Nov 22

#630 - Black World-Making with the BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Team

This week we’re excited to present a special conversation from the 63rd New York Film Festival with members of the filmmaking team behind the Main Slate selection BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, including director Kahlil Joseph, screenwriter Madebo Fatunde, artist Kaneza Schaal, and ... Show More

59m 32s

Nov 15

#629 - Ira Sachs on Peter Hujar's Day and New York City in the 1970s

This week we’re excited to present a special conversation with Peter Hujar’s Day director Ira Sachs. An NYFF63 Main Slate selection, Peter Hujar’s Day is now playing daily at FLC. Get tickets at filmlinc.org/hujar FLC and Janus Films recently presented a deep-dive discussion int ... Show More

38 m

Nov 8

#628 - Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe Discuss the Art of Acting

This week we’re excited to present a special conversation from the 63rd New York Film Festival between Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe, moderated by Film at Lincoln Center programmer Maddie Whittle. This talk is sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter. Two films in this year’s NYFF line ... Show More

52m 5s

Mar 2024

Spice, Spice Baby

On this special bonus episode of Acton Unwind, Eric, Dan, Dylan, and Daniel discuss Dune: Part Two, the second entry in director Denis Villeneuve’s trilogy adapting the Frank Herbert novels. The panel discusses the technical filmmaking, how this film compares to the 1984 David Ly ... Show More

1h 2m

Dec 2021

Top Five Movies of 2021. Plus: Denis Villeneuve on ‘Dune’!

It's time to talk about the best of the year, so Sean and Amanda are joined by Adam Nayman and Chris Ryan to share their five favorite movies of 2021 (1:00). Then, 'Dune' director Denis Villeneuve comes to the show to talk about his extraordinary adaptation of Frank Herbert's nov ... Show More

1h 51m

Jun 2024

Dune: Part Two

This week, Paul and Amy dig into the 2024 release Dune: Part Two, starring Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler and Zendaya. Paul reveals his disappointment with the movie while Amy stands up for the brilliance of the storytelling, and then the two dig into why Frank Herbert wrote Du ... Show More

1h 8m

Mar 2024

‘Dune: Part Two’ Is Here and It’s Spectacular

Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss the massively anticipated Denis Villeneuve epic, ‘Dune: Part Two.’ The trio discuss the scope of the film, the fan fervor, the movie star performances it centers, and more (1:00). Then, they discuss Villeneuve’s most successful ... Show More

1h 40m

Jul 2022

Dune with Eric Roth

Where to begin describing today’s guest and his lengthy list of accomplishments? Eric Roth is the Academy Award-winning writer responsible for films like Forrest Gump, The Insider, Munich, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and 2018’s A Star Is Born. At 77-years-old, Eric is as ... Show More

52m 13s

Feb 2024

Dune (2021)

This week the Spice is flowing, and Paul & Amy are covering the 2021 film Dune. The two discuss the complicated feelings of going to the movies in the year 2021, Dune’s 2022 Oscar snub, ask “is this Beetlejuice?”, and dig into the undeniable influence Dune has had on Sci-Fi. You ... Show More

1h 16m

Sep 2021

«Dune» : avant le magistral film de Denis Villeneuve, 56 ans de malédiction

C’est un véritable défi que tente de relever ces jours-ci le réalisateur canadien Denis Villeneuve : proposer une adaptation réussie au cinéma de “Dune”, le roman de science-fiction le plus vendu de l’Histoire. Depuis la parution du livre en 1965, premier opus d’une saga gal ... Show More

21m 15s

#514 - Denis Villeneuve on Dune: Part Tw...