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Voyeurism and Half-Lit Streets: Bette Gordon on Variety

By Bette Gordon | July 18, 2018

By Bette Gordon | July 18, 2018

Voyeurism and Half-Lit Streets: Bette Gordon on Variety

Bette Gordon takes us back to Downtown NYC in the early 1980s and the roots of her classic 1983 directorial debut feature.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Man on a Swing

By Bruce LaBruce | March 6, 2018

By Bruce LaBruce | March 6, 2018

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Man on a Swing

LaBruce on Frank Perry’s unsettling cat-and-mouse neo-noir, and its parallels with another underseen gem, Séance on a Wet Afternoon.

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Curtis Hanson

By Filmmakers | September 21, 2016

By Filmmakers | September 21, 2016

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Curtis Hanson

Joe Dante, Allison Anders, Rod Lurie and more pay tribute to the late director of such classics as L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys.

Actor Noah Segan (Looper) Talks Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin

By Noah Segan | January 6, 2015

By Noah Segan | January 6, 2015

Actor Noah Segan (Looper) Talks Jeremy Saulnier’s Blue Ruin

The actor (and bleeding-heart Hollywood Commie Hippie Punk) delves into this visceral tale of revenge, and the great performance at its core.