Film
“Why Are You Making a Film About Dick Gregory?”
Andre Gaines grapples with what drove him to direct his documentary about the iconic comedian and activist, which is now airing on Showtime.
Three Great Things: Alec Utgoff
The Stranger Things actor, currently starring in the social satire Never Gonna Snow Again, on the activities that keep him sane.
Three Great Things: Jena Malone
The actress and singer, whose new movie Lorelei opens today, on some of the things that matter most to her.
Postcards From Hollywood: Cherry Blossoms
The Blackout director Daniela De Carlo’s series of short essays on her early days in Los Angeles starts with how Nora Ephron changed her life.
Three Great Things: Avan Jogia
The actor, musician, writer and director, whose new comedy The Exchange is out this week, on a trio of works that have excited him creatively.
“A Universe in a Grain of Sand”: Reflections on Making Echoes of the Invisible
Steve Elkins on some of the remarkable people who didn’t make the final cut of his expansive new documentary, and the themes that underpin the film.
Buddies, Break-Ups and the Pitfalls of Autobiographical Screenwriting
Writer-director Linas Phillips, who’s currently crowdfunding his next film, Take Two, on drawing for real life for his movies.
The Redemptive Genius of Jackass
The Republic of Sarah creator Jeffrey Paul King on the show he always turns to for inspiration in times of difficulty and doubt.
Designing Steve
Wyatt Rockefeller on how creature builders, puppeteers and VFX artists brought Steve the robot to life in his debut feature, Settlers.
Fall and Rise
River writer-director Emily Skye on what happened when her dream film project suddenly fell apart in pre-production five years ago.
The Time in Between
Documentary filmmaker Derek Doneen, whose new series Heist hits Netflix today, on the off-camera moments that linger long in the memory.
Start With One Face, End With Another: How Uncertainty in Art Quells Uncertainty in Life
Filmmaker Michelle Memran on how she used making art with watercolor pencils as a form of therapy, from her cancer diagnosis through the pandemic.












