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Interviews

Common People: Aki Kaurismäki

By Peter von Bagh
September 1, 2011
Finland’s master of bleak comedy opted for fairy-tale optimism in Le Havre

An Interview with Ken Russell

By Gene D. Phillips
June 29, 2011
On Isadora, The Biggest Dancer in the World, Women in Love, The Music Lovers, and more

Interview: Errol Morris

By Nicolas Rapold
June 27, 2011
An uncut conversation

Interview: Cameron Crowe

By Mark Olsen
June 20, 2011
When Mark Olsen spoke with Cameron Crowe, writer-director of Almost Famous, there was a lot of material that couldn't make the magazine due to space considerations. For fans, both of Crowe and the Seventies Rock he once covered for Rolling Stone, we include some additional excerpts here

All the Choices: Albert Brooks interview

By Gavin Smith
June 15, 2011
An interview with comedian, director, actor, and all-around nice guy Albert Brooks

A Lifetime in the Moment: Robert Duvall

By Gavin Smith
June 9, 2011
Robert Duvall talks technique in a career-spanning interview with Gavin Smith

The Actor as Terrorist: James Woods interviewed

By Gavin Smith
June 9, 2011
An interview with the actor who's perfected the art of sliminess

Field Notes

By Nathan Lee
June 1, 2011
Nathan Lee chats with Paul Pfeiffer about Empire—the ultimate bug movie

Jean Rouch in conversation with Jacqueline Veuve

By Jacqueline Veuve
June 1, 2011

Mme. Veuve lives in Lausanne with her husband and two children but frequently tours the European festivals as representative of the Festival Dei Popoli in Florence. She has worked at the Musee de l’Homme in Paris and has collaborated with…

Interview: Grant Heslov

By Harlan Jacobson
June 1, 2011
Harlan Jacobson talks to Grant Heslov, screenwriter of Good Night, And Good Luck