get a shot

Blanchett continues, “But with Steven, he always keeps the sets open, so if he goes home at the end of the night and looks at the edit and realizes he didn’t get a shot, or we need another line, or a character needs an extra beat, we can go back and do it. You don’t necessarily get that time up front, but he considers all of it as he’s moving through the thing, which is really fascinating.”

Why you should see it: Danny Boyle’s inventive, kinetic direction will get a shot in the arm with the iPhones used in production, while Garland’s thinly veiled allegorical writing is always a treat to parse — even when it’s terrible.

I was at the Chalamet competition when several women begged to get a shot with the Chalamet dupes.

“I just remember hanging up and thinking, ‘Huh, well, I hope we even get a shot at this kid.

I just knew that I would at least get a shot being a local player at this school.”