Molly Shannon

  • Movie News

Alison Brie on the Weird Experiences With Men That Informed Spin Me Round

Alison Brie and Jeff Baena, co-writers of the new comedy Spin Me Round, like to bring their own experiences to…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Horse Girl Ending Explained by Its Writers, Alison Brie and Jeff Baena

(Spoilers about the Horse Girl ending abound in this story, based on our interview with co-writers Alison Brie and Jeff Baena.…

4 years ago
  • Spring 2019

What’s In Your Kit? Flea Market Finds and Stolen Headwear in Wild Nights with Emily DP Anna Stypko’s Offbeat Inventory

I shot Wild Nights with Emily (writer-director Madeleine Olnek’s comedic biopic about the writings and romantic life of Emily Dickinson,…

5 years ago
  • Interviews

They’re Just Like Us: Jeff Baena on Adapting a 14th-century Text for Modern Audiences with The Little Hours

Writer-director Jeff Baena didn’t have to look too far for inspiration for The Little Hours—just 14th-century Italy. The film, which…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Independent Spirit Awards 2017: Spirits Stick to Their Essence, Rewarding Moonlight, The Witch and Spa Night

Breaking with what in recent editions served as a preview to the Academy Awards, the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards delivered…

7 years ago
  • Directing

Funnily Enough: Why Comedians are a Sad Film’s Secret Weapons, by the Director of Other People

When my mother was dying of cancer in late 2009, I remember thinking, “Why doesn’t this feel like the cancer…

8 years ago