A re-post of my 2017 interview with comedian Gilbert Gottfried who died this past week. And the director Mira Nair visits to discuss a 4K restoration of her 1991 film "Mississippi Masala" which has a theatrical and joins the Criterion Collection.
The filmmaker and storyteller Ari Gold returns to Filmwax after a few years to discuss new projects.
Filmmaker Andrea Arnold ("American Honey", "Big Little Lies") discusses her new vérité documentary "Cow" which comes to select theaters & on demand on April 8th. Also, singer songwriter Marshall Crenshaw stops by.
The creative team behind a new COVID-era romantic comedy "7 Days", director Roshan Sethi & co-writer/cast member Karan Soni join me. Their film opens 3/25. And comic actor & now author Jim Piddock ("Best in Show") visits.
First-time filmmaker Krystin ver Linden's film "Alice" bout an enslaved woman's transformation into an empowered woman, opens today in theaters. Plus author Ryan Uytdewilligen with his book "Killing John Wayne" abut the worst movie ever made?
The filmmaker Keith Maitland ("Tower") returns to Filmwax with his latest film "Dear Mr. Brody" which is currently in theaters & on VOD. And singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor makes his first appearance.
The author and film historian Joseph McBride returns to Filmwax to discuss two new books, "Billy Wilder: Dancing on the Edge" and "The Whole Durn Human Comedy: Life According to the Coen Brothers".
Filmmakers Yoruba Richen and Brad Lichtenstein have collaborated on a new Frontline/PBS documentary called "American Reckoning". Plus Circle Jerks bassist Zander Schloss has a new album called "Song About Songs".
The legendary singer-songwriter —and former Men at Work frontman— Colin Hay makes his first appearance on FIlmwax. His new album "Now and the Evermore" comes out March 18th.
New York rocker Willie Nile has a new album out, "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and is here to talk about supporting it. Also documentary filmmaker Amy Goldstein with her new film "The Unmaking of a College", which opens today.
03:35Jump to Anders Danielsen Lie segment 23:11Jump to Eric Kohn segment From his Indiewire profile: Eric Kohn is the New York–based Vice President and Executive Editor at IndieWire, where he has worked since 2007. In addition to overseeing operations for IndieWire’s New York film team, he reviews numerous films throughout the year, oversees festival strategy, and reports on the industry. Kohn...
The Georgian filmmaker Levan Koguashvili is my guest. His tribeca Film Festival winning feature "Brighton 4th" opens in NYC on January 28th.
Returning to the podcast for his 4th visit, the director of "Olympia", Harry Mavromichalis.
This episode pays homage to the late Peter Bogdanovich by replaying our 2018 interview with him. Also, filmmaker Adam Leon with his film "Italian Studies", joined by actor Simon Brickner.
The team behind the new indie drama "You Mean Everything to Me" (now at NYC's Cinema Village) and the photographer Godlis discusses his new photo essay book "Godlis Miami".