• 2
Days in Paris Actor/writer/director Julie Delpy on her parents' influence
• 12:08
East of Bucharest Writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu excerpts an unfilmed
script
• 20
Centimeters Writer/director Ramón Salazar toasts all the artists
who inspire him
• 21
Grams Screenwrier Guillermo Arriaga explores the way people fulfill
their need for hope
• 28
Days Later Director Danny Boyle on how he arrived at the title of
his post-apocalyptic thriller
• 44
Inch Chest Director Malcolm Venville on the importance of mood and
atmosphere •
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• Absolute
Wilson Filmmaker Katharina Otto-Bernstein meets Mr. Wilson for the
first time
• Adam
& Steve Actor/writer/director Craig Chester on the power of movie
romances
• Adoration
Writer/director Atom Egoyan discusses his prismatic approach to narrative
• After
Innocence Director/co-writer Jessica Sanders meets the exonerated
• Agronomist,
The Director Jonathan Demme on Haitian national hero and freedom fighter
Jean Dominique
• Aileen:
Life and Death of a Serial Killer Co-director Nick Broomfield on Aileen's
violent life
• Akeelah
and the Bee Doug Atchison battles to direct his award-winning screenplay
• Al
Franken: God Spoke Filmmakers Nick Doob & Chris Hegedus follow
Al into the enemy's camp
• Alien
Trespass Director R.W. Goodwin escapes to the past with his homage
to '50s sci-fi films
• Amazing
Grace Director Michael Apted searches for a love story
• American
Hardcore Director Paul Rachman on his career making punk rock music
videos
• American
Splendor Directors Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini on comic
book author Harvey Pekar
• American
Splendor Six cartoonists from Fantagraphics pay tribute to Harvey
Pekar
• America's
Heart & Soul Director Louis Schwartzberg travels the USA with
a 35mm camera on his shoulder
• Amreeka
Writer/director Cherien Dabis on the semi-autobiographical nature of her
debut feature
• Anvil!
The Story of Anvil Director Sacha Gervasi talks about becoming a roadie
for the band at age 16
• Après
Vous Director/co-writer Pierre Salvadori guides viewers though his
film's moral maze
• Aristocrats,
The Co-creator Penn Jillette explains why "Everyone Who Sees
This Movie Will Love It"
• Around
the Bend Writer/director Jordan Roberts on the relationships men have
with their fathers
• Art
of the Steal, The Director Don Argott on the passion of Dr. Albert
C. Barnes
• Assassination
of Richard Nixon, The Director/co-writer Niels Mueller on the film's
contemporary relevance
• Autumn
Spring Director Vladimír Michálek reminisces about Autumn
Spring star Vlastimil Brodsky
• Awesome;
I Fuckin' Shot That! A personal message from director Nathaniel Hornblower •
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• Babel
Director Alejandro González Iñárritu on borders and
barriers in today's world
• Bad
Education Writer/director Pedro Almodóvar on turning school
memories into entertainment
• Backstage
Director/co-writer Emmanuelle Bercot explores our fascination with celebrity
• Ballad
of Jack and Rose, The Writer/director Rebecca Miller scouts the perfect
location for her new film
• Barbarian
Invasions, The Writer/director Denys Arcand on the challenge of promoting
his film worldwide
• Bee
Season Co-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel meet Juliette
Binoche for the first time
• Being
Julia Director István Szabó on the singular quality
that no other art form than film can supply
• Bend
It Like Beckham Director/co-writer Gurinder Chadha on her most autobiographical
film
• Betty
Blue: The Director's Cut Writer/director Jean-Jacques Beineix on
the film's alternate versions
• Bon
Voyage Director/co-writer Jean-Paul Rappeneau on his childhood love
of theatre and film
• Born
Into Brothels Ross Kauffman offers "Eight Great Reasons To Make
A Documentary"
• Bottle
Shock Director Randall Miller is drawn to stories of passion and
risk
• Breakfast
