During the 2024 New York Film Festival, Film Comment’s Devika Girish had the chance to chat with Julianne Moore, one of the great American actresses of the last three decades and more. She was at the festival for the premiere of The Room Next Door, the first English-language feature film by Pedro Almodóvar, which stars Moore as a writer in New York who recon ... Show More
Jul 3
Summer New Releases, with Alana Pockros and Adam Nayman
It’s officially summertime, and with the AC blasting in multiplexes around the globe, Film Comment Editors Clinton Krute and Devika Girish invited two fellow respite seekers, critics Alana Pockros and Adam Nayman, to chat about some of the buzziest new releases in circulation. Th ... Show More
1h 13m
Jun 25
GriGris, with Malcolm Harris and Anselm Kizza-Besigye
Earlier this month, Film Comment hosted the author Malcolm Harris for a special event celebrating the launch of his latest book, What’s Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis—an invigorating analysis of climate change and the collective solutions required to rescue humani ... Show More
40m 33s
Jun 18
Familiar Touch, with Kathleen Chalfant and Molly Haskell
One of our favorite movies of 2025 so far is Sarah Friedland's debut feature Familiar Touch, which opens in theaters in New York on Friday, June 20. The film follows an octogenarian with dementia, played by Kathleen Chalfant, as she settles into her new life in a nursing home. It ... Show More
34m 13s
Nov 2024
#568 - Pedro Almodóvar, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, and John Turturro on The Room Next Door
This week we’re excited to present a conversation from the 62nd New York Film Festival with The Room Next Door director Pedro Almodóvar and cast members Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, and John Turturro. The Room Next Door opens at Film at Lincoln Center on December 20th. Get tick ... Show More
16m 6s
Oct 2024
#553 - Pedro Almodóvar, Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, and John Turturro on The Room Next Door
On today’s NYFF62 podcast, we present the press conference from this year's Centerpiece selection The Room Next Door, featuring director Pedro Almodóvar and cast members Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, and John Turturro, moderated by NYFF Artistic Director Dennis Lim. Pedro Almodó ... Show More
38m 25s
Mar 2025
After Hours with Martin Scorsese, Griffin Dunne and Raymond De Felitta (Ep. 533)
In a special Anniversary Series discussion, Director Martin Scorsese discusses his film, After Hours, with Actor Griffin Dunne and fellow Director Raymond De Felitta in a screening at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, Scorsese discusses original concepts for the f ... Show More
39m 49s
May 2024
Poolman with Chris Pine and Patty Jenkins (Ep. 481)
Director Chris Pine discusses his new film, Poolman, with fellow Director Patty Jenkins in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses working with Actors as a Director who came from acting, his preference of shooting on film instead of digital, and ... Show More
32m 19s
Jan 2025
Julianne Moore and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Julianne Moore sits down with Drew Barrymore to discuss some of her most iconic projects including "The Big Lebowski", "Boogie Nights", "The Kids Are Alright", and so much more. Plus, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog joins Drew Barrymore and Ross Mathews at the Drew's News desk to hi ... Show More
24m 6s
Jan 2025
The Nicole Kidman Hall of Fame, and ‘Babygirl’
Sean and Amanda discuss the successes, shortcomings, themes, and performances of Halina Reijn’s ‘Babygirl,’ an erotic thriller/black comedy starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, and Antonio Banderas (1:00). Then, they build the Kidman Hall of Fame, choosing 10 installations i ... Show More
2h 41m
Jun 2020
Orson Welles, What’s Up Doc, Paper Moon (Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 4)
In the aftermath of The Last Picture Show — and the collapse of her second marriage — Polly finds an unlikely ally, and a new job, in Orson Welles. Anxious to build on her career momentum (and become the first female film art director accepted into her union), Polly agrees to wor ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2024
Child's Play with Andrew Garfield & Harris Dickinson
Topics covered include: Harris’s longing to be 40, finding security in insecurity, eternal things, having an allergic response to fame, unsolicited wisdom from Tom Cruise, giving bite-sized chunks of yourself, murky waters, I Heart Huckabees healing a broken heart, wounded bits, ... Show More
1h 8m