Category: Interviews

Jim Penola KursamaI
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May 12, 2023

Interview: Jim Penola on expressing his appreciation of Karyn Kusama through podcasting

The man behind the podcast An Invitation discusses how his appreciation of the director fueled his intensive dive into her films.
Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsI
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April 4, 2023

In conversation: Lana Wilson on Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

The acclaimed documentarian joins The Spool to discuss Brooke Shields, her work, her life, and her relationship to "Brooke Shields" the image.
Yuya Yagira Interview GannibalI
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February 21, 2023

Interview: Yûya Yagira on the meaty appeal of Gannibal

The lead actor of the horror-drama series on how Masaaki Ninomiya’s manga adaptation can serve up a thrilling time.
Joe Hunting, We Met in Virtual RealityW
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July 29, 2022

We Met in Virtual Reality: Joe Hunting on the Positives of VR

The director opens up about the challenges of filming a doc entirely inside virtual reality and advocating for safe, positive communities in that space.
Fire Island Interview Joel Kim Booster Andrew AhnJ
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May 22, 2022

Joel Kim Booster and Andrew Ahn on the ins and outs of Fire Island

We sit down with the director and writer/star of the Asian-centered gay romcom to talk Austen, toxic gays, and more.
Alex Cox Interview AlexA
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April 28, 2022

Alex Cox reflects on Walker’s making and legacy

The director talks the film's rediscovery and release in the Criterion Collection.
Jimmy LaValle Something in the Dirt (cred. David Black)J
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February 4, 2022

Jimmy LaValle on the eerie sounds of Sundance chiller Something in the Dirt

The Album Leaf instrumentalist talks about his fourth creepy collaboration with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.
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February 3, 2022

John Cameron Mitchell on 15 years of Shortbus

The Spool’s Theo Estes spoke with John Cameron Mitchell about Shortbus’s re-release, how it reflected the culture now and then, and the possibility of a return to live theatre.
Alli Haapasalo interviewS
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January 28, 2022

Sundance 2022: Alli Haapasalo on Girl Picture & the coming-of-age story

Director Alli Haapasalo talks to the Spool about putting a contemporary and insightful spin on a well-worn trope.
Search Party final seasonS
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January 18, 2022

Search Party’s co-creators on the thin line between altruism and narcissism

Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss look back at their genre-hopping chronicle of millennial life and the journey of the anti-heroine they built with Alia Shawkat.