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Tag: film essay

Catherine Hardwicke (Miss You Already) Talks Broadening Out from the Pale Male Gaze

Film
By Catherine Hardwicke | November 7, 2015
By Catherine Hardwicke | November 7, 2015

Catherine Hardwicke (Miss You Already) Talks Broadening Out from the Pale Male Gaze

One of the most financially successful female directors ever addresses the gender bias and double standards that women in Hollywood must overcome.

Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II) Talks Halloween and Horror Movies

Film
By Darren Lynn Bousman | October 31, 2015
By Darren Lynn Bousman | October 31, 2015

Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II) Talks Halloween and Horror Movies

The Splat Pack director recalls the October haunted house trips and scary movie nights that as a kid connected him with a love of the macabre.

Nikole Beckwith (Stockholm, Pennsylvania) Talks What the Movies Taught Her About Love

Film
By Nikole Beckwith | October 24, 2015
By Nikole Beckwith | October 24, 2015

Nikole Beckwith (Stockholm, Pennsylvania) Talks What the Movies Taught Her About Love

The writer-director looks back on truths about life and love that she took from films she watched as a kid.

Nelson George (A Ballerina’s Tale) Talks How Spike Lee Changed His Life

Film
By Nelson George | October 17, 2015
By Nelson George | October 17, 2015

Nelson George (A Ballerina’s Tale) Talks How Spike Lee Changed His Life

Now with his first feature playing in theaters, a director looks back to the start of his journey toward becoming a filmmaker.

Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man From Hong Kong) Talks His Ill-Fated Trip to Meet Bruce Lee, and the Legacy of the Dragon

Film
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | October 10, 2015
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | October 10, 2015

Brian Trenchard-Smith (The Man From Hong Kong) Talks His Ill-Fated Trip to Meet Bruce Lee, and the Legacy of the Dragon

A director whose documentary on the martial arts star was halted by his death, looks at Lee's remarkable life and achievements.

Talkhouse Film Contributors Talk Watching Movies Under the Influence

Film
By Filmmakers | October 3, 2015
By Filmmakers | October 3, 2015

Talkhouse Film Contributors Talk Watching Movies Under the Influence

Because sometimes seeing a film straight just isn't the right choice...

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Texasville, the Greatest Sequel That Hardly Anybody Saw

Film
By Jim Hemphill | September 26, 2015
By Jim Hemphill | September 26, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Texasville, the Greatest Sequel That Hardly Anybody Saw

25 years after its release, it's time for a critical reappraisal of Peter Bogdanovich's unfairly dismissed follow-up to his most famous film.

Screenwriter and Producer Erik Crary (Uncle John) Talks Working for David Lynch

Film
By Erik Crary | September 19, 2015
By Erik Crary | September 19, 2015

Screenwriter and Producer Erik Crary (Uncle John) Talks Working for David Lynch

As his first feature comes out, a filmmaker looks back on what he learned from the iconoclast director.

Nick Simon (The Girl in the Photographs) Talks Being Mentored by Wes Craven

Film
By Nick Simon | September 12, 2015
By Nick Simon | September 12, 2015

Nick Simon (The Girl in the Photographs) Talks Being Mentored by Wes Craven

An emerging writer-director recalls being taken under the wing of the late master of horror.

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.

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