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Novelist and Screenwriter Bret Easton Ellis (The Canyons) Talks James Ponsoldt’s The End of the Tour

The literary icon offers his personal take on (and problems with) this new movie about the late David Foster Wallace.

August 11, 2015

Mark Neveldine (The Vatican Tapes) Talks Kim Seong-hun’s A Hard Day

In the car on the way to a Slipknot show, half of Neveldine/Taylor writes about this darkly humorous Korean thriller.

August 10, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks the Pleasures of Blumhouse’s Straight-to-VOD Movies

The lesser-known films from horror's most prolific and successful production company may be even bolder and more exciting than its bigger titles.

August 8, 2015

Jonathan Lisecki (Gayby) Talks with Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (UnREAL) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

The creator of the best new TV show of the summer chats about her (long-gestating) overnight success.

James Longley (Iraq in Fragments) Talks Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence

Even on its own, this companion piece to one of the essential docs of recent years is an emotionally searing and historically significant work.

August 6, 2015

Joe Lynch (Everly) Talks Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

Cruise's consistently strong auteur-driven action franchise enters its fifth phase, and is more full of character and individuality than ever.

August 5, 2015

Jennifer Prediger (Apartment Troubles) Talks John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein’s Vacation

A trip back home to see family also becomes a journey to see the new version of an old favorite movie (and then also the original).

August 4, 2015

Kentucker Audley (Open Five) Talks Brent Hodge and Derik Murray’s I Am Chris Farley

Will this documentary on the late legendary comedian and actor live up to the expectations of a devoted longtime fan?

August 3, 2015

Screenwriter Andrea Seigel (Laggies) Talks the World of Toddler TV Shows

A mother's sideways look at her three-year-old daughter early small-screen viewing preferences.

August 1, 2015

Joe Swanberg (Digging for Fire) Talks with Kris Swanberg (Unexpected) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

A frank, engrossing conversation between the two married directors about film, career, family and much more.

July 31, 2015

Lexi Alexander (Punisher: War Zone) Talks Daniel Augusto’s Paulo Coelho’s Best Story

A filmmaker grapples with the goblin of her artistic talent as she tries to write about the biopic of a favorite writer.

July 30, 2015

Richard Shepard (The Matador) Talks Stevan Riley’s Listen to Me Marlon

In what is a great moment for documentary filmmaking, this idiosyncratic archival portrait of Brando reveals the acting legend as never before.

July 29, 2015