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Writer-director Richard Tanne looks back on the first short film he made in high school, and how it connects to his new movie, Chemical Hearts.

August 21, 2020

Darren Aronofsky Talks with Alejandro Jodorowsky (Psychomagic: A Healing Art) for the Talkhouse Podcast

From NYC and Paris, two of the finest filmmakers alive reunite to talk Psychomagic: A Healing Art, the pandemic, art, philosophy and much more.

August 20, 2020

Adventures of a Location Manager: From Spider-Man 3 and The Wolf of Wall Street to The Beach House

Jeffrey A. Brown on his long and colorful journey from locations work to directing his first feature, which is out now on Shudder.

August 13, 2020

The Way Forward: James D’Arcy Didn’t Finish His Pandemic Movie, But is Now Back Shooting in Rome

The writer-director of Made in Italy, out now in theaters and on digital, on life during and after lockdown.

August 10, 2020

Opera in the Age of Coronavirus

Legendary director Atom Egoyan, whose new film Guest of Honour is out now, ponders the uncertain future of the other art form he works in.

August 5, 2020

How I Rediscovered Spontaneous Creativity Making My Quarantine Zoom Horror Movie

For writer-director Rob Savage, lockdown led to him having fun making movies again with his latest film Host, now streaming on Shudder.

August 3, 2020

The Way Forward: Tuppence Middleton on Painting During Lockdown and Her Plans to Write and Direct

The British actress, who’s currently starring in Fisherman’s Friends, on her quarantine experience and creative focus for the future.

July 31, 2020

Why I Make Movies

How epic school musicals, bar cover bands and meetings with Michael Moore and James Cameron lead The Cuban's Sergio Navarretta to a film career

July 30, 2020

My Monster

Actress turned writer-director Romola Garai on motherhood and making her feature debut with the forthcoming horror film Amulet.

July 22, 2020

Why 45 Years On, I Still Dream of Making Evening Flight

Legendary director Peter Medak on his long-gestating project, a romantic drama which has deep personal meaning for him.

July 20, 2020

Finding the Details and Choosing Your Battles

Director Jonathan Milott on a particularly tough day on his new film Becky, and those special shots he's always fighting to make time to shoot.

July 1, 2020

The Myth of the Small Black Film

Jinn director Nijla Mu'min contemplates what “too small” means when it comes to Black filmmaking, and how this moment can shift that thinking.

June 24, 2020