on Pluto Writer/director Neil Jordan creates comedy out of tragedy
• Brick
Writer/director Rian Johnson reminisces about making films as a teenager
• Bride
and Prejudice Director/co-writer Gurinder Chadha on her love of Jane
Austen & Bollywood movies
• Bright
Leaves Writer/director Ross McElwee on the allure of cigarettes and
their troubling legacy
• Bright
Young Things Writer/director Stephen Fry's "A Guide to Fast Filmmaking"
• Broadway:
The Golden Age Writer/director Rick McKay on legends of the Broadway
stage
• Brokeback
Mountain Director Ang Lee on his unique yet universal great American
love story
• Broken
Sky Writer/director Julián Hernández on love, desire
and Marguerite Duras
• Broken
Wings Writer/director Nir Bergman talks about making a non-political
film in Israel
• Brother
To Brother Writer/director Rodney Evans on Bruce Nugent, the inspiration
for his film
• Brothers
of the Head Co-directors Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe on their four-way
collaboration
• Bubba
Ho-tep Director/co-writer Don Coscarelli on the elaborate jumpsuits
worn by Elvis Presley
• Bukowski:
Born Into This Director John Dullaghan on "Struggling With Bukowski"
• Bus
174 Director José Padilha reveals the untold story of the bus
hijacking in Rio de Janeiro in 2000 •
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• Camp
Writer/director Todd Graff reminisces about his days as a counselor at
an acting camp for kids
• Capote
Director Bennett Miller on the true story of an American tragedy
• Capturing
the Friedmans Director Andrew Jarecki talks about our need to photograph
our lives
• Casa
de los Babys Writer/director John Sayles on filming in the mountains
above Acapulco
• Casa
de los Babys Writer/director John Sayles on filming in the mountains
above Acapulco
• Cave
of the Yellow, Dog, The Director Byambasuren Davaa on working with
a nomadic family
• Chaos
Theory Director Marcos Siega on hitting the right emotional notes
and comedic beats
• Chloe
Director Atom Egoyan on marriage, eroticism, fidelity and trust
• Choke
Writer/director Clark Gregg on Chuck Palahniuk's dark comic fairy tale
• City
Island Writer/director Raymond De Felitta proves beautiful things
can be found in strange places
• City
of God Director Fernando Meirelles on the mid-life crisis that led
to his astounding film
• Clearing,
The Director Pieter Jan Brugge on making his first film as a director
• Club
Dread Director/co-writer Jay Chandrasekhar's tales of shooting on
location in Mexico
• Cold
Souls Writer/Director Sophie Barthes on the dream that inspired her
film
• Color
Me Kubrick Writer Anthony Frewin researches a con artist for Stanley
Kubrick
• Company,
The Director Robert Altman on the agony of the feet
• Confetti
Writer/director Debbie Isitt visits a naturist community in the U.K.
• Control
Room Director Jehane Noujaim seeks the truth about the second U.S.
war with Iraq
• Cooler,
The Director/co-writer Wayne Kramer tries to exorcise a life filled
with bad luck
• Corporation,
The Co-directors Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott's insights into
making and selling their film
• Crash
Writer/director Paul Haggis on the origins of Crash
• Cronicas
Writer/director Sebastián Cordero challenges the stereotype of
the serial killer •
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• Dancer
Upstairs, The John Malkovich on the 7 years it took to make his directorial
debut
• Dead
Girl, The Writer/director Karen Moncrieff confronts violence against
women
• Dead
Man's Shoes Director Shane Meadows takes revenge
• Dear
Frankie Director Shona Auerbach's journey from blackbird to film
director
• Dear
Wendy Director Thomas Vinterberg courts controversy with Dear
Wendy
• Deliver
Us From Evil Filmmaker Amy Berg hopes to turn detachment to compassion
• demonlover
Writer/director Olivier Assayas on the last day of shooting
• Devil
and Daniel Johnston, The Writer/director Jeff Feuerzeig introduces
Casper the Friendly Ghost
• Dig!
