Interview: Guy Maddin and Evan Johnson by Steve Erickson The filmmakers discuss with us the making of The Forbidden Room, its Russian-doll structure, and future projects.
Interview: Ryan Fleck by Matt Brennan On a cool, cloudy French Quarter morning, we spoke to Fleck about learning to play poker and his love for "old-school American characters."
Interview: Ramin Bahrani by Elise Nakhnikian The 99 Homes director discusses gun-toting real estate agents and not blaming his characters for the moral dilemmas they find themselves in.
New York Film Festival 2015 by Staff In addition to new works by auteurs new and old, the festival is once again rich in sidebars and special events that aren't to be missed.
Interview: Bruce Beresford by Clayton Dillard We spoke with the filmmaker about Breaker Morant and Mister Johnson, two of the Criterion Collection's latest titles.
The 25 Best Janet Jackson Songs by Eric Henderson And Sal Cinquemani We count down Janet's 25 greatest songs, from her most iconic hits to her least heralded cult favorites.
Interview: mewithoutYou’s Aaron Weiss by Caleb Caldwell We caught up with the mewithoutYou frontman just hours before the band's gig in St. Louis.
Interview: Alex Ross Perry by Magdalena Maksimiuk The writer-director chats with us about Queen of Earth and his kinship to his main characters' feelings.
Interview: Josh Lucas by Gary Kramer The Mend star spoke to us about his fondness for playing sly guys who more often than not find or cause trouble.
Interview: Jake Johnson by Gary Kramer Joe Swanberg's latest, Digging for Fire, is, above all, a showcase for Jake Johnson's affable qualities as an actor.
Interview: Jemaine Clement by Elise Nakhnikian The Kiwi multi-hyphenate revealed himself to be quite responsive and allergic to self-aggrandizement.
Interview: Mark Neveldine by Clayton Dillard Neveldine talked to us about his foray into short-story writing and the visual strategies used in The Vatican Tapes.
Interview: Joshua Oppenheimer by Steve Macfarlane He hopes The Look of Silence can push Indonesia toward something like a Truth and Reconciliation Committee.
Interview: Ian McKellen by Elise Nakhnikian He exhibits a skeptical curiosity, a talent for close observation, and a healthy, if self-mocking, ego, all of which must serve him well as an actor.
Interview: Laura Linney by Elise Nakhnikian One of our finest actresses, she has a knack for making cool, even somewhat icy characters seem sympathetic.
Interview: Mark Christopher by Gerard Raymond Mark Christopher was eager to talk about how he was able to restore his 1998 film 54 to its original glory.
Interview: Larry Kramer by Gerard Raymond At 80 years of age, the iconoclast evinces the same passion that has animated his provocative work up to this point.
Interview: Billy Crudup by Gary Kramer Crudup chatted with us about his recent roles and what draws him to playing amoral characters that abuse power.
Interview: Adam Scott by Diana Drumm The Overnight star chats with us about working with this wife, donning a goatee, and wearing a penis prosthetic.
Interview: Wallace Shawn by Chuck Bowen We spoke with Shawn about working with André Gregory, Louis Malle, and Jonathan Demme, as well as by himself.