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What Andrzej Żuławski Taught Me About Filmmaking

Film
By Nicolas Boukhrief | December 12, 2016
By Nicolas Boukhrief | December 12, 2016

What Andrzej Żuławski Taught Me About Filmmaking

Nicolas Boukhrief, director of Made in France, shares the advice given to him by the late auteur when he worked with him in the '80s.

Motherhood Made Me Invisible. Making My First Film Made Me See Myself Again.

Film
By Hope Dickson Leach | October 17, 2016
By Hope Dickson Leach | October 17, 2016

Motherhood Made Me Invisible. Making My First Film Made Me See Myself Again.

Hope Dickson Leach on her struggles to combine parenthood and a filmmaking career, and how her debut feature, The Levelling, has changed her.

Why I Stopped Wanting to Make Serious Art Films and Came to Believe Movies Should Be Fun

Film
By Jim Hosking | October 4, 2016
By Jim Hosking | October 4, 2016

Why I Stopped Wanting to Make Serious Art Films and Came to Believe Movies Should Be Fun

Jim Hosking, director of The Greasy Strangler, makes the case for the value and importance of cinema being, you know, enjoyable.

American Honey, a Rare Film That Makes You Ask, “How’d They Do That?”

Film
By Ryan Fleck | September 28, 2016
By Ryan Fleck | September 28, 2016

American Honey, a Rare Film That Makes You Ask, “How’d They Do That?”

Ryan Fleck, the director of Half Nelson and Mississippi Grind, on the ineffable magic of Andrea Arnold's first Stateside feature.

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Curtis Hanson

Film
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.

Why Paul Schrader Is Wrong and Hardcore Is, in Fact, a Major Movie

Film
By Jim Hemphill | September 15, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | September 15, 2016

Why Paul Schrader Is Wrong and Hardcore Is, in Fact, a Major Movie

Jim Hemphill makes the case that, despite what Schrader himself may say, one of the director's most personal films is also one of his best.

The Man in the Ring: With Derek Cianfrance in Venice for the Premiere of The Light Between Oceans

Film
By Shannon Plumb | September 14, 2016
By Shannon Plumb | September 14, 2016

The Man in the Ring: With Derek Cianfrance in Venice for the Premiere of The Light Between Oceans

Shannon Plumb on red carpets, press embargoes, critical slapdowns, standing ovations and more, as her husband's new movie premieres on the Lido.

Vertigo, My Celluloid Madeleine

Film
By Jenni Olson | September 6, 2016
By Jenni Olson | September 6, 2016

Vertigo, My Celluloid Madeleine

Jenni Olson delves into her obsession with Hitchcock's masterpiece, and its connection to the tragic death of one of her dear friends.

Bruce LaBruce on Derek Jarman and Will You Dance With Me?

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | August 9, 2016
By Bruce LaBruce | August 9, 2016

Bruce LaBruce on Derek Jarman and Will You Dance With Me?

As a lost Jarman documentary from 30 years ago goes on release, Bruce LaBruce looks at its place in the career of the late great British director.

What Making Films in the U.K. Taught Me About Brexit

Film
By Penny Woolcock | July 11, 2016
By Penny Woolcock | July 11, 2016

What Making Films in the U.K. Taught Me About Brexit

Penny Woolcock draws on 30 years' experience directing fiction and nonfiction films to give her insight into the current political climate in Britain.

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