Excerpts from writer/director Ondi Timoner's filmmaking diary
• Diggers
Director Katherine Dieckmann on making a '70s period film look and feel
authentic
• Dirty
Shame, A Writer/director John Waters introduces his #1 idol, exploitation
filmmaker Kroger Babb
• Don't
Move Actor/writer/director Sergio Castellitto on opposite worlds
trying to find a point of contact
• dot
the i Writer/director Matthew Parkhill on playing with people's expectations
• Drawing
Restraint 9 Writer/director Matthew Barney on the difficulties of
shooting his film
• Dreamers,
The Director Bernardo Bertolucci pays homage to the spirit of youth
• Dust
to Glory Writer/director Dana Brown on perception and the Baja 1000
race •
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• Earth
Days Filmmaker Robert Stone on environmentalism’s legacy
• Easy
Virtue Director Stephan Elliott on his adaptation of Noël Coward's
1924 play
• El
Crimen Perfecto Director/co-writer Álex de la Iglesia offers
"750 Words About Cinema"
• Elegy
Director Isabel Coixet on adapting Philip Roth's novel for the screen
• Elevator
to the Gallows Vincent Malle reminisces about his brother Louis’s
debut film
• Embalmer,
The Director and co-writer Matteo Garrone introduces his acclaimed
black fable
• Enduring
Love Director Roger Michell recalls shooting the film's opening hot-air
balloon sequence
• Enron:
The Smartest Guys in the Room Writer/director Alex Gibney imagines
Enron: The Musical
• Eros
Wong Kar Wai, Steven Soderbergh and two of Michelangelo Antonioni's associates
comment on Eros
• Eulogy
Writer/director Michael Clancy on his love of laughter, and the letter
that started it all
• Evening
Director Lajos Koltai explores the importance of life's choices and decisions,
past and present
• Everyday
People Writer/director Jim McKay introduces a deleted scene from his
HBO film •
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• Family
Law Writer/director Daniel Burman reflects on fatherhood
• Far
From Heaven Director Todd Haynes talks to FiLM Club members about
his movie
• Fateless
Director Lajos Koltai sees "The World Upside Down"
• Festival
Express Director Bob Smeaton discusses the discovery and restoration
of the archival footage
• First
Snow Director/co-writer Mark Fergus on the snow that saved the day
• Five
Obstructions, The Read an essay and two poems by co-writer/co-director
Jørgen Leth
• Fog
of War, The Director Errol Morris asks—and answers—13
questions about his filmmaking
• Forty
Shades of Blue Director/co-writer Ira Sachs lists 31 things that make
up his film
• Frida
Notes on Frida from director Julie Taymor
• Fur:
An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Director Steven Shainberg on
the beauty of every body •
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• Garage
Days Director Alex Proyas writes about filming his comic anti-musical
in Australia
• Girl
With a Pearl Earring Director Peter Webber on the cinema where he
fell in love with the movies
• Girl
With the Dragon Tattoo, The Director Niels Arden Oplev on making the
best possible film
• God
Grew Tired of Us Director Christopher Quinn's filmmaking journey
• Golden
Door Writer/director Emanuele Crialese sees his film as a challenge
and an act of love
• Good,
the Bad and the Ugly, The MGM Film Archivist John Kirk on making the
film 'bigger and badder'
• Good
Thief, The Writer and director Neil Jordan talks about his tale of
a double heist
• Grbavica:
The Land of My Dreams Writer/director Jasmila Zbanic travels from
snowy Bosnia to sunny L.A.
• Greenberg
Read a brief Q&A with writer/director Noah Baumbach
• Guide
to Recognizing Your Saints, A Writer/director Dito Montiel on the
madness of filmmaking
• Gunner
Palace Co-director Michael Tucker on his newfound understanding of
our soldiers •
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• Half
Nelson Director/co-writer Ryan Fleck on the things in life that put
us in half nelsons
• Hard
Candy Excerpts from director David Slade's shooting diary
• Harry
and Max Writer/director Christopher Münch on characters struggling
to find their way
• Hawk
Is Dying, The Writer/director Julian Goldberger spends time on location
in Gainesville, Florida
• Head
in the Clouds Writer/director John Duigan on coincidences and "synchronicity"
• Head-On
Writer/director Fatih Akin on the value and danger of tearing down walls
• Henry
Poole Is Here Director Mark Pellington on the unexpected places life
takes us
• Holy
Girl, The Director/co-writer Lucrecia Martel on the side-effects of
falling off a cliff
• Holy
Land, The Writer/Director Eitan Gorlin on a side of Israel that few
