Directing
The Last Detail, or How I Had Fun with Fake Brands and Easter Eggs on My New Movie
Drew Pearce pulls back the curtain on the exhaustive approach he took to world-building for his star-studded directorial debut, Hotel Artemis.
Griffin Dunne Talks with Simon Baker (Breath) for the Talkhouse Podcast
Australian actor turned writer-director Baker gets grilled by another thesp now behind the camera as his new movie Breath hits theaters.
Why I Make Extreme Survival Movies
Baltasar Kormákur on his Icelandic roots and pushing himself to the limits for films like Everest and his latest, Adrift.
Finding My Moments
The director of The Honor List on the particular way she establishes a deeply personal connection to the work she's making.
From Girlfriends to Girls and Beyond
Claudia Weill looks back on the path her career took, starting with her seminal 1978 feature debut.
Blurring Fiction and Reality
Dominic Savage, writer-director of the newly released The Escape, on the unusual and challenging way he approaches making movies.
Under the Influence
Michael Pearce, whose excellent debut feature Beast opens in theaters today, on how stealing can shape your filmmaking voice.
The Invisible Woman
Natalia Almada on systemic sexism, misogyny and marginalization, and making Everything Else, her film about an unseen female protagonist.
A Journey Through Doubts, Memories and Streets
Tamer El Said writes about the uniquely organic creative approach he took to making his cinematic ode to Cairo, In the Last Days of the City.
How Directing a Documentary About Elephants Led to Me Finding My Voice
Ashley Bell started acting to escape herself, but had to undergo a transformation for her directorial debut, Love & Bananas: An Elephant Story.
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.
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?











