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Tag: film essay

Second Date Movies That Will Make Your Partner Fall for You

Film
By Anna Roisman | September 4, 2019
By Anna Roisman | September 4, 2019

Second Date Movies That Will Make Your Partner Fall for You

Comedian Anna Roisman offers up a list of fail-safe viewing options for when you're looking to take your relationship to the next level.

You’re Too Much

Film
By Kim Farrant | August 30, 2019
By Kim Farrant | August 30, 2019

You’re Too Much

Director Kim Farrant on taking her new film Angel of Mine, starring Noomi Rapace, to a place of intense emotional honesty.

How Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler’s Murder Mystery Solved the Case of the Uncomfortable Imposter!

Film
By Hannah Pearl Utt | August 29, 2019
By Hannah Pearl Utt | August 29, 2019

How Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler’s Murder Mystery Solved the Case of the Uncomfortable Imposter!

Before You Know It's writer-director-star Hannah Pearl Utt on how the Netflix comedy saved her at a moment of existential and creative crisis.

How a New-Age Sex Therapist From a Banned Cult Turned My Filmmaking Dreams Into a Nightmare

Film
By Ilana Rein | August 28, 2019
By Ilana Rein | August 28, 2019

How a New-Age Sex Therapist From a Banned Cult Turned My Filmmaking Dreams Into a Nightmare

Perception writer-director Ilana Rein shares the wild tale of her darkest moments in the "hope-industrial complex" of the indie film world.

Why Making Documentaries is an Act of Resistance

Film
By Roberto Minervini | August 27, 2019
By Roberto Minervini | August 27, 2019

Why Making Documentaries is an Act of Resistance

What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? director Roberto Minervini on the profound importance of nonfiction filmmaking, now more than ever.

A Not Very Funny Story About My Mother and the 1998 Movie The Godson

Film
By Kevin McDonald | August 23, 2019
By Kevin McDonald | August 23, 2019

A Not Very Funny Story About My Mother and the 1998 Movie The Godson

Ahead of his Off-Broadway show, Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald shares a poignant tale from his past.

Four Stories About Alexander Sokurov

Film
By Victor Kossakovsky | August 16, 2019
By Victor Kossakovsky | August 16, 2019

Four Stories About Alexander Sokurov

Documentarian Victor Kossakovsky dedicated his new film Aquarela to Russian cinematic great Sokurov. Here he explains why.

A Father-Son Story

Film
By Shawn Ku | August 14, 2019
By Shawn Ku | August 14, 2019

A Father-Son Story

For A Score to Settle director Shawn Ku, the themes of his films connect deeply to his own relationship with his father.

The Rest of the Story

Film
By Brian Falduto | August 9, 2019
By Brian Falduto | August 9, 2019

The Rest of the Story

For a long time, Brian Falduto was “the gay kid from School of Rock,” but now he’s happily writing new, exciting chapters of his life.

The “Lost” Pilot Episode of Exhibit A in Words and Photos

Film
By Kelly Loudenberg | August 8, 2019
By Kelly Loudenberg | August 8, 2019

The “Lost” Pilot Episode of Exhibit A in Words and Photos

Exhibit A's creator Kelly Loudenberg shares stories and images from the show's unseen episode about bite marks.

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