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Second Screen: The Irresistible Hollywood Narrative of Famous in Love

Jim Hemphill on why he fell for Freeform's addictive new series about the on-screen/off-screen romance between two young movie stars.

April 19, 2017

Why Independent Filmmakers Make Great Activists

Andrew Matthews, a newly politicized filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, explains how his background prepped him for the new resistance movement.

April 18, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The King of Marvin Gardens

The Canadian provocateur sheds light on Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson's less celebrated follow-up to Five Easy Pieces.

April 17, 2017

How I Went From a Movie Outsider to Collaborating with Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall

The director of Finding Oscar reveals his unique path from Midwestern English graduate to filmmaking partner to Amblin's founders.

April 14, 2017

An Exclusive Comic From My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea’s Writer-Director Dash Shaw

The day before his debut directorial feature comes out, Shaw shares a cine-centric comic from his latest book, Cosplayers: Perfect Collection.

April 13, 2017

Why I Shunned the Sundance Route (But Still Made a Film About the Festival)

The internet's favorite no-budget filmmaker, John Wilson, explains why he was at Sundance this year, despite openly resenting the festival.

April 12, 2017

Revisiting a Webby Award Honoree: Kid Cudi and Paul Reubens on The Talkhouse Film Podcast

In this episode, now a Webby Award honoree, the hip-hop star, a lifelong Pee-wee Herman fan, sits down with his idol and friend.

April 11, 2017

All These Sleepless Nights and That Sweet Spot Between Documentary and Fiction

Lou Pepe speaks out in ardent support of Michał Marczak's gorgeously cinematic doc, a film considered by some to not qualify as non-fiction.

April 10, 2017

My War Stories of Making Generation Kill – and Why the Show is Relevant All Over Again

Sean Brosnan shares his vivid experiences making the Iraq War miniseries, and makes a case for HBO putting it back on our screens.

April 7, 2017

The Best Moments of Winter 2017 on the Talkhouse Film Podcast

For any and all coming out of hibernation, a bite-sized recap of the very best from the first three months of 2017's Talkhouse Film Podcast episodes.

Why I’m Debunking the Myth of My Own Success

Michael O'Shea, writer-director of the Cannes hit The Transfiguration, sets the record straight about his long-gestating debut feature.

April 5, 2017

How Claire Dolan and Roseanne Got Me Through My First Year in New York City

Ido Fluk, director of The Ticket, looks back on arriving in New York in August 2001, and his experiences in a city suddenly thrown into crisis.

April 4, 2017