SL_Culture_0119_Dept 1 / 14 / 19 1 : 31 PM Page 1 culture VirtueandVice MALVERN NATIVE ADAM MCKAY , THE OSCAR - WINNING FILMMAKER AND WRITER / DIRECTOR OF THE DICK CHENEY BIOPIC VICE , TALKS ABOUT LIFE BEHIND THE LENS . by Debra Wallace McKay ( left ) with Christian Bale as Dick Cheney , on the set of Vice Philadelphia to Hollywood , so much so that very time Adam McKay comes home With a career spanning more than two Vice has already scored six Golden Globe to the Greater Philadelphia Area , decades , McKay was the head writer , producer , nominations , including best m he gets vivid reminders of the experiences and director for two seasons of Saturday otion picture , E that helped to shape his aw Night Live . After SNL , he went on to write best screenplay , and best director . ard - winning and direct memorable movies such as An - Vice stars an A - list cast including Christian film career . s , chorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy , Bale in the lead role ; Amy Adams as Cheney’s A native of Malvern , McKay recalls watch - edy ure Step Brothers , The Other wife , Guys , and Talladega ing countless movies with high school and Lynne ; Sam Rockwell as President Pict enn N college buddies at local arthouse theaters . ights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby — and , Bush ; Tyler Perry as Secretary of State Colin K rna tt He also took film classes , wrote scripts , and perhaps most famously , the Academy Award - Powell ; and Steve Carell as Secretary of Ma apu learned the art of storytelling , all part of his winning The Big Short . Defense Donald Rumsfeld . by Ann “ film school ” education . He Then there’s V On Dec . 20 , McKay was back in town to loved movies so ice , McKay’s latest , about phs of receive the third annual Lumier? e Award from much he even worked as an usher . Dick Cheney’s personal life and extraordinary ogra esy the Philadelphia Film Society . The The 50 - year - old McKay had a great deal rise to power as the vice president to George award ourt hot to celebrate during his last visit , just last mo W . Bush . The film as struck a chord , from was given for his lifetime achievement , his h nth . P c SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM JANUARY 2019 60 |