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Screenwriter Jeremy Slater on his late father, videogames and his new movie, Mortal Kombat II, which hits theaters tomorrow.

May 7, 2026

A Rare Alignment of Friendship: Notes on Last Ride

Writer-director Cinqué Lee reveals the deeply personal story that inspired his new film, the coming-of-age survival drama Last Ride.

March 17, 2026

First Nights

Samantha Smart, the writer, producer and star of Charliebird, on how music shaped her and her work as a filmmaker.

February 17, 2026

A Life in Movies: From Eat, Drink, Man, Woman to Rosemead

Rosemead screenwriter Marilyn Fu retraces her life in relation to Ang Lee and his work, culminating in her meeting him last month in Taiwan.

December 9, 2025

On Losing My Father and My New Film, Köln 75

Ido Fluk on the bittersweet way in which his new film Köln 75, in theaters today, had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival.

October 17, 2025

Left Swipe, Right Script: How a Dating App Mishap Became a Film

Writer-director-actors Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers on the unlikely inspiration for the latest feature, Floating Carousel.

Three Great Things: Lucile Hadžihalilović

The French writer-director, whose new film The Ice Tower is in theaters now, on swimming, collaboration and the French Cinematheque.

October 10, 2025

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Tim Blake Nelson

The beloved actor, writer-director, playwright and novelist, who's currently starring in Bang Bang, gets candid.

Long Live the Werewolf!

Or how filmmaker Onur Tukel pushed back against the impending singularity by adapting his lycanthrope screenplay Run Werewolf Run into a novel.

June 24, 2025

Heads Carolina, Tails California

Lovell Holder, the writer-director of Lavender Men and producer of The Surrender, on the pleasures of being (accidentally) bicoastal.

June 6, 2025

To Create Something True, You Need to Forget the Rules and Just Leap

Writer-director Hala Matar on the beautiful, unexpected and slightly chaotic genesis of her debut feature, Electra, which is in theaters now.

May 2, 2025

Death of the New West: the Photography of A Desert

Writer-director Joshua Erkman on creating an entire body of work for the central character in his new movie, A Desert, which opens tomorrow.

May 1, 2025