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Precious Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher

After graduating from Harvard University and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Geoffrey Fletcher spent nearly a decade writing thousands of unproduced script pages while working at temp jobs. In 2010, Fletcher’s first produced screenplay, Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire, was nominated for Writers Guild and Academy […]

Director’s Chair: James Cameron - ‘Avatar’

Iain Blair sits down with acclaimed director James Cameron to discuss his new obscure arthouse film: Avatar.

…What sort of film did you set out to make?
JAMES CAMERON: “Pretty much the one we made, which was a film that’s like the stuff that played on the projection screen of my mind […]

David Lynch in Conversation

Iconic film director David Lynch discusses his craft, his career and his life with the Hudson Union Society.

George Lucas on the Daily Show

George Lucas, creator of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” movies, was on the Daily Show last night with Jon Stewart to talk about the new book he’s written, “Blockbusting,” which examines the movie industry through its most “timeless” films. Lucas also discuses the duality of the love hate relationship […]

R. Crumb in Conversation with Francoise Mouly

The famed illustrator R. Crumb discusses his work with the art editor of The New Yorker, including his new book, an illustration of the “Book of Genesis”, from the Creation to the death of Joseph.

Kevin Smith - Great Filmmaking Advice

Writer / Director Kevin Smith gives new filmmakers some ideas on how to act on set, always have the answer, treat people well… and also has some great advice for making sure the edit of your film is going to be tight and exactly what the audience can tolerate or […]

Spike Jonze Interview

In this interview, Spike Jonze (director of ‘Being John Malkovich’, ‘Adaption’, and the upcoming ‘Where The Wild Things Are’) discusses his early music video and short film work. This episode predates the Directors Label DVD collection by about 4 years and contains interviews not available elsewhere.
cameraman/interviewer: Lance Bangs Contains the […]

Robert Rodriguez on Hitchcock

Robert Rodriguez talks about his favorite scene from the Alfred Hitchcock film “Spellbound”. Part of the 1999 BBC2 Hitchcock Season.
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Quentin Tarantino’s Top 20 Movies Since 1992

Quentin Tarantino lists his Top 20 movies since he started to direct in 1992.
They are:
Battle Royale, Anything Else, Audition, Blade, Boogie Nights, Dazed & Confused, Dogville, Fight Club, Fridays, The Host, The Insider, Joint Security Area, Lost In Translation, The Matrix, Memories of Murder, Police Story 3, Shaun of the […]

Quentin Tarantino Talks about Inglorious Bastards

The always interesting Quentin Tarantino sits down with the Wall Street Journal for a chat about his highly anticipated movie, “Inglorious Bastards”, which opens on August 21, 2009.
… The Wall Street Journal: You’ve said that you began the script for “Inglourious Basterds” more than 10 years ago. How did you […]