InterviewsInterview: Craig Zobel on Opening Up a Conversation With “Compliance”The writer/director of the controversial thriller talks about the many discussions that led to the production of his latest film, what he's ...byStephen SaitoSep 3, 2012
InterviewsInterview: Marjane Satrapi on Putting Spice into “Chicken With Plums” and What’s Cooking With “The Eleventh Laureate”The graphic novelist and "Persepolis" filmmaker discusses making the transition from animation to live-action for her latest and why everyth...byStephen SaitoAug 31, 2012
InterviewsInterview: Director of Photography Paul Koestner on the Look of “Louie”One of the few to see their names alongside Louis CK's in the opening credits of the acclaimed FX series, the cinematographer reflects on wo...byStephen SaitoAug 8, 2012
InterviewsInterview: Alison Klayman on Not Apologizing for “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry”The first-time filmmaker talks about providing new insight on the artist/activist who prides himself on making China a more transparent plac...byStephen SaitoJul 26, 2012
InterviewsInterview: Anne Émond Takes a Stand With the Erotic, Incendiary “Nuit #1”With a film that shocks not with a sexually graphic opening scene but with what's said after, the French Canadian filmmaker emerges as a bol...byStephen SaitoJul 23, 2012
InterviewsInterview: Lauren Greenfield on Mining Unexpected Riches in “The Queen of Versailles”After looking at consumer culture's effect on youth with "Kids and Money," the famed photographer and filmmaker turns her lens to adults who...byStephen SaitoJul 19, 2012
InterviewsInterview: Bart Layton and Dimitri Doganis on “The Imposter” and Getting at the Truth in a True Crime FilmThe fact that one of the summer's biggest thrill rides is a documentary is just one of the many surprises in store for audiences and its dir...byStephen SaitoJul 13, 2012
InterviewsInterview: Nancy Savoca Finds a Home in “Union Square”With rat-a-tat repertee between dysfunctional siblings serving as the launchpad for a rollicking family comedy, the director of "Dogfight" a...byStephen SaitoJul 10, 2012
InterviewsInterview: Jonathan Caouette on Finding Closure With “Walk Away Renee”Nearly a decade after his exhilarating debut, the director of "Tarnation" returns with a new film about his mentally ill mother and talks ab...byStephen SaitoJul 9, 2012
InterviewsLAFF ’12 Interview: Todd Berger, Jeff Grace & Kevin Brennan Set Off the Laugh Riot “It’s a Disaster”On the comedy troupe the Vacationeers' new comedy.byStephen SaitoJun 23, 2012