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Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) Talks with Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid) for the Talkhouse Podcast

The writer-stars of two of this month's best new movies sit down for a chat about mixing comedy and drama, and life and art.

John McNaughton Talks Reteaming with Michael Rooker 30 Years After Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

About to embark on an adaptation of Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find," the director ponders how true that is of Rooker.

May 25, 2017

Who Cares About Films About Actresses?

A Woman, A Part director Elisabeth Subrin on her quest to solve the riddle of why she chose an actress as the subject of her debut feature.

March 20, 2017

How I Learned the Importance and Value of Anger in Art

Oscar-nominated documentarian Guy Davidi reveals how his film about acting teacher Amir Orian shifted his views on how art and politics can intersect.

March 17, 2017

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks with Rose McGowan for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Recorded earlier this year at Samsung 837 in NYC, an energized, provocative conversation between two of the smartest, most engaged artists around.

How I Tried to Not Embarrass Myself Playing Woody Allen in a ’90s TV Biopic

Character actor Dennis Boutsikaris on how he came to play the controversial actor-director in Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story.

August 17, 2016

Alex Winter Talks with Henry Rollins for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

The two longtime friends and multi-hyphenates sit down for an entertaining, wide-ranging and story-filled conversation about their creative pursuits.

June 17, 2016

The Ain’t Rights are All Right: Four Days in the Green Room

Hutch Harris of the Thermals talks teaching actors how to be musicians.

June 7, 2016

Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley) Talks with Michael Showalter (Hello, My Name is Doris) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Two comedy heroes take a break from prepping their upcoming movie together to talk about their new movie together (and, you know, be funny).

Josephine Decker (Thou Wast Mild and Lovely) Talks Laurie Anderson’s Heart of a Dog

This very personal documentary prompts a very personal response, as an actress and filmmaker recalls the life (and death) of her family's dog.

October 28, 2015

Actor Sam Jaeger (Parenthood) Talks the Enduring, Evolving Influence of Dead Poets Society

26 years after it inspired him to seize the day and follow his dream, the actor-director reflects on the impact Peter Weir's film has had on his life.

June 6, 2015

Frank Whaley (Like Sunday, Like Rain) Talks the Day His Life Began

The actor turned director recalls the day in 1987 when, as an aspiring young thespian, an unexpected call gave him a career-launching break.

March 14, 2015