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Tag: film essay

How the World Became Wellesian

Film
By Mark Cousins | March 15, 2019
By Mark Cousins | March 15, 2019

How the World Became Wellesian

Mark Cousins, director of the new doc The Eyes of Orson Welles, on how our current age has caught up to a genius ahead of his time.

Failing Upward

Film
By Clay Liford | March 12, 2019
By Clay Liford | March 12, 2019

Failing Upward

Writer-director Clay Liford examines how he's set himself up for failure in the past and the positive actions he's taking to break that cycle.

Cadaver-Like Radiance: The Spiritual Kinship of Andy Warhol Films and Ghost Adventures

Film
By Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn | March 8, 2019
By Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn | March 8, 2019

Cadaver-Like Radiance: The Spiritual Kinship of Andy Warhol Films and Ghost Adventures

Two Plains and a Fancy directors Lev Kalman and Whitney Horn on their love for these two kinds of eerie viewing experiences.

Celebrating Female Desire on Screen

Film
By Ariel Kavoussi | March 5, 2019
By Ariel Kavoussi | March 5, 2019

Celebrating Female Desire on Screen

The writer-director-star of The Poet and the Professor on the personal and cinematic experiences that informed her taboo-busting film.

Filling in the Blanks

Film
By Christopher Munch | March 1, 2019
By Christopher Munch | March 1, 2019

Filling in the Blanks

The director of the re-released Beatles film The Hours and Times on how speculative history became the framework he chose to make movies.

The Movies I Haven’t Made

Film
By Neil Jordan | February 28, 2019
By Neil Jordan | February 28, 2019

The Movies I Haven’t Made

Writer-director Neil Jordan, returning with Greta, his first film in six years, looks back on some projects that never quite came to fruition.

Don’t Wait For Permission

Film
By Joe Sill | February 27, 2019
By Joe Sill | February 27, 2019

Don’t Wait For Permission

Stray writer-director Joe Sill on the initiative that has propelled him forward in his filmmaking career.

What I Saw at the Pictures

Film
By Russell Banks | February 26, 2019
By Russell Banks | February 26, 2019

What I Saw at the Pictures

Novelist Russell Banks looks back on the first time he watched Truffaut's The 400 Blows, which he will be introducing in NYC this weekend.

How to Not Feel Like a Failure in the Film Industry

Film
By Chris Osborn | February 22, 2019
By Chris Osborn | February 22, 2019

How to Not Feel Like a Failure in the Film Industry

True Blue's writer-director does some frank career self-assessment and envisions a system that is interdependent, not "indie."

Stephen Merchant on How Being Tall and Having a Funny Father Made Him a Comedian

Film
By Stephen Merchant | February 15, 2019
By Stephen Merchant | February 15, 2019

Stephen Merchant on How Being Tall and Having a Funny Father Made Him a Comedian

Fighting with My Family's writer-director Stephen Merchant traces the roots of his comedy career back to a childhood full of laughter.

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