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What I Learned Moving From Casting Director To Film Director

Jennifer Cram, writer-director of the new comedy Sick Girl, on how her first role in cinema made her the filmmaker she is today.

November 9, 2023

Exploring the Dark Side of the Child Welfare System

Jeremy Pion-Berlin on his very personal connection to the subject matter of his new documentary, Failure to Protect.

November 8, 2023

Finding My Stage

As the SAG-AFTRA strike continues, filmmaker Shannon Plumb looks back at why she first became an actor.

November 3, 2023

The Corner

From the Talkhouse Reader, the filming of Scorsese’s After Hours hit close to home for filmmaker Lizzie Borden.

November 2, 2023

Polar Opposites

Siblings and unlikely creative collaborators Alexander and Danielle Canepa on the road to their first feature, Mrs. Booker on 8th Avenue.

Announcing: the Talkhouse Reader

A new print and digital zine — and a party to celebrate it.

October 30, 2023

Three Great Things: John Ridley

The Oscar-winning filmmaker and writer, whose new comic book series, The Ministry of Compliance, is out soon, chooses a trio of favorites.

October 27, 2023

We Are One People, One Land: An Open Letter About Gaza

Susan Youssef, director of the Gaza-shot documentary Forbidden to Wander and fiction feature Habibi, appeals for peace.

October 25, 2023

My Wall of VHS

Filmmaker Julia Marchese writes a heartfelt essay about her deep love of home entertainment's answer to vinyl.

October 24, 2023

The Spear Sisters on Discovering Where the Story Lives

Kailey and Sam Spear, whose episode of Creepshow airs tonight, on the theatre school that sparked their deep love of storytelling.

October 20, 2023

How Watching The Real Housewives Made Me a Better Filmmaker

Writer-director Noah Schamus on the unlikely way Bravo’s reality TV franchise shaped their debut feature, Summer Solstice.

October 18, 2023

Exclusive Book Excerpt: That Time Tom Forcade Tried to Kidnap Sid Vicious for His Sex Pistols Documentary

From Sean Howe’s book Agents of Chaos, on the enigmatic High Times publisher, the anarchic backstory to the 1980 film D.O.A.

October 17, 2023