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Letter to My Dead Mother About the ’80s Actresses That Remind Me of Her

An encounter with Gena Rowlands prompts Stephen Winter to recall the other on-screen divas who made a big impression on him.

September 8, 2016

Stephen Winter (Jason and Shirley) Talks Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s Ten Thousand Saints

On the pleasures and pitfalls of contemporary indie nostalgia in this 1980s set coming-of-age drama.

August 20, 2015

Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here) Talks David Sandberg’s Kung Fury

A director who himself has indulged in the genre tropes of decades past celebrates the retro short that's taken the internet by storm.

June 4, 2015

Filmmakers Rodney Ascher and Lloyd Kaufman Talk Cannes Film Festival Stories

As the French Riviera's great festival finishes, our final two Cannes alumni recall their experiences braving the craziness of the Croisette.

Meshell Ndegeocello Talks Passion Pit’s Kindred

The weary songwriter finds relief from a troubled world on Passion Pit’s nostalgic new album.

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Noel Marshall’s Roar

A previously hard-to-find cult movie gets a second lease on life. The reason? Lions, motherfucker.

April 20, 2015

Music Supervisor Tiffany Anders Talks Watching Double Indemnity, Vertigo and The Searchers as an 8-Year-Old at Film School

Sometimes growing up in a filmmaking family means sleeping on the editing room floor, or discovering classic movies before you hit double digits.

March 21, 2015

Michael Tully (Ping Pong Summer) Talks J.C. Chandor’s A Most Violent Year

The increasingly versatile New York-based writer-director creates a very grounded, textured thriller set in Gotham in the early 1980s.

December 24, 2014

Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas) Talks Godflesh’s A World Lit Only by Fire

There’s a lot to love about the new Godflesh album. But there’s even more to hate.

October 15, 2014

Sondre Lerche Talks Prefab Sprout’s Crimson Red

If you held a gun against my head and asked me who my favorite pop group is, I’d have to say Prefab Sprout. I’ve loved Prefab Sprout ever since I...

October 14, 2013

Aaron Hemphill (Liars) Talks the Legendary Pink Dots’ The Gethsemane Option

The Legendary Pink Dots' 2010 album Seconds Late for the Brighton Line was the first album I ever pre-ordered online. The package...

July 19, 2013

Michael Lerner (Telekinesis) talks OMD’s English Electric

My introduction to OMD was backwards. Before classic singles like "Enola Gay" or "Electricity," I heard their fairly obscure 1983 album...