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How I Hit Rock Bottom in Reality TV and Found Myself as a Feminist Filmmaker

Film
By Dana Michelle Cook | January 12, 2017
By Dana Michelle Cook | January 12, 2017

How I Hit Rock Bottom in Reality TV and Found Myself as a Feminist Filmmaker

Dana Michelle Cook explains how an incident at a girls beauty pageant sparked the decision to transform her life and the work she was making.

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

Podcast
By Meredith Graves | November 22, 2016
By Meredith Graves | November 22, 2016

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.

Bluebeard at the Movies

Film
By Anna Biller | November 4, 2016
By Anna Biller | November 4, 2016

Bluebeard at the Movies

As she prepares her own Bluebeard film, The Love Witch director Anna Biller looks at past cinematic takes on the dark fairy tale.

Andy Gill (Gang of Four) Talks Sleater-Kinney’s No Cities to Love

Music
By Andy Gill | January 1, 2016
By Andy Gill | January 1, 2016

Andy Gill (Gang of Four) Talks Sleater-Kinney’s No Cities to Love

The guitarist of iconic post-punks Gang of Four finds Sleater-Kinney flouting staid ideas about what women should do with voices and guitars.

Clara Bizna$$ (Hand Job Academy) Talks Freddie Gibbs’ Shadow of a Doubt

Music
By Clara Bizna$$ | November 23, 2015
By Clara Bizna$$ | November 23, 2015

Clara Bizna$$ (Hand Job Academy) Talks Freddie Gibbs’ Shadow of a Doubt

The drug kingpin trope is as embedded in the rap canon as cocaine residue in the ridges of an addict’s key, but Gibbs delivers a nuanced perspective.

Catherine Hardwicke (Miss You Already) Talks Broadening Out from the Pale Male Gaze

Film
By Catherine Hardwicke | November 7, 2015
By Catherine Hardwicke | November 7, 2015

Catherine Hardwicke (Miss You Already) Talks Broadening Out from the Pale Male Gaze

One of the most financially successful female directors ever addresses the gender bias and double standards that women in Hollywood must overcome.

Sadie Dupuis Talks Finding Hope Through Nicki Minaj’s Pinkprint Tour

Music
By Sadie Dupuis | September 5, 2015
By Sadie Dupuis | September 5, 2015

Sadie Dupuis Talks Finding Hope Through Nicki Minaj’s Pinkprint Tour

At a recent arena show, Nicki Minaj performed with flawless sweat, exorcised her sensitive side and offered her audience something precious: hope.

David Garland Talks Deradoorian’s The Expanding Flower Planet

Music
By David Garland | August 26, 2015
By David Garland | August 26, 2015

David Garland Talks Deradoorian’s The Expanding Flower Planet

Questing and questioning, reevaluating form and proportion, and rethinking the drums, Deradoorian's debut album is the sound of going forward — fast.

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Jason Banker’s Felt

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | June 30, 2015
By Bruce LaBruce | June 30, 2015

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Jason Banker’s Felt

Can a film about young woman's violent and self-destructive acting out against the patriarchy make the best of its difficult material?

Elizabeth Morris (Allo Darlin’) Talks Female Erasure and Reclaiming Alanis Morissette

Music
By Elizabeth Morris | May 30, 2015
By Elizabeth Morris | May 30, 2015

Elizabeth Morris (Allo Darlin’) Talks Female Erasure and Reclaiming Alanis Morissette

The earnest singer-songwriters of the '90s might be deeply uncool now, but they were also massively important.

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