Interview: ‘Onward’ Head Of Story Kelsey Mann On Creating Pixar’s First True Fantasy World
What exactly does a "Head of Story" do? Especially at a place like Pixar which is legendary for its deep, enriching, and imaginative stories...
Interview: FIRST COW Director Kelly Reichardt On Her 19th-Century WesternAnd Taming Bessie The Cow
Nobody makes movies about the Pacific Northwest quite like Kelly Reichardt. Far from the Portland-centric comedies we've seen in recent years, Reichardt tells moving,...
Interview: ‘Wendy’ Director Benh Zeitlin On The Rooted Philosphies In His Long-Awaited Return
Seven years ago, Benh Zeitlin burst onto the independent film scene with his breakout Sundance hit Beasts of the Southern Wild. Capturing childhood and...
Interview: ‘Bad Hair’ Director Justin Simien On Horror Influences, Telling Black Stories, And Someday...
After the success of his racially-charged debut feature Dear White People, Justin Simien could've easily given us more of the same. But what's the...
‘1917’ Interview: Sam Mendes And Krysty Wilson-Cairns On Their Groundbreaking War Film
World War I doesn't often get its due on the big screen, but Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes and writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns change that...
Middleburg Interview: Daniel Jones, Subject Of ‘The Report’, On The Depiction Of Torture And...
Hollywood and the U.S Government have had an interesting intertwining history. From films advocating for American involvement in World War II to The Hollywood...
‘Booksmart’ Interview: Beanie Feldstein And Kaitlyn Dever On Female Comedies And Becoming Real-Life Friends
Olivia Wilde's funny and perceptive high school comedy Booksmart has most favorably been compared to Superbad. While some have pushed back on that comparison,...
Interview: Barry Keoghan On Blending Fact And Fiction In ‘American Animals’
A few months ago I had the pleasure of attending the world premiere of Bart Layton's American Animals while at Sundance. Going in there...