The Karaoke Tapes
By Trevor Powers | August 17, 2018
By Trevor Powers | August 17, 2018
The Karaoke Tapes
"In those instants, sloppily crooning alone to 'Forget Me Never,' I knew music had me in a chokehold."
Tag: death
Every Being That Lives Will One Day Die
By Carla Simón | June 5, 2018
By Carla Simón | June 5, 2018
Every Being That Lives Will One Day Die
The writer-director of Summer 1993 on how the death of a family member has underpinned each of the films she has made.
Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) Talks with William Friedkin (The Devil and Father Amorth) for the Talkhouse Podcast (Part 2)
By Guillermo del Toro | April 19, 2018
By Guillermo del Toro | April 19, 2018
Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) Talks with William Friedkin (The Devil and Father Amorth) for the Talkhouse Podcast (Part 2)
The two Academy Award-winning directors discuss Friedkin's gripping new documentary, and life's big questions.
Introducing: “Eternal Love”
By Rob Gungor | December 8, 2017
By Rob Gungor | December 8, 2017
Introducing: “Eternal Love”
"You made me feel seen, and I want to let the world see how beautiful you were."
Yammer of Thor: On Death
By Thor Harris | September 26, 2017
By Thor Harris | September 26, 2017
Yammer of Thor: On Death
"There is a kind of wisdom one only gains through pain or loss."
“And Where Did the Idea for the Film Come From?”
By Angus MacLachlan | September 25, 2017
By Angus MacLachlan | September 25, 2017
“And Where Did the Idea for the Film Come From?”
Writer-director Angus MacLachlan shares some of the stories behind his latest film, Abundant Acreage Available, which opens this week.
On Compulsive Home-Movie-Making During Loss, Birth and Hamlet
By Elvira Lind | September 20, 2017
By Elvira Lind | September 20, 2017
On Compulsive Home-Movie-Making During Loss, Birth and Hamlet
Bobbi Jene director Elvira Lind on the documentary she shot but may never show about a tumultuous year in her and husband Oscar Isaac's life.
The Night I Died That Changed Everything
By Jeremy Kagan | September 15, 2017
By Jeremy Kagan | September 15, 2017
The Night I Died That Changed Everything
Director Jeremy Kagan tells the story of a pivotal, transformative moment in his life using both words and images.
“Everybody Dies Frustrated and Sad and That is Beautiful,” or How Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali Helped Me Through a Shitty Time
By Jack Dunphy | August 28, 2017
By Jack Dunphy | August 28, 2017
“Everybody Dies Frustrated and Sad and That is Beautiful,” or How Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali Helped Me Through a Shitty Time
Writer, director and animator Jack Dunphy on the curious resonance of Apu Trilogy in the wake of his father's death.
Marjorie Prime and Memories of My Father (Still-Living)
By Shannon Plumb | August 23, 2017
By Shannon Plumb | August 23, 2017
Marjorie Prime and Memories of My Father (Still-Living)
Shannon Plumb pens a beautiful, idiosyncratic response to Michael Almereyda's movie about love, death and memory.