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The Spool’s weekly interview podcast, in which editor-in-chief Clint Worthington talks to actors, filmmakers, and more from the world of film and TV.

Travis Beacham on the Long, Winding Faerie Tale Creation of “Carnival Row”

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The co-creator of Amazon’s latest fantasy series discusses the story’s long, winding road from long-dormant feature script to streaming series.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019

Aisling Franciosi and Baykali Ganambarr on “The Nightingale” and Slaying Historical Demons

The Nightingale Aisling Franciosi Baykali Ganambarr
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The stars of Jennifer Kent’s harrowing colonial revenge film sit down to talk about finding their characters amidst historical hell.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

Jacob Yoffee and Roahn Hylton on Scoring Social Justice in Amazon’s “Free Meek”

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The composers of Amazon’s new docuseries talk about Meek Mill, their contrasting styles, and the challenges of documentary scoring.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

Fantasia 2019: Adam Stein, Zach Lipovsky, and the Unlikely Origin Story of “Freaks”

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The writer/directors of Fantasia fave Freaks, talk about the lo-fi origins of their unconventional superhero story.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019

Rhianne Barreto and J.C. MacKenzie of HBO’s “Share” on Shame and Sexual Assault

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We sit down with the stars of HBO’s latest film to talk about sexual assault and social media in the post-#MeToo era.

Clint Worthington Posted on July 27, 2019July 27, 2019

Fantasia 2019: “Vivarium” Director Lorcan Finnegan on the Terror of the Suburb

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We talk to the director of the latest chiller from Fantasia about the hells of suburbia and working on his second film.

Clint Worthington Posted on July 19, 2019July 22, 2019

Jim Gaffigan and Miranda Bailey on “Being Frank”‘s 90s Humor and Messy Moral Questions

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We speak to the star and director of the new indie comedy Being Frank about the difficulties in generating empathy within adultery.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 21, 2019August 11, 2020

AIDS Activists Guy Vandenberg and Steve Williams Talk About the Plague Years and “5B”

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I sit down with two subjects from the upcoming AIDS documentary 5B to talk about Pride and the plague years.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 14, 2019August 11, 2020

Steve De Jarnatt on the Long, Apocalyptic Road to “Miracle Mile”‘s Cult Success

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Welcome back to More of a Comment, Really…, a weekly interview podcast hosted by Clint Worthington! Every episode will feature interviews with actors, […]

Clint Worthington Posted on May 31, 2019August 11, 2020

Composer Kurt Farquhar on “American Soul”, “Black Lightning”, and Scoring Thirty Years of Television

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On this week’s podcast, we speak with composer Kurt Farquhar, “the musical voice of the BET,” about his work on American Soul and Black Lightning.

Clint Worthington Posted on May 25, 2019August 10, 2020

Chicago Critics Film Festival: Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan on Adulthood, Abortion and the Unwelcome Timeliness of “Saint Frances”

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We speak to the director and writer/star of Chicago Critics Film Festival’s opening night film about the disturbing timeliness of their Chicago-set drama.

Clint Worthington Posted on May 17, 2019August 10, 2020

With “Blockbuster”, Matt Schrader Builds a Podcast Biopic of Lucas and Spielberg’s Game-Changing Origins

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We chat with the creator of the podcast series Blockbuster about dramatizing the early creative partnership of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

Clint Worthington Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019

Penny Lane on “Hail Satan?”, Religion in Politics, and Making Her First ‘Normal’ Documentary

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Documentarian Penny Lane returns to our weekly interview podcast to talk about her deeply funny, insightful dive into The Satanic Temple.

Clint Worthington Posted on May 3, 2019August 7, 2020

Director Patrick Wang on Art, Inspiration, and the Community of “A Bread Factory, Pts. 1 & 2”

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The Houston-born filmmaker talks about his latest opus, the value of arts in small communities, and the joys/challenges of self-distributing your films.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 26, 2019August 7, 2020

DOC10: Jenifer Westphal and Joe Plummer of Wavelength Productions on Telling Great F**king Stories

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Clint sits down with the producers of Knock Down the House, The Infiltrators and Won’t You Be My Neighbor? to find out what makes a great doc.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 20, 2019April 20, 2019

Director AT White on Grief, Music and the Intentional Inscrutability of “Starfish”

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We interview the Starfish director about making his first feature, paying homage to a close friend, the film’s Silent Hill nods, and more.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 12, 2019August 6, 2020

Director Emma Tammi on the Women of “The Wind” and the Isolation of the Old West

Emma Tammi, The Wind
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The Wind director sits down for a podcast interview to talk about her feature debut’s feminist horror deconstruction of the Western.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 5, 2019August 6, 2020

C2E2: Mary Robinette Kowal on Her “Lady Astronaut” Series, “LazyTown” and More

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I sit down with the Hugo award-winning author to talk about addressing female erasure in the space race and her work as a puppeteer.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

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