More of this Feature ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS: • Sam Rockwell ('Pero') • William H. Macy ('Riley') • Andrew Davoli ('Basil') • Patricia Clarkson ('Rosalind') ADDITIONAL "Welcome to Collinwood" INFORMATION: • One on One With William H. Macy - Interview • Photos from the Premiere of "Welcome to Collinwood" • "Welcome to Collinwood" News, Trailer, and Websites • "Welcome to Collinwood" Production Photos

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Executive Producer Hunt Lowry

What's your definition of a Bellini?
A Bellini is a big deal, the big one that's going to take care of everything. It's your big score. You learn about the Bellini in the first five minutes of this film. The Bellini is what's going to get them out of Collinwood. Everyone in Collinwood wants to get out of Collinwood.

How is this different from most heist films?
It has a Bellini and the criminals are not as clever and smart. These guys are criminals by happenstance; they are not professionals.

"Welcome to Collinwood" features a stellar ensemble cast.
They were great. They all got along. They all had a common theme, each of the characters is different but they all have the same common bond of being down-and-out. They want out of Collinwood, they want better lives, and they want money. They are poor, poor, poor. They all had a great time and it was a very fun set.

The script was so good and so much fun, and the cast got along great. The two directors had a vision, they knew exactly what they wanted to do and that was that they had this rag-tag group of people who shared this common bond of wanting to get out of Collinwood - no one wants to live in Collinwood. If you live in Collinwood you have no money. Having no money is having no fun.

What was the inspiration for the film?
It was an Italian movie that the boys - the Russo Brothers - had seen and it's a remake.

How closely were Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney involved in the film?
George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh have their production company, Section 8. They are a great, wonderful production company with a great deal behind it. The project really came together very quickly. Thank goodness for George and Steven. Warner Bros. wanted to do it, we wanted to do it, [and] so we partnered on this thing. Before we knew it, they were sending people off to Cleveland to go make a movie.

How was it to work with Steven Soderbergh?
I would do anything with Steven Soderbergh. He's so creative but he really appreciated the filmmakers. He was there to support them, not to overpower them. He was great in pre-production, production, [and] he was incredibly helpful in the editing room. Just having a pro being behind the project makes good filmmaking.

This is the time of year for film festivals. How much does screening films at film festivals help smaller films?
I think they help a lot. We were in Toronto and so was “White Oleander,” another film we've got coming out next week. I think that without festivals it would be very tough for the smaller, independent films. There's no question. It's a great gathering, too. You've got the filmmakers there, you've got the audience and everything. To have a movie launch at a good festival is terrific.