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David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure

By David Lowery | October 28, 2014

David Lowery (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) Talks Ruben Östlund’s Force Majeure

A dramatic pretext is brilliantly played to comic effect in this dry and very funny Swedish film that took Cannes by storm earlier this year.

Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies) Talks Miguel Arteta’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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By Joe Swanberg | October 14, 2014

Joe Swanberg (Drinking Buddies) Talks Miguel Arteta’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

It's a relief when you can find a fun kids film that's not a cartoon and is made by an accomplished director (who can still nail a good pee-pee joke).

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Drive Hard

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By Jim Hemphill | October 1, 2014

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Drive Hard

The Australian journeyman auteur's new under-the-radar genre movie treat is out Friday. Is it possible his versatility has also been his undoing?

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime

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By Jim Hemphill | August 27, 2014

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Daniel Schechter’s Life of Crime

A kidnapped wife whose husband doesn't want her back. A deft adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel. A young filmmaker showing his versatility.

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Luke Greenfield’s Let’s Be Cops

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By Michael Mohan | August 19, 2014

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Luke Greenfield’s Let’s Be Cops

What happens when a filmmaker watches movies with a completely open mind? Well, sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest of places...

Joe Swanberg (Happy Christmas) Talks Jake Kasdan’s Sex Tape

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By Joe Swanberg | July 22, 2014

Joe Swanberg (Happy Christmas) Talks Jake Kasdan’s Sex Tape

The director of V/H/S and Autoerotic can't get up any enthusiasm for this new "analog" comedy.

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks the Worlds of Louie and Maron

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By Ben York Jones | July 19, 2014

Screenwriter Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) Talks the Worlds of Louie and Maron

If they had made baseball cards for comedy writer/performers of the mid-90s, I would have collected them voraciously.

Todd Rohal (The Catechism Cataclysm) Talks the Greatest Comedy Director Who Never Made a Film

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By Todd Rohal | June 14, 2014

Todd Rohal (The Catechism Cataclysm) Talks the Greatest Comedy Director Who Never Made a Film

I had already consumed healthy doses of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, True Stories, Airplane and Strange Brew ...

Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) on Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West

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By Daniel Schechter | May 28, 2014

Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) on Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West

Seth MacFarlane is funny. He's also good-looking (I mean, the guy can wear a tuxedo). He's got a great speaking voice and he can sing as well.

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Nicholas Stoller’s Neighbors

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By Michael Mohan | May 12, 2014

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Nicholas Stoller’s Neighbors

You’ve all seen the advertisements for Nicholas Stoller’s new film, Neighbors, the current #1 movie at the box office...