Film

Jennifer Reeder sets the record straight once and for all about female directors and big action movies. Yes, they want to make them. And now.

Jim Hosking, director of The Greasy Strangler, makes the case for the value and importance of cinema being, you know, enjoyable.

An exclusive excerpt on the making of Mailer's infamous Maidstone from publisher and sometime film producer Barney Rosset's memoir.

Queen of Katwe screenwriter William Wheeler on how his current collaborator shifted his perspective on storytelling and the world.

Ryan Fleck, the director of Half Nelson and Mississippi Grind, on the ineffable magic of Andrea Arnold's first Stateside feature.

Ted Geoghegan pays tribute to the late Godfather of Gore, an unabashed fan of sleaze and goofy ultraviolence – and a born entertainer.

Stand-up Tig Notaro, along with Diablo Cody and Louis CK, adds tragedy to the traditional TV comedy to redefine and deepen the form.

The Canadian auteur and provocateur champions the 1971 Canadian film which broke boundaries with its frank depiction of homosexuality.

The endlessly debated question of whether the small screen has surpassed the big screen? It's now obsolete, says Matthew Wilder.

Joe Dante, Allison Anders, Rod Lurie and more pay tribute to the late director of such classics as L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys.

Zach Clark once again revisits Kubrick's ever-shifting final film, this time finding echoes of everything from Jerry Lewis to Pier Paolo Pasolini.

Jim Hemphill makes the case that, despite what Schrader himself may say, one of the director's most personal films is also one of his best.