outsiders even know exist
• Home
at the End of the World, A Director Michael Mayer on shooting his
first Super 8 film
• Horse
Boy, The The director and producer/author discuss their spiritual
journey
• Host,
The Director/co-writer Bong Joon-ho waxes on the Loch Ness monster
• Hotel
Rwanda Director/co-writer Terry George on the heroic efforts of Paul
Rusesabagina
• House
of Flying Daggers Director Zhang Yimou on shooting the final fight
scene in the snow
• House
of Fools Writer and director Andrei Konchalovsky on the battle between
Artist and Critic
• House
of Sand, The Director Andrucha Waddington is inspired by a photograph
• Hunting
Party, The For writer/director Richard Shepard, it's all about location
• Hurt
Locker, The Director Kathryn Bigelow on the importance of casting
the perfect actor
• Hustle
& Flow Writer/director Craig Brewer on the musical legacy of Memphis •
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• I'll
Sleep When I'm Dead Director Mike Hodges ponders space and time
• I'm
Not Scared Director Gabriele Salvatores re-tells a shaggy dog story
• Ice
Harvest, The Director Harold Ramis confronts his own dark side
• Illusionist,
The Writer/director Neil Burger on the transition from short story
to feature film
• Imagine
Me & You Writer/director Ol Parker on love at first sight
• In
America Director/co-writer Jim Sheridan on the importance of family
in his films
• In
My Country Director John Boorman on truth, freedom and forgiveness
• In
the Pit Director Juan Carlos Rulfo looks at the heart and soul of
Mexico City
• In
the Realms of the Unreal Writer/director Jessica Yu steps into Henry
Darger's room
• In
the Valley of Elah Writer/director Paul Haggis on the inspiration
for his film
• Infamous
Writer/director Douglas McGrath on the world of Truman Capote
• Intended,
The Director/co-writer Kristian Levring on making a film in the middle
of the jungle
• Interview
Actor/director Steve Buscemi remakes Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh's searing
drama
• Introducing
the Dwights Director Cherie Nowlan describes the joy of working with
Brenda Blethyn
• Intruder,
The Director/co-writer Claire Denis finds a beating heart
• Ira
& Abby Actor/writer Jennifer Westfeldt's relatives are divorce
pioneers •
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• Jane
Austen Book Club, The Director Robin Swicord on the similarity between
cooking and filmmaking
• Japanese
Story Director Sue Brooks writes about the challenges of starting
production
• Jesus
Camp Filmmakers Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady on the world of Evangelicals
• Jindabyne
Director Ray Lawrence on his passion for Raymond Carver's short story
•
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• Killer
of Sheep Writer/director Charles Burnett on Hollywood's color barrier
• King,
The Director/co-writer James Marsh muses on the power of prayer
• King
of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, The Director Seth Gordon documents
more than Donkey Kong
• Kings
and Queen Director/co-writer Arnaud Desplechin on women destined for
tragedy
• Kinsey
Writer/director Bill Condon on Dr. Alfred Kinsey and America's sexual
revolution
• Kitchen
Stories Writer/director Bent Hamer on the desire of the human heart
to escape classification •
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• Lady
Chatterley Director/co-writer Pascale Ferran on sexual hypocrisy
• Last
Days Writer/director Gus Van Sant recalls his first and only meeting
with Kurt Cobain
• Last
King of Scotland, The Director Kevin Macdonald on the relationship
Idi Amin had with his people
• Latter
Days Writer/director C. Jay Cox talks about growing up Mormon and
his love of movies
• Lawless
Heart Co-writer and co-director Neil Hunter on filming in his home
town in Essex
• Lbs.
Director/co-writer Matthew Bonifacio's motivation for making Lbs.
• Le
Divorce Producer Ismail Merchant on the crucial role music plays in
his filmmaking
• Leonard
Cohen I'm Your Man Director Lian Lunson on musicians, poets and singers
as "spiritual warriors"
• Levity
Director Ed Solomon on writing a film about one man's search for redemption
• Libertine,
The Director Laurence Dunmore meets actor John Malkovich
• Life
Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Director of Animation Henry Selick
on the film's Crayon Pony fish
• Lila
Says Director/co-writer Ziad Doueiri searches for the perfect actress
to play Lila
• Little
Miss Sunshine Co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris get motivated
• Live
and Become Director/co-writer Radu Mihaileanu asks "What is human
identity?"
