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Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) Talks with William Friedkin (The Devil and Father Amorth) for the Talkhouse Podcast (Part 2)

Podcast
By Guillermo del Toro | April 19, 2018
By Guillermo del Toro | April 19, 2018

Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) Talks with William Friedkin (The Devil and Father Amorth) for the Talkhouse Podcast (Part 2)

The two Academy Award-winning directors discuss Friedkin's gripping new documentary, and life's big questions.

Introducing: “Eternal Love”

Music
By Rob Gungor | December 8, 2017
By Rob Gungor | December 8, 2017

Introducing: “Eternal Love”

"You made me feel seen, and I want to let the world see how beautiful you were."

Yammer of Thor: On Death

Music
By Thor Harris | September 26, 2017
By Thor Harris | September 26, 2017

Yammer of Thor: On Death

"There is a kind of wisdom one only gains through pain or loss."

“And Where Did the Idea for the Film Come From?”

Film
By Angus MacLachlan | September 25, 2017
By Angus MacLachlan | September 25, 2017

“And Where Did the Idea for the Film Come From?”

Writer-director Angus MacLachlan shares some of the stories behind his latest film, Abundant Acreage Available, which opens this week.

On Compulsive Home-Movie-Making During Loss, Birth and Hamlet

Film
By Elvira Lind | September 20, 2017
By Elvira Lind | September 20, 2017

On Compulsive Home-Movie-Making During Loss, Birth and Hamlet

Bobbi Jene director Elvira Lind on the documentary she shot but may never show about a tumultuous year in her and husband Oscar Isaac's life.

The Night I Died That Changed Everything

Film
By Jeremy Kagan | September 15, 2017
By Jeremy Kagan | September 15, 2017

The Night I Died That Changed Everything

Director Jeremy Kagan tells the story of a pivotal, transformative moment in his life using both words and images.

“Everybody Dies Frustrated and Sad and That is Beautiful,” or How Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali Helped Me Through a Shitty Time

Film
By Jack Dunphy | August 28, 2017
By Jack Dunphy | August 28, 2017

“Everybody Dies Frustrated and Sad and That is Beautiful,” or How Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali Helped Me Through a Shitty Time

Writer, director and animator Jack Dunphy on the curious resonance of Apu Trilogy in the wake of his father's death.

Marjorie Prime and Memories of My Father (Still-Living)

Film
By Shannon Plumb | August 23, 2017
By Shannon Plumb | August 23, 2017

Marjorie Prime and Memories of My Father (Still-Living)

Shannon Plumb pens a beautiful, idiosyncratic response to Michael Almereyda's movie about love, death and memory.

Jeremy Bolm (Touché Amoré) on the Power of Kindness

Music
By Jeremy Bolm | January 25, 2017
By Jeremy Bolm | January 25, 2017

Jeremy Bolm (Touché Amoré) on the Power of Kindness

Hours after his mother died, a brief encounter with Canadian band Chixdiggit gave him hope.

Death, Grief and Why Horror Films Truly Matter

Film
By Steven Sheil | October 27, 2016
By Steven Sheil | October 27, 2016

Death, Grief and Why Horror Films Truly Matter

Steven Sheil looks at why people watch and make horror films, and the profound emotions and questions that are inherently rooted in the genre.

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