Interview Magazine - Most Recent Film Posts

Ang Lee and James Schamus: Partners for Life

Gillian Mohney — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:00 +0100

"The most miserable, boring, long-winded pathetic pitch I had ever heard in my life," is how producer/screenwriter James Schamus describes his first meeting with director Ang Lee.

Courting Disaster: Werner Herzog

Darrell Hartman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0100

Werner Herzog on what he's learned from disastrous shoots in the jungle, "the bliss of evil," working with Nicolas Cage, and the importance of Anna Nicole Smith.

Not Your Kid's Vampire Movie

Darrell Hartman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:09:00 +0100

Korean export Thirst goes where Twilight fears to tread.

Bring the Party Home

Alex Sherman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0100

With his new documentary on the All Tomorrow's Parties festivals, director Jonathan Caouette makes Woodstock for a new generation.

Foxed In

Caroline Bankoff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:35:00 +0100

Bergdorf Goodman unveils its holiday look, courtesy of Wes Anderson.

Video Killed the Internet Star

Eugene Kotlyarenko — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:14:00 +0100

Why Are You Weird? might just be the best VHS feature film to be made in 2009.

Heaven Over Berlin

Darrell Hartman — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +0100

Criterion's re-issue of Wings of Desire answers some old questions about the nature of angels in Germany.

A Mirage? The Tribeca Film Festival in Doha

Arsalan Mohammad — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:36:00 +0100

The Tribeca film festival took on Doha last weekend. Robert De Niro hosted, and then disappeared into the Arabian night.

Dance Another Day

Durga Chew-Bose — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:05:00 +0100

After a two and a half year restoration and a debut at Cannes, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's classic The Red Shoes arrives at Film Forum.

Natural Appeal

Darrell Hartman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:00 +0100

Precious director Lee Daniels on blending brutal matieral, arthouse texture, and mainstream uplift.

Palm d'Oil

Alexandra Peers — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:45:00 +0100

The Qatari incarnation of the Tribeca Film Festival begins today in Doha complete with fireworks, a red carpet, and a cinema-loving, "financially unchallenged" audience.

Extracurriculars

Staff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:50:00 +0100

Afterschool director Antonio Campos on growing up with Youtube.

Peter Greenaway Investigates

Erik Morse — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0100

The filmmaker revives an old conspiracy theory with Rembrandt's J'accuse.

CMJ Report: The Messenger

Margaret Eby — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:50:00 +0100

Oren Moverman's The Messenger is a war movie, but the setting isn't your typical battlefield.

Aging Gracelessly

Margaret Eby — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:40:00 +0100

The Perfect Age of Rock 'N' Roll grapples with all the familiar dichotomies: authenticity vs. selling out, grit vs. glam, hallucinogens vs. opiates.

Back to the Garden

Nick Antosca — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:35:00 +0100

Lars von Trier says he made his new film, Antichrist, as a kind of therapy during a time when he was depressed. That makes sense.

Remembering Well: Sam Bassett

Katharine Zarrella — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0100

With his new film series, the artist and Chelsea Hotel resident gets to know the neighbors.

Speed Dating With Emmanuel Benbihy

Francesca Mari — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0100

The producer of New York I Love You on what makes a city lovable.

A Film Inside a Film: Robert Frank

Michael Slenske — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:38:00 +0100

With "The Americans," currently showing at the Met, Robert Frank solidified his position among photography legends. Though decidedly less exposed, the Swiss-born artist's film ventures were just as evocative.

Where the Wild Rumpus Started

Gillian Mohney — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:30:00 +0100

HBO's Tell Them Anything turns the camera on the man responsible for the Where the Wild Things Are Frenzy–and it's not Spike Jonze.