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Calvin Lee Reeder (The Rambler) on Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow

By Calvin Lee Reeder | June 5, 2014

Calvin Lee Reeder (The Rambler) on Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow

Fatalism is a funny thing, I know I wrestle with it. I feel a teaspoon of anger when someone tells me, “Everything happens for a reason.”

Eliza Hittman (It Felt Like Love) Talks Kelly Reichardt’s Night Moves

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By Eliza Hittman | June 4, 2014

Eliza Hittman (It Felt Like Love) Talks Kelly Reichardt’s Night Moves

I had a rather funny Kelly Reichardt experience at the time of Meek’s Cutoff’s screening at Sundance 2011. I had just arrived at the filmmaker

Josephine Decker (Butter on the Latch) Talks Robert Stromberg’s Maleficent

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By Josephine Decker | June 3, 2014

Josephine Decker (Butter on the Latch) Talks Robert Stromberg’s Maleficent

I argued with my boyfriend about Maleficent and my feelings about it all weekend. The best way I found of expressing my take on it is this...

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Alex van Warmerdam’s Borgman

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By Riley Stearns | June 2, 2014

Riley Stearns (Faults) Talks Alex van Warmerdam’s Borgman

I’m a predictable person. Last April, I saw an unsubtitled trailer for a film called Borgman and even though I didn’t understand...

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Lukas Moodysson’s We Are the Best!

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By Michael Mohan | May 30, 2014

Michael Mohan (Save the Date) Talks Lukas Moodysson’s We Are the Best!

In spring 2005, after learning that Lukas Moodysson’s new film, A Hole in My Heart, was opening only on one screen in NYC...

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Jon S. Baird’s Filth

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By Alex Ross Perry | May 29, 2014

Alex Ross Perry (Listen Up Philip) Talks Jon S. Baird’s Filth

What is the point of a vaguely “extreme” British crime and corrupt cops import if not to inspire the awe...

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.

Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) Talks Sebastian Junger’s Korengal

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By Yung Chang | May 27, 2014

Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze) Talks Sebastian Junger’s Korengal

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to make a film following the opium trade from seed to drug addict.

Sean Baker (Starlet) Talks William Friedkin’s Sorcerer

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By Sean Baker | May 26, 2014

Sean Baker (Starlet) Talks William Friedkin’s Sorcerer

William Friedkin's Sorcerer, a film that for almost 40 years has been criminally underrated, underseen, and underappreciated...

Rod Lurie (Straw Dogs) Talks David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ Game of Thrones

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By Rod Lurie | May 23, 2014

Rod Lurie (Straw Dogs) Talks David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones has me rethinking my career. And it all began with what happened to poor Ned Stark...