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Three Great Things: Alan Rudolph

Film
By Alan Rudolph | November 1, 2024
By Alan Rudolph | November 1, 2024

Three Great Things: Alan Rudolph

The legendary indie pioneer, whose 1999 film Breakfast of Champions is re-released today, shares a trio of personal favorites.

Continuum: Breakfast Paintings by Keith Maitland

Film
By Keith Maitland | May 4, 2022
By Keith Maitland | May 4, 2022

Continuum: Breakfast Paintings by Keith Maitland

Dear Mr. Brody director Keith Maitland shares the images he's created of his favorite directors, with written sketches to accompany each one.

Three Great Things: Jim Broadbent

Film
By Jim Broadbent | April 20, 2022
By Jim Broadbent | April 20, 2022

Three Great Things: Jim Broadbent

The Oscar-winning actor, whose new film The Duke comes out Friday, shares some of the art he loves best.

Three Great Things: Richard E. Grant

Film
By Richard E. Grant | September 15, 2021
By Richard E. Grant | September 15, 2021

Three Great Things: Richard E. Grant

The beloved English actor, currently starring in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, on seafood, Streisand and cinephilia.

The Decline of the Western and the Continuing Resonance of The Ballad of Little Jo

Film
By Jim Hemphill | March 1, 2017
By Jim Hemphill | March 1, 2017

The Decline of the Western and the Continuing Resonance of The Ballad of Little Jo

Jim Hemphill on Maggie Greenwald's 1993 revisionist Western, a film that brilliantly and insightfully plays with the tropes of the genre.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Rapture

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | February 16, 2017
By Bruce LaBruce | February 16, 2017

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: The Rapture

In his journey through the alternative canon, LaBruce puts his focus on Michael Tolkin's 1991 fusion of female sexual melodrama and Biblical epic.

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Film
By Bruce LaBruce | June 1, 2016
By Bruce LaBruce | June 1, 2016

Bruce LaBruce’s Academy of the Underrated: Puzzle of a Downfall Child

The envelope-pushing auteur kicks off his new Talkhouse column by writing about a Faye Dunaway vehicle that ignited his passion for cinema.

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