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Steve Taylor (Blue Like Jazz) Talks Being a Rookie at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival

Fresh back from his first ever time on the Croisette, the musician and filmmaker gives his perspective on the biggest film festival in the world.

May 30, 2015

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Cameron Crowe’s Aloha

Does the level of animosity aimed at this new film from a once-beloved writer-director point at deeper cultural issues?

May 29, 2015

Anna Martemucci (Hollidaysburg) Talks Andrew Morgan’s The True Cost

A filmmaker's own memories of working in the fashion industry come flooding back while watching this new compelling new documentary on fast fashion.

May 28, 2015

Producer Mynette Louie (Land Ho!) Talks Gil Kenan’s Poltergeist

A producer of Sundance-y dramas and comedies (and an avid fan of horror movies) thoughtfully considers the 3D remake of a classic '80s scare-fest.

May 27, 2015

Marshall Curry (Point and Shoot) Talks Adam Carolla and Nate Adams’ Winning: the Racing Life of Paul Newman

The Oscar-nominated documentarian finds parallels to his own experiences in this portrait of the legendary actor's passion for auto racing.

May 26, 2015

Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Lloyd Kaufman Talk Cannes Film Festival Stories

As the French Riviera's great festival finishes, our final two Cannes alumni recall their experiences braving the craziness of the Croisette.

Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair (High Maintenance) Talk Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland

The creators of the best damn web series out there get a glimpse of Disney's fantastical (and rather dark) vision of the future.

William Dickerson (Detour) Talks Collin Schiffli’s Animals

Drawing on his own dark past, an actor fashions a portrait of two drug-addicted lovers who are prisoners of their primal urges but yearn to be free.

May 21, 2015

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Cédric Jimenez’s The Connection

This French crime procedural moves at a slower pace than super-charged modern action movies, but still fetishizes its setting, violence, and drug use.

May 20, 2015

Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road

In a piece as epic as the film itself, a die-hard fan of the original movies looks at how Miller's stunning franchise reboot makes the old new again.

May 19, 2015

Scott Cummings (Buffalo Juggalos) Talks Whitney Horn and Lev Kalman’s L for Leisure

A group of graduate students getting high on distressed jeans is just one of the surprising, giddy pleasures this excitingly original movie offers.

May 18, 2015

Filmmakers Josh Safdie and Reinaldo Marcus Green Talk Cannes Film Festival Stories

Two New York City-based directors, both half of a fraternal filmmaking team, share their stories of attending the prestigious French festival.