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David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Tsai Ming-liang’s Stray Dogs

Watching a new work by a favorite director, the Texas filmmaker dwells on a long, suspended moment in this austere portrait of poverty.

September 16, 2014

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Sam Miller’s No Good Deed

What happens when an affable, movie-loving filmmaker tries to go watch a new movie for Talkhouse Film but instead is pushed to the brink?

September 15, 2014

Charlie Shackleton (Beyond Clueless) Talks Walking in the Footsteps of Los Angeles Plays Itself

The British first-time filmmaker takes in the City of Angels on foot as he pays tribute to Thom Andersen's seminal collage film.

September 13, 2014

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks Ned Benson’s The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them

Cut together from two different movies, this tale of a doomed marriage struggles to tell a consistent story (or deliver on its mysterious title).

September 12, 2014

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Leigh Janiak’s Honeymoon

The fear of the unknown is the most primal terror of them all, and a young writer-director brilliantly exploits this in her feature debut.

September 11, 2014

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Tim Sutton’s Memphis

This elegiac portrait of the Southern city excels by being quietly, unobtrusively observational rather than wanting to be part of the action.

September 10, 2014

Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Ray McKinnon’s Rectify

A piece of storytelling in the great Southern tradition, actor-writer McKinnon's show brilliantly captures the rhythms of life.

September 9, 2014

Tracy Droz Tragos (Rich Hill) Talks Rory Kennedy’s Last Days in Vietnam

Made almost 40 years after the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, this documentary underlines why we must not forget the lessons of that war.

September 8, 2014

DIY Filmmaking Guru Kentucker Audley Talks How to Make It Big in Hollywood

It's tough to become a successful Hollywood director, but following these simple steps from an industry vet can help fast-track your fame.

September 6, 2014

Craig Zobel (Compliance) Talks Stuart Murdoch’s God Help the Girl

Can musicians successfully make the leap to film? The promising debut feature from Belle and Sebastian's lead singer makes the case that they can.

September 5, 2014

Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood) Talks David Wnendt’s Wetlands

One of the most shocking and controversial movies of the year inspires not an enraged critical attack — but a cartoon.

September 4, 2014

Kat Candler (Hellion) Talks János Szász’s The Notebook

Kat Candler's been very busy with her film recently, but her husband's been needling her about not writing for Talkhouse Film, so she wrote this, OK?

September 3, 2014