Guests on this episode of the podcast include the founder of the Red Hook Film Festival, Daniel Durning. “Jason and Shirley” director Stephen Winter returns with actor Jack Waters just before a 10-day theatrical engagement at MoMA. Shirley Clarke and Jason Holliday have a power struggle during a the filming of an interview. Stephen Winter & Jack Waters Legendary director of such...
Guests on this episode include the documentary co-directors Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern who have a new film, "In My Father's House" opening Friday 10/9, and Canadian experimental filmmaker Guy Maddin whose new film "The Forbidden Room" opens at Film Forum today.
Veteran director Atom Egoyan ("Exotica") with his latest film, "Remember" (A24, 2015) screening at Vienna & Woodstock Film Festival; documentary filmmaker Doug Tirola discusses his new National Lampoon doc, "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead" (Magnolia Pictures, 2015); and A.D. Calvo returns to update on his feature "The Missing Girl".
The new feature film, "Wildlike", is the focus of this episode. Guests include the director, Frank Hall Green, and actor Bruce Greenwood ("Sweet Hereafter", "Flight").
The Founder & Executive Director of the Woodstock Film Festival, Meira Blaustein, is the first guest. Then Toronto-based documentary filmmaker Alan Zweig ("Vinyl", "When Jews Were Funny"), followed by British filmmaker Tomas Leach with his new doc, "In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter".
The man who may have single handedly invented independent film, producer/director/actor Roger Corman on the podcast; also first time feature filmmaker Kent Moran with his new "The Challenger"; and author of the definitive biography of Lee Marvin: Point Blank, Dwayne Epstein.
Guests on this episode include the co-directors of the new documentary “Welcome to Leith” (First Run Features, 2015). White supremacist Craig Cobb tries to take over a small town in North Dakota. As his behavior becomes more threatening, residents wrestle with democratic principles as they try to get rid of their unwanted neighbor. Filmmakers Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K...
Guests include the creative team behind "The Mend" (Cinedelicious, 2014) including filmmaker John Magery, actress Mickey Sumner & co-producer Myna Joseph; and two of the filmmakers behind "Digging for Fire" (The Orchard, 2015), actor Jake Johnson & returning to the podcast for his 4th visit, filmmaker Joe Swanberg.
Lgendary director of "The Panic in Needle Park" and "Scarecrow", Jerry Schatzberg, is the guest in this lengthy conversation. Schatzberg reflects on his career as a filmmaker and photographer. Among the many famous photographs he took, the shot of Dylan for the cover of Blonde on Blonde, might be his most famous.
Guests on this episode include programmer Colin Geddes who curates the Midnight Madness & Vanguard sections of TIFF; Dutch filmmaker Sam de Jong discussing his first feature "Prince" produced in part by Vice Media; and documentary filmmaker/editor Gina Leibrecht with the re-issue of "How to Smell a Rose".
The director of the new documentary, "Homme Less", Thomas Wirthensohn and the subject of the film Mark Reay, are the guests. The film follows photographer, model & actor Mark Reay though a period of his life in New York City, where he lives without a home. The film has a theatrical engagement at the IFC Center beginning Friday, August 7th.
Guests include the director of "The End of the Tour", James Ponsoldt; director of "The Grief of Others", Patrick Wang; and the director of "Two Step", Alex R. Johnson.
"Runoff" director Kimberly Levin with her lead actor Neal Huff; Brigid Maher who has a new documentary feature called "The Mama Sherpas"; the team behind the new film "Five Star", director Keith Miller & cast members Primo & John Diaz.
Guests on this episode of the podcast include Joshua Oppenheimer who discusses his latest film, "The Look of Silence", his follow up to 2012's "The Act of Killing"; multi media artist, the Brooklyn-based Marc Lafia; and Austin-based actors Heather Kafka and Jonny Mars.
The guests are "Tangerine" director Sean Baker ("Starlet") and his lead actor James Ransone ("The Wire"); and filmmaker/distributor Jeff Lipsky ("Flannel Pajamas") discusses the distribution company he founded, Adopt Films, and his new film "Mad Women".