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Tag: Joel Potrykus

Revisited: Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later

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By Joel Potrykus | January 14, 2025
By Joel Potrykus | January 14, 2025

Revisited: Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later

Writer-director Joel Potrykus, whose film Vulcanizadora premiered at Tribeca 2024, on life with his son, Solo.

Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later

Film
By Joel Potrykus | May 10, 2024
By Joel Potrykus | May 10, 2024

Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Five Years Later

Writer-director Joel Potrykus, whose new film Vulcanizadora premieres at Tribeca next month, on life with his son, Solo.

Underrated/Overlooked: Joel Potrykus on Dragged Across Concrete

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By Joel Potrykus | January 28, 2020
By Joel Potrykus | January 28, 2020

Underrated/Overlooked: Joel Potrykus on Dragged Across Concrete

It's not exactly fashionable to love S. Craig Zahler's movies, but dammit if Joel Potrykus doesn't walk to the beat of his own drum.

Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Year One

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By Joel Potrykus | March 21, 2019
By Joel Potrykus | March 21, 2019

Filmmaking and Fatherhood: Year One

Last year, Joel Potrykus' son, Solo, was born 10 days before his new film premiered. As Relaxer hits theaters, he takes stock of where he's at.

The 2017 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors’ Top Films of the Year

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By Filmmakers | January 9, 2018
By Filmmakers | January 9, 2018

The 2017 Talkies: Talkhouse Film Contributors’ Top Films of the Year

Talkhouse Film contributors' favorite films of the year, with special contributions by Aisha Tyler, Bret Easton Ellis, Alex Ross Perry and more.

“It Got One Star, for the Cat”: Filmmakers Choose More of Their Favorite Negative User Reviews

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By Filmmakers | March 30, 2016
By Filmmakers | March 30, 2016

“It Got One Star, for the Cat”: Filmmakers Choose More of Their Favorite Negative User Reviews

It's no fun to read a major critic tear down your vision, but it's sometimes a different matter when the writer is a trolling internet commenter...

Joel Potrykus (Buzzard) Talks David Gelb’s The Lazarus Effect

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By Joel Potrykus | March 4, 2015
By Joel Potrykus | March 4, 2015

Joel Potrykus (Buzzard) Talks David Gelb’s The Lazarus Effect

The latest Blumhouse production is a film 14-year-old Joel Potrykus would’ve loved as much as Mountain Dew. But Potrykus isn't a teenager anymore.

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