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Tag: film essay

How I Found Abundance Moving from Indie Features to Episodic TV

Film
By Maggie Greenwald | July 21, 2017
By Maggie Greenwald | July 21, 2017

How I Found Abundance Moving from Indie Features to Episodic TV

Maggie Greenwald on how moving from the big screen to the small has allowed her to experience directing in an exciting new way.

David Lynch’s Muse on the Impact He Has Had on Her Life

Film
By Chrysta Bell | July 14, 2017
By Chrysta Bell | July 14, 2017

David Lynch’s Muse on the Impact He Has Had on Her Life

Musician and actress Chrysta Bell looks back on 17 years of friendship and collaboration with the visionary auteur.

A Ghost Story and My Own Ghosts of the Past

Film
By Victoria Negri | July 12, 2017
By Victoria Negri | July 12, 2017

A Ghost Story and My Own Ghosts of the Past

Victoria Negri shares the personal and moving response she had to David Lowery's new movie about memory, loss and time.

How Gregg Araki’s Nowhere Helped Me Survive Adolescence (and Find Myself as a Filmmaker)

Film
By Mark Pariselli | July 5, 2017
By Mark Pariselli | July 5, 2017

How Gregg Araki’s Nowhere Helped Me Survive Adolescence (and Find Myself as a Filmmaker)

Mark Pariselli explains how a debilitating case of flu led him to discover the ultimate teen movie, and how it reshaped how he saw the world.

The True Meaning of Diversity (From the Perspective of a Biracial, Gay Genre Filmmaker)

Film
By Jeffrey Reddick | June 26, 2017
By Jeffrey Reddick | June 26, 2017

The True Meaning of Diversity (From the Perspective of a Biracial, Gay Genre Filmmaker)

The screenwriter behind the Final Destination series and the recent Dead Awake gives his take on a current buzzword in Hollywood.

How We Swapped Hollywood for a Remote Farm — and Found Happiness

Film
By Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell | June 21, 2017
By Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell | June 21, 2017

How We Swapped Hollywood for a Remote Farm — and Found Happiness

The directors of the new documentary Good Fortune on how they upended their lives to move to the country, without sacrificing their careers.

That Time I Was Robbed at Gunpoint While Shooting My Documentary

Film
By Andrew Cohn | June 9, 2017
By Andrew Cohn | June 9, 2017

That Time I Was Robbed at Gunpoint While Shooting My Documentary

Andrew Cohn recounts a pivotal and dramatic moment from his time making his latest movie, Night School.

David Lynch’s Alternative Facts, or How Twin Peaks is the Only Response to Trumpian Surrealism

Film
By Matthew Wilder | June 6, 2017
By Matthew Wilder | June 6, 2017

David Lynch’s Alternative Facts, or How Twin Peaks is the Only Response to Trumpian Surrealism

At a time when U.S. politics is beyond satire, Matthew Wilder finds a resonant parallel in the unbridled weirdness of Lynch's seminal TV show.

Why the Slow-Burning Genius of Twin Peaks is Perfect for the Golden Age of Binge-Watching

Film
By Brea Grant | June 2, 2017
By Brea Grant | June 2, 2017

Why the Slow-Burning Genius of Twin Peaks is Perfect for the Golden Age of Binge-Watching

Brea Grant celebrates the return of David Lynch's iconic show and explains why its rhythms fit so well with the current zeitgeist.

Why People Need to Start Taking Comedy Seriously

Film
By John Butler | May 30, 2017
By John Butler | May 30, 2017

Why People Need to Start Taking Comedy Seriously

Handsome Devil writer-director John Butler on the genre's secondary status, and the importance of LGBT stories being fun and funny now too.

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