Focus on female filmmakers: Tamara Kotevska on “The Tale of Silyan” | Interviews
A few years ago, the Macedonian film “Honeyland” made history as the first documentary to be nominated in the categories of Best International Feature Film…
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felt more than heard: Nathan Johnson on composing his third film “Knives Out,” “Wake Up Dead Man” | Interviews
Nathan Johnson composed the music for all three of Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” mysteries, but for each of them, they start from scratch. While the…
A wall of laughter: Edie Baskin talks about photographing the first 25 years of Saturday Night Live | Interviews
On October 11, 1975, the first episode of “Saturday Night Live” aired on NBC, and the opening credits featured a series of photos of Manhattan…
It’s Epic to Live a Normal Life: Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley on “Train Dreams” | Interviews
Lyrical and elegiac even while being rooted in hope and tenderness, director Clint Bentley’s “Train Dreams” moves with the grace of a liturgy. The film…
A Source of Inspiration: Elle Fanning and Stellan Skarsgård on “Sentimental Value” | Interviews
In Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value,” a once-revered Norwegian filmmaker struggles to mount a deeply personal project related to his family history, going so far as…
We Live in Time: Joachim Trier on “Sentimental Value” | Interviews
A profoundly moving portrait of a family reckoning with the painful memories embedded deep within the walls of their ancestral home, Joachim Trier’s “Sentimental Value”…
It’s important for a film to wake up the audience: Ira Sachs on “Peter Hujar’s Day” | Interviews
In December 1974, two close friends talked while a tape recorder captured their conversation. It was part of a project Linda Rosencrantz was working on,…
You’re Living Intrusive Thoughts: Jennifer Lawrence and Lynne Ramsay on “Die My Love” | Interviews
An overwhelmingly intense portrait of motherhood, passion, and mental illness, “Die My Love” brings together Lynne Ramsay, the Scottish auteur behind such anguished psychodramas as…
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Sepideh Farsi on “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” | Interviews
On 16 April 2025, a day after Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi’s intimate documentary “Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk” was announced as a…
Most Cinematic Moment: Aiyana-Lee on receiving a surprise message from Spike Lee and filming her very first movie scene with Denzel Washington | Interviews
At the beginning of Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” music producer David King (Denzel Washington) doesn’t pay much attention when his son recommends a young…