionary behindTraffic,Erin Brockovich, andSex, Lies, and Videotapehad a busy year, binging multiple episodes ofGirls,Billions,The Americans, andTracey Ullmans Showbetween catching up on awards season movies, includingManchester by the Sea,Elle,Fences, andMoonlight.
Also peppered among the schedule are viewings ofLogan Lucky, the 53-year-olds upcoming NASCAR-themed heist movie (and big screen directorial comeback) starring Hilary Swank, Katherine Waterston, Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Seth MacFarlane, Katherine Heigl, and Riley Keough.
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Presumably, Soderbergh is watching a rough cut of the project, which, according to the docket, began principal photography on Aug. 24; his viewings commenced two months later at the end of October.
For a full, day-by-day list of everything Soderbergh watched, listened to, and read in 2016, head over to Extension 765here.
