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Tag: Joe Dante

Say It Ain’t So, Joe!

Film
By Julia Marchese | December 19, 2023
By Julia Marchese | December 19, 2023

Say It Ain’t So, Joe!

Julia Marchese on how Joe Dante's Gremlins changed her life forever, when she saw it at age five.

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Stuart Gordon

Film
By Filmmakers | March 25, 2020
By Filmmakers | March 25, 2020

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Stuart Gordon

Joe Dante, Barbara Crampton, Darren Lynn Bousman and more honor the late, great Re-Animator director and frequent Talkhouse contributor.

The Best Moments of 2016 on the Talkhouse Film Podcast

Podcast
January 26, 2017
January 26, 2017

The Best Moments of 2016 on the Talkhouse Film Podcast

In Memoriam: Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Anton Yelchin, Michael Cimino, David Bowie and More

Film
By Filmmakers | December 21, 2016
By Filmmakers | December 21, 2016

In Memoriam: Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Anton Yelchin, Michael Cimino, David Bowie and More

Alex Cox, Joe Dante, James Marsh, Alex Winter and more remember some of the cinematic greats who passed away during 2016.

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.

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Anton Yelchin

Film
By Filmmakers | June 20, 2016
By Filmmakers | June 20, 2016

Talkhouse Film Contributors Remember Anton Yelchin

Joe Dante, Martin Donovan, Ben York Jones, Victor Levin and more pay tribute to the late great actor and ardent cinephile.

Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

Film
By Jim Hemphill | April 7, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | April 7, 2016

Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

Jim Hemphill looks at how Joe Dante’s unnervingly prescient absurdist satire anticipated the current political climate in the U.S.

Joe Dante (Gremlins) Talks with Max Landis (Me Him Her) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

Podcast
By Joe Dante | March 24, 2016
By Joe Dante | March 24, 2016

Joe Dante (Gremlins) Talks with Max Landis (Me Him Her) for The Talkhouse Film Podcast

A conversation between a directing great and Hollywood's most prolific (and outspoken) young screenwriter.

Stuart Gordon’s Academy Blues: “Branding Us a Bunch of Old Crackers Does No One Any Good.”

Film
By Stuart Gordon | February 26, 2016
By Stuart Gordon | February 26, 2016

Stuart Gordon’s Academy Blues: “Branding Us a Bunch of Old Crackers Does No One Any Good.”

The veteran director kicks off his new Talkhouse Film column by weighing in on the controversy surrounding the change in Oscar voting rules.

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