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All I Really Wanted To Do Was Direct

In the 1980s, Patrick's Mandie Fletcher became the sole female comedy director at the BBC. Here she shares some of her journey.

February 11, 2019

Catherine Hardwicke’s Gender Report Card on Hollywood in 2019

In the wake of #MeToo and #TimesUp, the director of the new thriller Miss Bala takes stock of where the film industry is at.

January 31, 2019

What I Learned Working on Black Swan

Jon Kauffman's dream job working under his favorite filmmaker, Darren Aronofsky, directly affected how he shaped his debut feature, Heartlock.

January 25, 2019

What I Learned Working on Californication

Melissa Stephens, creator of the new series Finding the Asshole, looks back at her formative experiences on the raunchy cable show.

January 23, 2019

Revisited: Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) Talks with William Friedkin (The Devil and Father Amorth) for the Talkhouse Podcast (Part 1)

What happens when two longtime friends — who also just happen to be Academy Award-winning directors — sit down for a chat?

Revisited: 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.

Everyone Sees Different Things: Remembering Nicolas Roeg

Simon Rumley, on whose film Crowhurst Nicolas Roeg was an executive producer, pays tribute to the late, great director.

November 29, 2018

Blurring the Edges: Sharon Van Etten’s “Jupiter 4”

Katherine Dieckmann on directing Sharon Van Etten's new music video, the echoes that haunt it, her friendship with Van Etten, and more.

November 27, 2018

Reuniting Friends Through Movies

Angela Shelton shares the amazing story of how her film Heart, Baby! changed the lives of its protagonists – in the most unlikely way possible.

November 21, 2018

Waking Up Back in the Movie Business

Stacy Cochran on 9/11, motherhood, her Rip Van Winkle experience, and making her new film, Write When You Get Work, after nearly 20 years away.

November 20, 2018

How Running Makes Me a Better Artist

Victoria Negri is a writer-director. She also is a serious runner. As she explains, the two disciplines are inherently interconnected for her.

November 1, 2018

Blueprints to Get Lost

Director Antonio Méndez Esparza on the wisdom of Robert Bresson, and working with non-actors, including on his new film, Life and Nothing More.

October 22, 2018