• Lives
of Others, The Writer/director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck becomes
his own villain
• Look
Both Ways Writer/director Sarah Watt creates romantic comedy from
fear and anxiety
• The
Lost City Actor/director Andy Garcia finds solace in the music of
Cuba
• Lost
in La Mancha A first-hand look at the 'un-making' of Terry Gilliam's
Don Quixote
• Lost
Skeleton of Cadavra, The Writer/director Larry Blamire on sci-fi/horror
films of the 1950s
• Love
Me If You Dare Director/co-writer Yann Samuell on "The Singing
Wheel"
• Lower
City Director/co-writer Sérgio Machado subverts the classic
love triangle •
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• Machinist,
The Director Brad Anderson on the music for his film, and how a Theremin
saved the day
• Mad
Hot Ballroom Director Marilyn Agrelo recalls "The Gorey Details"
of her film
• Madame
Satã Writer/director Karim Aïnouz reveals his fascination
with the real-life Madame Satã
• Mambo
Italiano Director/co-writer Émile Gaudreault talks about creating
comedy
• Man
on the Train Director Patrice Leconte recalls his childhood passion
for movie ice cream
• Man
with the Screaming Brain Director/co-writer/star Bruce Campbell on
filming in Bulgaria
• Man
with the Screaming Brain Director/co-writer/star Bruce Campbell on
filming in Bulgaria
• Management
Writer/director Stephen Belber on the creation of his two characters
• March
of the Penguins Read a brief excerpt from director Luc Jacquet's script
• Maria
Full of Grace Writer/director Joshua Marston on feeling "half-in,
half-out"
• Matador,
The Writer/director Richard Shepard creates the Julian Noble character
• Mayor
of the Sunset Strip Rodney Bingenheimer on his life-long obsession
with music
• McLibel
Take director Franny Armstrong’s “McLibel Quiz”
• Me
and You and Everyone We Know Writer/director/star Miranda July on
her debut feature
• Mean
Creek Writer/director Jacob Aaron Estes on the generosity of his collaborators
• Merchant
of Venice, The Director Michael Radford's essay on Shakespeare
and the Jews
• Messenger,
The Director Oren Moverman on the need to find optimism in dark times
• Metallica:
Some Kind of Monster Co-directors Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky's
amazing journey
• Mighty
Wind, A Actor Bob Balaban on what it's like to work on a Christopher
Guest mockumentary
• MirrorMask
Director Dave McKean offers "24 Lessons a Second"
• Mondovino
Director Jonathan Nossiter reveals The Muffled Sounds of a Good Drunk
• Monsieur
Ibrahim Actor Omar Sharif on his role as an elderly Muslim in Paris
• Monster
Writer/director Patty Jenkins on the awesome responsibility of telling
a true story
• Monty
Python's Life of Brian An extract from Always Look on the Bright
Side of Life by Robert Sellers
• Morning
Light A letter from executive producers Roy E. Disney and Leslie
DeMeuse
• Moon
Director Duncan Jones on his debut feature Moon
• Mother,
The Director Roger Michell on making The Mother
• Motorcycle
Diaries, The Director Walter Salles on his characters' journey of
self-discovery
• Mudge
Boy Writer/director Michael Burke on working with animals
• Murderball
Co-director Henry Alex Rubin on the obstacles one faces in a world of
paralysis
• My
Best Friend Director/co-writer Patrice Leconte on love and friendship
• My
Flesh and Blood Director Jonathan Karsh on the year he spent documenting
the Tom family
• My
Life Without Me Writer/director Isabel Coixet lays bare the anxiety
and exhiliration of the film shoot
• My
Summer of Love Writer/director Pawel Pawlikowski explains himself
• Mysterious
Skin Writer/director Gregg Araki shares some of the script supervisor’s
Polaroids •
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• Namesake,
The Director Mira Nair contemplates the influence of photography
on her work
• Navigators,
The Director Ken Loach's moving tribute to the film's late author,
Rob Dawber
• NBT
Never Been Thawed Director/co-writer Sean Anders on the creation of
his homegrown comedy
• Night
Listener Director/co-writer Patrick Stettner expects the unexpected
• Night
Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) Timur Bekmambetov introduces us to the odd
inhabitants of his film
• Nine
Lives Writer/director Rodrigo García reveals some of his favorite
women from cinema
• No
End in Sight Director Charles Ferguson on the rewards and challenges
