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Anne at 13,000 Ft. Director Kaz Radwanski Filmed in His Mom’s Daycare To Save Money

Anne at 13,000 Ft. takes place in a Toronto daycare. The location was perfect for director Kazik "Kaz" Radwanski: It's…

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The Glory of Blaze: Ethan Hawke on His Restless Spirit, Coming Full Circle and His New Country Music Movie

Cool, cocky and complex, Ethan Hawke sits down with me at a breakfast table in the Boerum Hill section of…

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“I Loved John. I Miss Him a Lot.” Peter Bogdanovich Reminisces on His Friend John Cassavetes

Peter Bogdanovich's relationships with veteran filmmakers like Orson Welles, Howard Hawks and John Ford are well known. Before he became…

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Fake Independence and Reel Truth, Pt. 4: Approaching a film set with an open mind

Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 3 My favorite metaphor for thinking about artists is as students and…

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Fake Independence and Reel Truth, Pt. 3: Plastic emotions and lite art by Ray Carney

Read Part 1 Read Part 2 Read Part 4 Surely I’m not the only person in America weary of stylistic…

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Fake Independence and Reel Truth, Pt. 2: A look back at the criticism of Ray Carney

Read Part 1 We want our knowledge easy. We want experiences that will snap like Legos into place with what…

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Fake Independence and Reel Truth, Pt. 1: Ray Carney’s incendiary film criticism feels as vital today as it did 15 years ago

As Filmmaker Magazine reported in its latest issue, the seminal expert on John Cassavetes' oeuvre, Ray Carney, has refused to…

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The Lost Interview: John Cassavetes

Author’s Note: Note: Back in 1985, I wrote the preceding interview—greatly expanded from a piece I originally wrote as film…

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