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On the Virtues of Cinematic Failure

By Ben Hozie | February 22, 2021

By Ben Hozie | February 22, 2021

On the Virtues of Cinematic Failure

PVT Chat's writer-director Ben Hozie on what he learned making his first two features, neither of which have ever seen the light of day.

Facts Versus Truths: The Tensions of Telling a True Story

By Katharine O’Brien | March 13, 2020

By Katharine O’Brien | March 13, 2020

Facts Versus Truths: The Tensions of Telling a True Story

Writer-director Katharine O'Brien, whose debut feature Lost Transmissions opens today, on the challenges of making a film based on real life.

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Lukas Moodysson’s We Are the Best!

By Michael Mohan | May 30, 2014

By Michael Mohan | May 30, 2014

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Lukas Moodysson’s We Are the Best!

In spring 2005, after learning that Lukas Moodysson’s new film, A Hole in My Heart, was opening only on one screen in NYC...