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Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s What We Do in the Shadows

By Terence Nance | February 13, 2015

Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty) Talks Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s What We Do in the Shadows

Two Kiwi comic geniuses mash up Christopher Guest and the vampire genre to create a cinematic sitcom about the bourgeois undead.

Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik and I) Talks Meeting Robert Bresson

Film

By Caveh Zahedi | February 7, 2015

Caveh Zahedi (The Sheik and I) Talks Meeting Robert Bresson

In 1980s Paris, a young filmmaker meets one of the giants of world cinema (who asks him to please shut the door on his way out).

Teeny Lieberson (TEEN) Talks D’Angelo and the Vanguard’s Black Messiah

Music

By Teeny Lieberson | January 8, 2015

Teeny Lieberson (TEEN) Talks D’Angelo and the Vanguard’s Black Messiah

How did a 40-year-old recluse manage to wow all of us? The answer lies in the difference between music and music.

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper

Film

By Jim Hemphill | January 1, 2015

Jim Hemphill (The Trouble with the Truth) Talks Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper

A filmmaker who became a director because of Clint Eastwood considers the retired actor's latest effort behind the camera.

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Why They Might Be Giants Are a Punk Rock Band

Music

By Meredith Graves | December 31, 2014

Meredith Graves (Perfect Pussy) Talks Why They Might Be Giants Are a Punk Rock Band

I started having trouble on the bus when I was six years old. I was a little nerd who couldn’t keep my mouth shut. I would lip off to boys twice my...

Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) Talks David Fincher’s Gone Girl (and Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut)

Film

By Richard Kelly | December 29, 2014

Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) Talks David Fincher’s Gone Girl (and Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut)

Memories of early Fincher and the passing of another great director, and connecting the dots between two twisted, satirical thrillers about marriage.

Dave Hill Talks the Enduring, Healing Power of AC/DC

Music

By Dave Hill | December 13, 2014

Dave Hill Talks the Enduring, Healing Power of AC/DC

Love might not be forever, but AC/DC sure is.

Holly Miranda Talks Ani DiFranco’s Allergic to Water

Music

By Holly Miranda | November 25, 2014

Holly Miranda Talks Ani DiFranco’s Allergic to Water

Singer-songwriter Holly Miranda assesses the new album by the woman who first inspired her to write a song.

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) Talks Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines

Music

By Owen Pallett | May 13, 2014

Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) Talks Tori Amos’ Unrepentant Geraldines

Being a teenage Tori Amos fan in the ‘90s was, of course, the greatest. A strong — the strongest ever! — run of albums with no fan consensus on a...

Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Winger’s Better Days Comin’

Music

By Liam Wilson | April 17, 2014

Liam Wilson (the Dillinger Escape Plan) Talks Winger’s Better Days Comin’

So, Winger has a new album.