Film
Screenwriter Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith (Legally Blonde) Talks John Curran’s Tracks
The true story of an epic trek across the Australian outback provides a showcase for Mia Wasikowka's resonantly authentic performance.
James Marsh (The Theory of Everything) Talks Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard’s 20,000 Days on Earth
The Oscar-winning director considers this hybrid documentary portrait of Nick Cave that is simultaneously revealing and guarded.
Michael M. Bilandic (Hellaware) Talks the Curious Pleasures of Public Access TV
A filmmaker delves into the murky nighttime world of New York public access TV station MNN and reports back on its weird delights.
Savage Steve Holland (Better Off Dead) Talks with Michael Tully (Ping Pong Summer) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast
The director of a couple of classic '80s teen movies talks with the man who completed a 20-year quest to make his own '80s coming-of-age flick.
Tom Kalin (Savage Grace) Talks Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces of January
Patricia Highsmith's novels have consistently fascinated filmmakers, and this take on her 1964 novel is just the latest adaptation to hit the screen.
Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Wiktor Ericsson’s A Life in Dirty Movies
A documentary portrait of a man commonly known as a “sexploitation film director” whose films transcended their smutty, low-budget origins.
Sophia Takal (Green) Talks Shawn Levy’s This is Where I Leave You
A Jewish filmmaker goes to see a comedy about a Jewish family's funeral gathering and wonders who's coming to shiva, and why.
Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Adam Wingard’s The Guest
The latest film from Wingard and his creative collaborator Simon Barrett harkens back to '80s genre cinema, but don't just write it off as pastiche.
Producer Sierra Pettengill (Cutie and the Boxer) Talks Rewatching Rome, Open City in Rome and New York City
The Brooklyn-based filmmaker revisits Roberto Rossellini's neorealist classic at home and abroad as she seeks to understand its enduring power.
Rian Johnson (Looper) Talks with Terry Gilliam (The Zero Theorem) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast (Part 2)
In the concluding part of their conversation, the two filmmakers discuss such subjects as piracy, opera, magic, the horror of nature and Don Quixote.
Rian Johnson (Looper) Talks with Terry Gilliam (The Zero Theorem) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast (Part 1)
In a wide-ranging discussion, the two directors discuss everything from the perils of social media to taking the mantle from George Lucas.
Penny Lane (Our Nixon) Talks James Manera’s Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt?
Yes, her real name is Penny Lane and yes, she likes this movie for many reasons (but, no it doesn't mean she likes Ayn fucking Rand).











