From MovieMaker Magazine, a podcast featuring conversations with great moviemakers about the art and craft of making movies. Tim Molloy talks to... more
Exploring the smooth sounds and legacy of late-'70s/early-'80s soft rock
The joys and challenges of living in famous movie and TV homes
A physically isolated young man finds a community in 'World of Warcraft'
12 pastors confront division and discover common ground
Ethics and consent in the case of Anna Stubblefield
A scene inspired by American Psycho, crossing lines, and being named after the Antichrist
Sam Pressman on a new crowdfunding model he hopes will continue the legacy of Pressman Film. His father, producer Ed... more
The surreal story of Nasubi, unwitting reality TV star of the late '90s
Survival, trust, and betrayal on Seattle's streets
Micah Khan is one of our favorite people in moviemaking. After years of making shorts and writing his own scripts,... more
Jeremy Saulnier has done it all with Rebel Ridge. It's an action thriller Netflix hit... but also a smart indictment... more
Inside the rise of Ted Ngoy's donut empire and the struggles beneath the surface
The intimate and courageous story behind 'Last Flight Home'
Join a club – America's fate depends on it
Elgin James, co-creator and showrunner of the FX hit Mayans MC, is a former member of an anti-racist gang whose... more
Hit Man star Glen Powell and director Richard Linklater talk about co-writing their story of a quiet college professor who... more
Vera Drew is the creator of The People's Joker, which evolved from an attempt to re-edit Todd Phillip's 2019 into... more
Some people think of virtual reality as an escape from actual reality. But helping you escape reality is the opposite... more
Coss Marte created a prison-based workout program in solitary confinement, then turned it into a thriving business called Conbody that... more
The story of twin bodybuilders who raked in millions through a network of pain pill clinics
Cory Choy's Esme, My Love is a mother-daughter thriller, set in the wilds of upstate New York and powered by... more
Brian Helgeland has won an Oscar for the screenplay of L.A. Confidential and was nominated again for Mystic River. He... more
Filmmaker Sharon "Rocky" Roggio is a lesbian filmmaker who hopes to someday change her Christian pastor father's mind about homosexuality.Like... more
John Carney and Gary Clark tell stories of scrappy amateurs trying to break into the music industry — because they've... more
Cinematographer Steven Holleran doesn't do anything the easy way. For A Boy. A Girl. A Dream: Love on Election Night,... more
Extraction 2 director Sam Hargrave thought long and hard about how to top the 12-minute nonstop action sequence in the... more
The new doc IT'S BASIC examines how the idea of Universal Basic Income – giving people money to do with... more
Sav Rodgers was a 12-year-old queer kid in Kansas when he first found his mom's VHS copy of Chasing Amy,... more
Nardeep Khurmi wrote, directed and stars in Land of Gold, a cross-country, cross-cultural road trip exploring the dynamic between a... more
Ali Afshar has one of the most unique origin stories in Hollywood. His family moved to Petaluma, California after the... more
Alex Convery grew up in the Chicago suburbs in the 1990s, when Michael Jordan was a superhero. He watched the... more
Two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple helped invent the modern-day documentary with her groundbreaking Harlan County, USA, which recounted a brutal... more
Born into the film industry, William Sherak has a long family history with innovators like James Cameron and George Lucas.... more
You know when you're watching a cop show, and a suspect says the cops planted a gun? Or drugs?It happened... more
In his directorial debut, Kyle Marvin guided not only four of the greatest actors of all time — Lily Tomlin,... more
MISSING producers Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian and Natalie Qasabian join us to talk about their addictive mystery thriller, which unfolds... more
Making one movie is a miracle, and Adam Leipzig has worked on 36. Some of them might be among your favorites,... more
Nick Richey, director of 1-800-HOT-NITE, is as cooly understated as he is full of surprises. The new film is about... more
Matt Stawski grew up a Detroit punk fan, shooting his friends' bands with equipment from a local TV and radio... more
Follow Her director Sylvia Caminer knows all the potential pitfalls of making a psychosexual thriller: cheesy sex scenes, falling into... more
In Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom, host and executive producer Rasool Berry travels to Galveston, Texas to learn about the real... more
Peter Phok is having an amazing year — he executive produced both X, released in March, and its prequel Pearl,... more
Kelci Parker, vice president of Animation at Hulu Originals, shared some perspective with students at the SCAD Animation Fest on... more
Come on down as we discuss 'Perfect Bid' with director CJ Wallis
Bianca Stigter on her poignant documentary 'Three Minutes: A Lengthening'
Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller on their film 'Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song'
We should probably shut the podcast down, because somehow we scored an interview with the legendary SLASH. We talk about... more
Eli Powers new short Skin & Bone is about a woman who draws troubled people to her farm... and looks... more
Todd Flaherty makes his feature directorial debut with Chrissy Judy, in which he also stars. It's the story of drag... more
Still Working 9 to 5 is a new documentary about two things: First, the 1980 workplace comedy 9 to 5, starring Jane... more