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The Grande Dame of American Indie Cinema: A Lost Interview with Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands is one of our most revered and beloved actresses—her brilliant and always memorable work has influenced generations of filmmakers.…

7 years ago
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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…

7 years ago
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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…

11 years ago
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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…

11 years ago
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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…

11 years ago
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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…

15 years ago