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Heathers, My Cousin Sherrie Sue and the Persistence of Memory

Actor-writer-director Ryan Spahn remembers his late cousin and the classic '80s movie she starred in long before they ever met.

September 13, 2023

Liberals Can Be Preppers, Too

Actor-writer-director Sarah Wayne Callies on how real-life experiences shaped her podcast Aftershock, now in its second season.

September 8, 2023

Become What You Are

Director Jacqueline Castel on how her debut feature My Animal showed her how to evolve into the person she was supposed to be.

September 7, 2023

Three Great Things: Jordan Firstman

The lead actor and executive producer of the new comedy Rotting in the Sun gives us a glimpse into his headspace right now.

September 6, 2023

A Case for the Female Cinematic Genius

Musician and filmmaker Lola Blanc, whose short film Pruning is now playing festivals, wants you to shift your thinking.

August 30, 2023

How You Can Count on Me Brought My Family Back Together

Ryan Spahn on how Kenneth Lonergan's classic debut feature forever changed the lives of him and his sisters.

August 24, 2023

I Missed My Kid’s Birthday. Am I Officially a Director Now?

As her new movie, The List, comes out, Melissa B. Miller Costanzo ponders the price of making it to the big time.

Moneyball, AI and the Future of the Old Playbook?

Writer-director Deborah Goodwin looks at what Bennett Miller's 2011 sports drama can tell us about the current WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

August 18, 2023

Making a Brain Baby with Your Ex-Husband

Filmmaker Lee Moss, whose new film, birth/rebirth, is out this week, on legacy, progeny and identity in a mutable creative partnership.

August 17, 2023

Waiting for Scorsese

Filmmaker Mark Cira on a very memorable (and wet) day spent lining up to watch Killers of the Flower Moon at Cannes this year.

August 15, 2023

Forces in a States of Endless Tension

Writer-director Jared Moshé, whose new movie Aporia comes out Friday, on the challenges (and rewards) of combining family and filmmaking.

August 10, 2023

Music and Longing

Filmmaker Sally Potter, who just put out her debut album Pink Bikini, on the sense of yearning tied to the artform she's loved since childhood.

August 9, 2023