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Tag: film essay

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.

How Fatherhood Changed Me as a Horror Director

Film
By Darren Lynn Bousman | February 12, 2019
By Darren Lynn Bousman | February 12, 2019

How Fatherhood Changed Me as a Horror Director

Darren Lynn Bousman, whose new film St. Agatha is in theaters now, on how his son Henry altered his perspective on life and art.

All I Really Wanted To Do Was Direct

Film
By Mandie Fletcher | February 11, 2019
By Mandie Fletcher | February 11, 2019

All I Really Wanted To Do Was Direct

In the 1980s, Patrick's Mandie Fletcher became the sole female comedy director at the BBC. Here she shares some of her journey.

How a Lost Classic Helped My Film About Death Come to Life

Film
By Shawn Snyder | February 8, 2019
By Shawn Snyder | February 8, 2019

How a Lost Classic Helped My Film About Death Come to Life

To Dust's Shawn Snyder on how the serendipitous discovery of the 1937 film The Dybbuk had a transformative effect on his new movie.

Revisited: Southern Discomfort, Or What I Learned About Queerness and Telling Other People’s Stories

Film
By Donal Mosher | February 6, 2019
By Donal Mosher | February 6, 2019

Revisited: Southern Discomfort, Or What I Learned About Queerness and Telling Other People’s Stories

The director of The Gospel of Eureka on his experiences making (and then screening) a documentary short about an LGBT haven in the Bible Belt.

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