THE OVERNIGHTERS — Jesse Moss Interview
Jesse Moss didn’t go to North Dakota to make a film about homeless problem that the oil boom brought with it. But when he heard about Pastor Jay Reinke’s program … Continue reading
Laura Poitras and CITIZENFOUR
Laura Poitras was hoarse the day I interviewed her for CITIZENFOUR. Her remarkable eye-witness documentary about Edward Snowden leaking NSA secrets to the press resulted in everyone wanting to talk to her. When we … Continue reading
Jon Stewart and DR. STRANGELOVE
It will be a few weeks before I can post my interview with Jon Stewart and journalist/author Maziar Bahari about ROSEWATER, the film Stewart directed from his adapatation of Bahari’s … Continue reading
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE — Justin Simien Interview
To say that talking with Justin Simien was a master’s class in film and culture theory is understating it. Simien believes that film is the culmination of everything we do … Continue reading
Damien Chazelle’s Intense WHIPLASH
Damien Chazelle has received many accolades for his intense film WHIPLASH, but there was perhaps none more meaningful than that from Lars Ulrich. The Metallica drummer chose Chazelle’s film about the literal … Continue reading
Kevin Gordon’s TRUE SON
One lesson Kevin Gordon learned while making TRUE SON is that documentary filmmakers cannot be everywhere at once. He explained to me the one shot he most regretted missing when we spoke … Continue reading
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