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Calvin Lee Reeder (The Rambler) Talks Ari Folman’s The Congress

Robin Wright plays Robin Wright in a surreal, dystopian vision of Hollywood's future, a film that's more psychic fiction than science fiction.

September 2, 2014

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s The Strange Color of Your Body’s Tears

A wild giallo throwback that's maybe more committed to an intensely stylized approach and highly specific tone than any movie before.

September 1, 2014

Stewart Thorndike (Lyle) Talks Leaky, Bleedy Lady Horror

A female director ponders why there aren't more women making horror movies — especially when what they have to offer is exactly what the genre needs.

August 30, 2014

Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns (The Informant!) Talks with Oscar Winner Oorlagh George for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

At the Sundance Labs, one of Hollywood's best screenwriters shares his wisdom with a young Academy Award winner starting out as a director.

August 29, 2014

Leigh Janiak (Honeymoon) Talks David Mackenzie’s Starred Up

We mostly know about prison from films or TV, and this tough movie about life inside teaches us another thing: Jack O'Connell is a real movie star.

August 28, 2014

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.

August 27, 2014

Chiemi Karasawa (Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me) Talks Jennifer M. Kroot’s To Be Takei

The chronicler of Elaine Stritch's late years considers a new documentary on her "uncle," an iconic figure who goes from strength to strength.

Robert Greene (Actress) Talks Daniel Dencik’s Expedition to the End of the World

A discussion of this entertaining new doc — and also the battle between non-fiction films that deliver information and convey "messy reality."

August 25, 2014

Novelist Kyra Davis on True Blood’s Lascivious Legacy

As HBO's sexy, silly supernatural show prepares to air its final episode, erotic novelist Davis examines its irresistible appeal.

August 23, 2014

Stacie Passon (Concussion) Talks with Ira Sachs (Love is Strange) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

The two filmmakers discuss full frontal nudity, how to get great performances, and the necessity of being a "hustler" in indie film.

August 22, 2014

Aaron Katz (Land Ho!) Talks Charlie McDowell’s The One I Love

Has another 2014 film so inventively woven together different genres and tones into a cohesive whole? Aaron Katz doesn't think so.

August 21, 2014

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Catherine Breillat’s Abuse of Weakness

How do you bounce back from the lowest, most humiliating experience of your life? If you're Catherine Breillat, you make a film about it.

August 20, 2014