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Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr) Talks Black Sabbath’s 13

By Lou Barlow | April 21, 2015

Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr) Talks Black Sabbath’s 13

On my first listen to 13, I'm in France with Dinosaur Jr while the opening band, Mars Red Sky, is thundering above me in the hall.

Stephane Gauger (Owl and the Sparrow) Talks Shooting Guerilla-Style on the Streets of Paris

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By Stephane Gauger | April 18, 2015

Stephane Gauger (Owl and the Sparrow) Talks Shooting Guerilla-Style on the Streets of Paris

After running and gunning in both Saigon and Los Angeles, a filmmaker pays stylistic homage to Truffaut in the City of Lights.

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Frédéric Tcheng’s Dior and I

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By Bruce LaBruce | April 7, 2015

Bruce LaBruce (Gerontophilia) Talks Frédéric Tcheng’s Dior and I

The changing of the guard at Dior is a subject ripe with dramatic potential, but is this doc too caught up with the finer points of fashion to notice?

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Abel Ferrara’s Welcome to New York

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By Zach Clark | April 1, 2015

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Abel Ferrara’s Welcome to New York

The latest film from one of indie cinema's most vital directors is not, in fact, his film at all. And that's the problem.

Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik and I) Talks Meeting Robert Bresson

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By Caveh Zahedi | February 7, 2015

Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik and I) Talks Meeting Robert Bresson

In 1980s Paris, a young filmmaker meets one of the giants of world cinema (who asks him to please shut the door on his way out).

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Serge Bozon’s Tip Top

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By Randy Russell | December 9, 2014

Actor/Screenwriter Randy Russell Talks Serge Bozon’s Tip Top

The French actor-turned-director's latest fuses the police procedural with an off-kilter sex comedy in a surprising (and oddly life-affirming) way.

David Barker (Daylight) Talks Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye to Language

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By David Barker | October 29, 2014

David Barker (Daylight) Talks Jean-Luc Godard’s Goodbye to Language

The contrarian of the Nouvelle Vague at age 83 has made a dense, mostly non-narrative film about communication and relationships. In 3D, obviously.

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mathieu Amalric’s The Blue Room

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By Zach Clark | October 2, 2014

Zach Clark (White Reindeer) Talks Mathieu Amalric’s The Blue Room

The French actor's latest directorial effort prompts discussion of 4x3 aspect ratio, short running times, nudity and the other kind of "TV movies."

David Barker (Daylight) Talks the Invention of Chris Marker

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By David Barker | August 9, 2014

David Barker (Daylight) Talks the Invention of Chris Marker

A personal remembrance of meeting the enigmatic French documentarian and film essayist, the subject of an upcoming retrospective.