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Josh Safdie (Heaven Knows What) and Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talk Doug Ellin’s Entourage

By Josh Safdie | June 9, 2015

Josh Safdie (Heaven Knows What) and Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talk Doug Ellin’s Entourage

Two New York indie filmmakers who are longtime fans of Vinnie Chase and the gang debate how the HBO show fared in its leap to the big screen.

Guillermo Amoedo (The Stranger) Talks Ted Geoghegan’s We Are Still Here

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By Guillermo Amoedo | June 8, 2015

Guillermo Amoedo (The Stranger) Talks Ted Geoghegan’s We Are Still Here

Eli Roth's protégé and collaborator finds much to appreciate in the chilling debut from a fellow screenwriter turned director.

Buzz Osborne (the Melvins) Talks the HBO Documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

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By Buzz Osborne | June 6, 2015

Buzz Osborne (the Melvins) Talks the HBO Documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

Buzz Osborne knew Kurt Cobain since before the beginning and until the very end. And he says most of Montage of Heck just isn't true.

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

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By David Lowery | June 5, 2015

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence

Through the grip of a terrible fever, a filmmaker offers his perspective on the Swedish absurdist master's latest movie.

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

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By Ted Geoghegan | June 4, 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.

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Rodney Ascher’s The Nightmare

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By Stuart Gordon | June 3, 2015

Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) Talks Rodney Ascher’s The Nightmare

In the most famously haunted hotel in America, a film scares this Master of Horror with a most powerful weapon: the truth.

Eddie Mullins (Doomsdays) Talks Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie’s Heaven Knows What

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By Eddie Mullins | June 2, 2015

Eddie Mullins (Doomsdays) Talks Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie’s Heaven Knows What

A child of the video-store cult section finds echoes of the '70s in a gritty, authentic new portrait of street junkies.

Patrick Brice (The Overnight) Talks Brad Peyton’s San Andreas

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By Patrick Brice | June 1, 2015

Patrick Brice (The Overnight) Talks Brad Peyton’s San Andreas

One of the breakthrough filmmakers of Sundance 2015 basks in the sheer scale of destruction — and sheer size of The Rock — in this new disaster movie.

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Cameron Crowe’s Aloha

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By Alex Ross Perry | May 29, 2015

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Cameron Crowe’s Aloha

Does the level of animosity aimed at this new film from a once-beloved writer-director point at deeper cultural issues?

Producer Mynette Louie (Land Ho!) Talks Gil Kenan’s Poltergeist

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By Mynette Louie | May 27, 2015

Producer Mynette Louie (Land Ho!) Talks Gil Kenan’s Poltergeist

A producer of Sundance-y dramas and comedies (and an avid fan of horror movies) thoughtfully considers the 3D remake of a classic '80s scare-fest.