of making his debut film
• Nói
Writer/director Dagur Kári shares the wisdom of others with a stack
of 3x5 index cards
• Nomi
Song, The Writer/director Andrew Horn on the making of his Klaus Nomi
documentary
• Northfork
Filmmakers Mark and Michael Polish on their film's story arc and real-life
ark
• Notes
on a Scandal Director Richard Eyre considers loneliness
• Notorious
Bettie Page, The Director/co-writer Mary Harron is still bewildered
over Bettie
• Nowhere
in Africa Director Caroline Link on shooting her film on location
in Kenya •
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• Off
The Map Director Campbell Scott on "The Quiet Joys of Off
the Map"
• Oh
in Ohio, The Director Billy Kent searches for a piece of plastic
with comedic potential
• On
a Clear Day Director Gaby Dellal tackles the challenges she set for
herself
• One
from the Heart Director/co-writer Francis Ford Coppola on the rebirth
of his 1982 film
• One
Last Thing... Director Alan Steyermark looks at the future of entertainment
• One
to Another Co-director Jean-Marc Barr comments on youth, the body,
sex and more
• Open
Water Writer/director Chris Kentis on swimming with sharks
• Osama
Writer/director Saddiq Barmak on the aspirations and desires of Afghan
filmmakers
• Other
Side of the Street, The Director/co-writer Marcos Bernstein on the
creation of the script
• Our
Brand is Crisis Director Rachel Boynton reflects on her trips to Bolivia
• Owning
Mahowny Director Richard Kwietniowski on why he's drawn to stories
of obsessive behavior •
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• Page
Turner, The Director/co-writer Denis Dercourt helps actors become
musicians
• Painted
Veil, The Director John Curran on shooting in China
• Palindromes
Writer/director Todd Solondz on his unusual approach to casting
• Paper
Heart Writer/director Nicholas Jasenovec on his film’s three-year
journey to the screen
• Paris
Je T'aime Thoughts on Paris from twelve international directors
• Party
Monster Author James St. James's true-life dress-up adventure
• Passionada
Director Dan Ireland reveals his all-time favorite incurably romantic
films
• Personal
Velocity Filmmaker Rebecca Miller on the genesis of her film
• Pieces
of April Writer/director Peter Hedges on the genesis of his screenplay
for Pieces of April
• Prairie
Home Companion, A Writer Garrison Keillor on what it's like to be
from Minnesota
• Pretty
Persuasion Director Marcos Siega's "Anatomy of a Not So Teen
Movie"
• Price
of Sugar, The Director/co-writer Bill Haney discovers the true price
of sugar
• Priceless
Director Pierre Salvadori on meeting the right person at the wrong time
• Pride
& Prejudice Director Joe Wright on the greatest theme in drama
and storytelling
• Primer
Writer/director Shane Carruth on trying to make a feature film for $7,000
• Prophet,
A Director Jacques Audiard on the common language of film
• Proteus
Filmmakers John Greyson & Jack Lewis on picturing history
• Proposition,
The Director John Hillcoat reinvents the Western genre in Australia
• p.s.
Writer/director Dylan Kidd on "Directing a Film in Seven Simple Steps"
• Puccini
for Beginners Writer/director Maria Maggenti is interviewed by her
lead character •
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• Quid
Pro Quo Writer/director Carlos Brooks discusses his investigative
journalism thriller
• Quinceañera
Filmmakers Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland's "Immaculate
Conception" •
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• Rabbit-Proof
Fence An excerpt from director Phillip Noyce's filmmaking diary
• Rabbit-Proof
Fence Cinematographer Christopher Doyle's stunning photo collages
• Raising
Victor Vargas Director Peter Sollet on growing up in Brooklyn and
his debut film
• Reconstruction
Director/co-writer Christoffer Boe explains why he chose to make a film
about love
• Renaissance
Director Christian Volckman on the film's complexity
• Riding
Giants Director Stacy Peralta offers advice for budding filmmakers
• Rivers
and Tides Andy Goldsworthy explains how nature informs his transient
works of art
• Road,
The Director John Hillcoat on the power of Carmac McCarthy's poetic
prose
• Robot
Stories Writer/director Greg Pak's emotional take on robots and artificial
intelligence
• Rocket
Science Writer/director Jeffrey Blitz's war of the words...
