Category: Interviews

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.
Daniel Pemberton Being the RicardosD
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January 14, 2022

Daniel Pemberton on capturing the Golden Age sweep of Being the Ricardos

The Oscar-nominated composer goes old-school symphonic for his latest collaboration with Aaron Sorkin.
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December 31, 2021

Dickon Hinchliffe on the “lost mixtape” feel of The Lost Daughter

The composer talks about building a retro '60s sound for Maggie Gyllanhaal's haunting directorial debut.
David Newman, West Side StoryD
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December 27, 2021

David Newman on keeping Bernstein’s music alive for Spielberg’s West Side Story

The legendary composer talks about keeping the spirit of Leonard Bernstein's score alive in Steve Spielberg's musical adaptation.
Uno Helmersson Flee Interview Podcast&
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December 20, 2021

“When you’re good at something, time disappears”: Composer Uno Helmersson on Flee

The Swedish composer and instrumentalist talks about giving voice to things left unsaid in NEON's acclaimed animated documentary.