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Chad Hartigan (This is Martin Bonner) Talks Discovering His True Self Through Jim Carrey and Meet Joe Black

Film
By Chad Hartigan | September 5, 2015
By Chad Hartigan | September 5, 2015

Chad Hartigan (This is Martin Bonner) Talks Discovering His True Self Through Jim Carrey and Meet Joe Black

How Martin Brest's misunderstood masterpiece helped a goofball teenager find love, and his identity.

Aaron Stewart-Ahn Talks His 25-Year Relationship with Wim Wenders’ Until the End of the World

Film
By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | August 15, 2015
By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | August 15, 2015

Aaron Stewart-Ahn Talks His 25-Year Relationship with Wim Wenders’ Until the End of the World

A personal journey through life, cinema, and time.

Actor Sam Jaeger (Parenthood) Talks the Enduring, Evolving Influence of Dead Poets Society

Film
By Sam Jaeger | June 6, 2015
By Sam Jaeger | June 6, 2015

Actor Sam Jaeger (Parenthood) Talks the Enduring, Evolving Influence of Dead Poets Society

26 years after it inspired him to seize the day and follow his dream, the actor-director reflects on the impact Peter Weir's film has had on his life.

Elizabeth Morris (Allo Darlin’) Talks Female Erasure and Reclaiming Alanis Morissette

Music
By Elizabeth Morris | May 30, 2015
By Elizabeth Morris | May 30, 2015

Elizabeth Morris (Allo Darlin’) Talks Female Erasure and Reclaiming Alanis Morissette

The earnest singer-songwriters of the '90s might be deeply uncool now, but they were also massively important.

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks the Mountain Goats’ Beat the Champ

Music
By Tim Showalter | April 7, 2015
By Tim Showalter | April 7, 2015

Tim Showalter (Strand of Oaks) Talks the Mountain Goats’ Beat the Champ

Somehow, John Darnielle only gets better with age. A dedicated student pays tribute to the champ.

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper

Film
By Jim Hemphill | February 18, 2015
By Jim Hemphill | February 18, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper

A filmmaker who became a director because of Clint Eastwood considers the retired actor's latest effort behind the camera.

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s What We Do in the Shadows

Film
By Terence Nance | February 13, 2015
By Terence Nance | February 13, 2015

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s What We Do in the Shadows

Two Kiwi comic geniuses mash up Christopher Guest and the vampire genre to create a cinematic sitcom about the bourgeois undead.

Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik and I) Talks Meeting Robert Bresson

Film
By Caveh Zahedi | February 7, 2015
By Caveh Zahedi | February 7, 2015

Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik and I) Talks Meeting Robert Bresson

In 1980s Paris, a young filmmaker meets one of the giants of world cinema (who asks him to please shut the door on his way out).

Teeny Lieberson (TEEN) Talks D’Angelo and the Vanguard’s Black Messiah

Music
By Teeny Lieberson | January 8, 2015
By Teeny Lieberson | January 8, 2015

Teeny Lieberson (TEEN) Talks D’Angelo and the Vanguard’s Black Messiah

How did a 40-year-old recluse manage to wow all of us? The answer lies in the difference between music and music.

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper

Film
By Jim Hemphill | January 1, 2015
By Jim Hemphill | January 1, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper

A filmmaker who became a director because of Clint Eastwood considers the retired actor's latest effort behind the camera.

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