• Rosenstrasse
Co-writer Pamela Katz on the protest against the Nazis named the "resistance
of the heart"
• Russian
Ark Alexander Sokurov ponders how his film will be received in America •
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• Safety
of Objects, The Author A.M. Homes on the origin of her collection
of short stories
• Saint
Ralph Writer/director Michael McGowan on the origins of his inspirational
film
• Savages,
The Writer/director Tamara Jenkins on the day she cast actor Philip
Bosco
• Saved!
Director/co-writer Brian Dannelly's comic encounters with Jesus
• Schultze
Gets the Blues Writer/director Michael Schorr's tale of "Schultze,
Supertankers and Me"
• Science
of Sleep, The Filmmaker Michel Gondry has nightmares about huge, unwieldy
hands
• Sea,
The Writer and director Baltasar Kormákur gazes into the eye
of the storm
• Sea
Inside, The Director/co-writer Alejandro Amenábar on the journey
of his film's subject and audience
• Secret
Lives of Dentists, The Director Alan Rudolph talks about filming the
script exactly as written
• Secretary
Erin Cressida Wilson on the inspiration for her screenplay
• Separate
Lies Writer/director Julian Fellowes on themes of choice and doubt
• Severance
Director/co-writer Christopher Smith traces his love of horror films
• She
Hate Me Director/co-writer Spike Lee explains the name of his film
• Shopgirl
Director Anand Tucker offers a list of some of his favorite L.A. things
• Shortbus
Writer/director John Cameron Mitchell's essay "Why My New Film Has
Real Sex In It"
• Sin
Nombre Writer/director Cary Joji Fukunaga on the risks he took to
make his debut feature
• Singing
Detective, The Director Keith Gordon on Dennis Potter's adaptation
of his 1980s BBC series
• Single
Man, A Director Tom Ford finds his voice as a filmmaker
• Situation,
The Director Philip Haas goes behind the headlines in Iraq
• Sleeping
Dogs Lie Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait on learning to keep your
mouth shut
• Snow
Angels Writer/director David Gordon Green transforms Stewart O’Nan’s
book into a movie
• Somersault
Writer/director Cate Shortland on working with Decoder Ring
• Sophie
Scholl: The Final Days Director Marc Rothemund on the life of a true
heroine
• Spider
Director David Cronenberg talks about why he made the movie Spider
• Spider
See an exclusive David Cronenberg photo and read comments from the director
• Squid
and the Whale, The Writer/director Noah Baumbach talks about the title
of his film
• Stage
Beauty Director Richard Eyre writes about filmmaking and the allure
of the stage
• Stander
Director Bronwen Hughes recalls her on-location shoot in South Africa
• Starter
for 10 Director Tom Vaughn on the challenging business of adapting
a novel
• Statement,
The Director Norman Jewison on shooting many of his films on location
in Europe
• Station
Agent, The Writer/director Tom McCarthy on developing his lead character's
outsider status
• Stander
Director Bronwen Hughes recalls her on-location shoot in South Africa
• Stephanie
Daley Writer/director Hilary Brougher on lies, superstitions and
rites of passage
• Strangers
With Candy Director Paul Dinello on "The Taste of Independence"
• Super
Size Me Director Morgan Spurlock tackles the American obesity epidemic
• Surfwise
Director Doug Pray on the catch-22 of making movies about real people
• Sweet
Land Writer/director Ali Selim on the foundation of America
• Swimming
Pool Director François Ozon on
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• Taking
Woodstock Writer/Producer James Schamus on making a film about happiness
• Talk
To Her Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar’s self-interview
• Tarnation
Writer/director Jonathan Caouette reveals "Twenty-Five Things That
I Love"
• Tell
Them Who You Are Filmmaker Mark Wexler faces “the moment of
truth”
• Testosterone
Director/co-writer David Moreton talks about shooting on location in Argentina
• Tetro
Writer/director Francis Ford Coppola on his return to independent filmmaking
• Thank
You for Smoking Writer/director Jason Reitman meets the real
Nick Naylor
• Thirst
Writer/director Park Chan-wook didn't set out to make a vampire film
• Thirteen
Director Catherine Hardwicke on co-writing her debut feature with the
film's 13-year-old co-star
• This
Film Is Not Yet Rated Director/co-writer Kirby Dick steps into a Kafka
novel
• Thousand
Years of Good Prayers, A Director Wayne Wang on paring things down
