Director Dan Fogelman discusses his film, Life Itself, with fellow director Ron Howard. The film centers on the story of a young New York couple who experience unexpected twists in their journey from their college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, creating reverberations that echo across continents and through lifetimes.
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Aug 28
Coyote vs. Acme with Dave Green, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Ep. 620)
Director Dave Green discuss his new film, Coyote vs. Acme, with fellow Directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses the story behind the film’s distribution, his on-set tactics for shooting a mixed live a ... Show More
36m 4s
Jul 20
Stop! That! Train! with Adam Shankman and Nzingha Stewart (Ep. 619)
Director Adam Shankman discuss his new film, Stop! That! Train!, with fellow Director Nzingha Stewart in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how films like Airplane! and Hot Shots! influenced the style of comedy, how shooting limitations led ... Show More
35m 21s
Jul 10
The Death of Robin Hood with Michael Sarnoski and Drew Pearce (Ep. 618)
Director Michael Sarnoski discuss his new film, The Death of Robin Hood, with fellow Director Drew Pearce in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses juxtaposing themes of violence and serenity for a fresh take on the Robin Hood myth, how he work ... Show More
32m 13s
Oct 2018
Paul Dano and Richard Ford
Our latest Film Comment Talk brought together Paul Dano, director and co-writer of Wildlife, and Richard Ford, author of the book from which the film was adapted. It was a rare occasion in many ways, with Ford and Dano exchanging illuminating insights on writing and filming ficti ... Show More
46m 11s
Feb 2024
Burning For Something with Celine Song & Sofia Coppola
Topics covered include: seeing your first movie at the neighborhood theater, the pressures of live performance, the animal that is the audience, parallels between directing and motherhood, abandoning the miracle, autobiographical filmmaking, feeling like broccoli, the Pacific Oce ... Show More
1h 11m
Sep 2024
A Little Danger with Sebastian Stan & Colman Domingo
<p>Topics covered include:</p><p>Sebastian’s early childhood in Romania, being a reformed introvert, obstacles as a good thing, past lives as <em>Law & Order</em> day players, a certain tenderness that runs thru <em>Sing Sing</em>, the risk and reward in playing real people, ... Show More
1 h
May 2018
This Is How It Should End with Paul Schrader & Sofia Coppola
<p>Topics covered include: Paul's unexpected career trajectory, ambiguous endings, stealing from the best, the challenges of writing without "nighttime additives," and what it took for Paul to finally make First Reformed—the movie he’s been waiting his whole life to make.</p>
46m 35s
Jan 2025
Quite A Life With Adrien Brody & Jason Schwartzman
Topics covered include: The strength and fragility of László Toth, chunky old tape recorders, Adrien’s Hungarian grandfather, heavy accents, giant dictionaries, descending from immigrants, the photography of André Kertész, 3-4 hours of prosthetics for Queer, the transformative ex ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2023
"Sr." (Robert Downey Jr. doc)
Tig and Cheryl discuss "Sr.", Robert Downey Jr.'s new doc about his filmmaker father and their relationship over the years. Tig and Cheryl have a ball going off on tangents, some BRAGGADOCIOUS ALERT stories are told, and... wait... did somebody cry? You'll have to listen to find ... Show More
55m 53s