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

Patrick Wang, A Bread Factory
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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

Jenifer Westphal Joe Plummer Wavelength Productions
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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

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on “The Sopranos”?

The Sopranos
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Our monthly TV podcast debates which character from David Chase’s seminal mob drama wins out over the rest.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 16, 2019August 6, 2020

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

AT White, 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

Mary Robinette Kowal
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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

Hall of Faces Minisode: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Recurring Characters (w/Danny Jolles)

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's George (Danny Jolles).
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Danny Jolles (George) joins us to talk about the wonderful recurring cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend as it wraps up its final season this week on the CW.

Clint Worthington Posted on April 1, 2019August 6, 2020

Composer Brian H. Kim (Abby’s, Star vs. the Forces of Evil) on Synths, Scoring, and Studio Audiences

Brian H. Kim, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Abby's
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The composer talks about scoring the final season of Disney’s animated adventure and crafting a theme for NBC’s […]

Clint Worthington Posted on March 29, 2019August 6, 2020

More of a Comment, Really…: Relaxer’s Joel Potrykus on the Gruesome Terror of the ’90s

Joel Potrykus
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RELAXER’s director sits down to talk about video games and the horrors of Y2K.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 27, 2019August 6, 2020

More of a Comment, Really…: The Umbrella Academy’s Justin Min on Playing a Superpowered Ghost

Justin H. Min of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy
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The actor behind the most mysterious member of Netflix’s Umbrella Academy talks about life as a superpowered ghost, and what might await him in season 2.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 8, 2019August 5, 2020

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on Battlestar Galactica?

Battlestar Galactica
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Adama? Roslin? Starbuck? Baltar? Four TV critics hash out which character from Ronald D. Moore’s political sci-fi drama […]

Clint Worthington Posted on March 4, 2019August 5, 2020

More of a Comment, Really…: Interview with SXSW Composer Carla Patullo (Porno)

Carla Patullo SXSW Porno
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The composer of the upcoming SXSW-bound horror comedy talks about her rock career, the Sundance Film Music and Sound Design Lab, and scoring with her voice.

Clint Worthington Posted on March 1, 2019August 5, 2020

More of a Comment, Really…: Interview with Director Shawn Convey (Among Wolves)

Shawn Convey Among Wolves
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Clint sits down with the documentary filmmaker to talk about his observations of post-war Bosnia and the fascinating subjects of his story.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 15, 2019August 4, 2020

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on 30 Rock?

30 Rock
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In our first episode of Hall of Faces, we debate which 30 Rock character deserves a spot in our pantheon of great TV characters.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 11, 2019August 4, 2020

More of a Comment, Really…: Interviews with Michael Glover Smith (Rendezvous in Chicago) and Sundance Composer Graham Reynolds (Sister Aimee)

Rendezvous in Chicago Michael Glover Smith Graham Reynolds Sister Aimee
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Clint sits down with local Chicago filmmaker Michael Smith to talk about his latest indie comedy, and with regular Linklater composer Graham Reynolds about his work on Sundance darling Sister Aimee.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

More of a Comment, Really…: Interviews with Richard Dreyfuss, Sundance Composers Piers Burbrook de Vere (Little Monsters) and Roger Suen (Ms. Purple)

MOACR Dreyfuss Burbrook de Vere Suen
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On the podcast, RIchard Dreyfuss talks about his career and love of civics, plus two exciting young composers talk about their latest entries in Sundance.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 2, 2019February 2, 2019

More of a Comment, Really….: Jonas Akerlund and Mads Mikkelsen (POLAR); Director Jason Polevoi (F*** YOUR HAIR)

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For the latest interview podcast, Clint talks to the filmmakers behind Netflix’s Polar, and the director of a […]

Clint Worthington Posted on January 25, 2019February 15, 2019

More of a Comment, Really…: Penny Lane Talks about Morgellons, Online Isolation, and “The Pain of Others”

The Pain of Others
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Documentary filmmaker Penny Lane sits down with us to talk about her latest, THE PAIN OF OTHERS.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 18, 2019August 3, 2020

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