to get closer to the truth
• Thumbsucker
Writer/director Mike Mills' inspiration to make Thumbsucker
• Together
Director Chen Kaige on the transforming power of classical music
• Tokyo
Godfathers Director Satoshi Kon on the homelessness of the film's
three lead characters
• Touch
of Pink Writer/director Ian Iqbal Rashid on the power of Hollywood
films around the world
• Touching
the Void Director Kevin Macdonald on the challenges he faced while
shooting on location
• Transamerica
Writer/director Duncan Tucker offers a brief transsexual lexicon
• Travellers
& Magicians Director Khyentse Norbu on "Life As Cinema"
• Triplets
of Bellevile, The Writer/director Sylvain Chomet talks about the inspiration
for his animated film
• Tropical
Malady Writer/director Apichatpong Weerasethakul on the jungle as
a main character
• Trumbo
Director Peter Askin on Trumbo's prophetic words
• Tsotsi
Writer/director Gavin Hood recalls how crime has affected his family in
South Africa
• Twelve
and Holding Director Michael Cuesta is drawn to stories that challenge
and provoke
• Twentynine
Palms Writer/director Bruno Dumont's work notes for Twentynine
Palms • Tying
the Knot Director Jim de Seve on his personal journey while making
Tying the Knot •
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Director/co-writer David Gordon Green offers a poem on the pre-production
process
• United
States of Leland, The Writer/director Matthew Ryan Hoge on society's
reaction to criminals
• Unknown
White Male Director Rupert Murray's essay "A Day to Remember"
• (Untitled)
Director/co-writer Jonathan Parker on creativity and success
• U.S.
vs. John Lennon, The The filmmakers explore a rarely-discussed chapter
in U.S. and Beatles history •
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• Venus
An excerpt from director Roger Michell’s production diary
• Vera
Drake Writer/director Mike Leigh on the challenges of shooting a period
film on a low budget
• Vincere
Writer/director Marco Bellocchio focuses on the fixation of a woman for
a man
• Visitor,
The Director Tom McCarthy is fascinated by how and why people connect
• Volver
Writer/director Pedro Almodóvar sings the praises of Penélope
Cruz and Carmen Maura •
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• Walk
on Water Director Eytan Fox on his inspiration for creating a journey
on film
• Walker,
The Writer/director Paul Schrader explores an American Gigolo in
midlife
• Wassup
Rockers Writer/director Larry Clark survives the shoot
• We
Don't Live Here Anymore Director John Curran strikes gold with his
script and actors
• Whale
Rider Writer and director Niki Caro on the importance of whales in
Maori culture
• Where
the Truth Lies Writer/director Atom Egoyan explains "The Thrust
of the Idea"
• Who
Killed the Electric Car? Writer/director Chris Paine faces the repo
man
• Why
We Fight Writer/director Eugene Jarecki looks beyond Eisenhower's
warning
• William
Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Director Michael Radford on Shakespeare
and the Jews
• Wilbur
Wants to Kill Himself Writer/director Lone Scherfig on casting her
first English-language film
• Wild
Parrots of Telegraph Hill, The Director Judy Irving on how the birds
mirror human society
• Winged
Migration Filmmaker Jacques Perrin on the challenge of entering the
world of birds
• Winter
Passing Writer/director Adam Rapp on unspoken, but charged relationships
• Winter
Solstice Writer/director Josh Sternfeld on The Seven Steps to completing
a film
• Wonderland
Director/co-writer James Cox talks about trying to capture the inside
of John Holmes's soul
• Wordplay
Director/co-writer Patrick Creadon makes crossword puzzles exciting
• World's
Fastest Indian, The Writer/director Roger Donaldson premieres his
film in New Zealand •
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• XX/XY
Writer and director Austin Chick on love, relationships and his debut
feature •
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• Yes
Writer/director Sally Potter offers fragments and traces from the evolution
of Yes
• Yes
Men, The The Yes Men provide an "Update from the Field"
on their activities
• Young
Adam Writer/director David Mackenzie on cowards, custard and beatnik
food sex games
• Young
Victoria, The Writer Julian Fellowes on the largely unknown early
life of Queen Victoria •
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