Jim Hemphill
Jim Hemphill is the writer and director of the award-winning film The Trouble With the Truth, which is currently streaming on Amazon Prime and other platforms. He has written about movies and television for Filmmaker magazine, American Cinematographer and Film Comment, and is the author of The Art and Craft of TV Directing: Conversations with Episodic Television Directors. He also serves as a film historian at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and has contributed audio commentaries to DVDs and Blu-rays for Indicator, Shout Factory, the BFI, and other home video labels. His website is www.jimhemphillfilms.com.
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William Gibson’s Version of Alien 3 Lives!
Jim Hemphill dives into Audible’s rendering of the legendary cyberpunk novelist’s never-produced installment of the Ripley series.
Don’t Sleep on Tarantino’s Reimagined Four-Part Cut of The Hateful Eight
Jim Hemphill on the rhythms and pleasures of the new miniseries-style edit of the director’s 2015 epic which quietly dropped on Netflix.
Second Screen: The Son is the Godfather of TV Westerns
Talkhouse's TV columnist is swept up by AMC's expansive Pierce Brosnan-led family saga, which has just started its second season.
Second Screen: The Perfectionists is Everything Pretty Little Liars Fans Could Hope For
Filmmaker and die-hard PLL fan Jim Hemphill gives the skinny on the pilot of one of the most anticipated new shows of the season.
Revisiting Luke Perry’s Great Unheralded Performance in Normal Life
Jim Hemphill pays tribute to the beloved actor, who showed his true brilliance as a performer in John McNaughton's overlooked 1996 crime drama.
Second Screen: FBI is Procedural TV Done Right
Jim Hemphill admires the latest addition to the small-screen realm of Law & Order creator Dick Wolf.
Underrated/Overlooked: Jim Hemphill on Skyscraper
Is it possible that Rawson Marshall Thurber's latest Dwayne Johnson vehicle is an action movie for the ages?
Revisited: The Score-Only Version of Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a Revelation
Jim Hemphill details the pleasures of a new cut of Rian Johnson's movie which dispenses with dialogue and SFX to forefront John Williams' music.
Revisited: Bradley Cooper’s Triumphant A Star is Born is an Instant Classic
Occasionally you see a movie and immediately know it's up there with the all-time greats. This is one of those rare times.
Second Screen: Best TV Shows of 2018
Jim Hemphill, a man who watches too much (but still nowhere near enough to keep up!), picks a few favorites from the past 12 months.
How the New Version of The Tree of Life Changed My Mind About Director’s Cuts
Jim Hemphill is overwhelmed by Terrence Malick's revelatory reimagination of his 2011 magnum opus.
Second Screen: Underneath Bull’s Style and Smarts, There’s Real Depth Too
Jim Hemphill sings the praises of the incredibly enjoyable CBS procedural Bull, which returns for its third season tonight.











