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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Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Sam Miller’s No Good Deed
What happens when an affable, movie-loving filmmaker tries to go watch a new movie for Talkhouse Film but instead is pushed to the brink?
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime
A kidnapped wife whose husband doesn't want her back. A deft adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel. A young filmmaker showing his versatility.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Trish Sie’s Step Up All In
An impassioned love letter to the youth dance movie franchise, even though this fifth installment proves a disappointment.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks the Strange Allure of Straight-to-DVD Sequels
A journey into the often mediocre but oddly intoxicating realm of cut-price franchises.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Oliver Stone’s Alexander: The Ultimate Cut
Is it possible that the best film of 2014 is actually the fourth release version of a movie from 2004?!
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s Jersey Boys
Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys made me almost unbearably nostalgic, but not in the ways you might think.
Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Hollywood’s Prejudice Against the Western
When I read that A Million Ways to Die in the West was underperforming at the box office, my heart sank. Not because I liked the film...






