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Caption: Robert Zemeckis, San Francisco, CA  10/24/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Robert Zemeckis talks comic relief, the finer points of injuring a leading man, and the seductive qualities of motion-capture technology.

  • Added: Nov 04, 2012
  • Length: 09:01
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Helen Hunt talks honesty, trepidation, and being the new kid on the block.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2012
  • Length: 11:17
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Stephen Chbosky talks being reborn, taking notes, and the mysteries of the grilled sticky.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2012
  • Length: 13:16
Caption: Zach Booth & Ira Sachs, San Francisco, CA 6/21/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Director/co-director Ira Sachs and co-star Zach Booth talk using Dogme 95 as inspiration, feeling like an outsider, and why it's best to get the se...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2012
  • Length: 11:07
Caption: Marjane Satrapi, San Francisco, CA 4/30/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Marjane Satrapi talks perspective, jasmine petals, and testifying before the Green Party members of the European Parliament in 2009 about the dispu...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2012
  • Length: 17:11
Caption: William Friedkin, San Francisco, CA 7/11/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
William Friedkin talks sex, violence, and why he's happy to have gotten an NC-17 for KILLER JOE.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 17:52
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Actor Cillian Murphy and writer/director Rodrigo Cortes talk paradigms, perceptions, and the pleasures of being fooled.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2012
  • Length: 13:09
Caption: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, San Francisco, CA 7/23/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris talk finding the right tone, the terror of the blank page, and the synchronicity of cities.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 10:13
Caption: Benh Zeitlin, San Francisco, CA 6/5/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Benh Zeitlin talks life, death, and ulterior motives.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2012
  • Length: 12:45
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Daryl Wein talks by phone about silence, silliness, and being an authentic mess.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2012
  • Length: 15:22
Caption: Colin Trevorrow, San Francisco, CA 6/7/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Colin Trevorrow talks respecting legacies, celebrating oddballs, and the best day of his life.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2012
  • Length: 10:12
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Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling talk metonymy, subversion, and embracing the apocalypse.

  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 13:24
Caption: Drew Goddard & Amy Acker, San Francisco, CA 4/4/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Director/co-writer Drew Goddard and co-star Amy Acker talk existentialism, office parties, and the enduring appeal of the Whedon-verse.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2012
  • Length: 08:14
Caption: Ewan McGregor, San Francisco, CA, 2/28/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Ewan McGregor talks faith, travel, and transcendence.

  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 09:44
Caption: Jennifer Westfeldt, San Francisco, CA 2/23/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jennifer Westfeldt talks romance, paradigms, and co-star Adam Scott's hair.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 10:09
Caption: Marshall Curry, San Francisco, CA 12/19/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Oscar(tm)-nominee Marshall Curry talks objectivity, comparative religion, and being fair.

  • Added: Feb 12, 2012
  • Length: 15:35
Caption: Frank Grillo & Joe Carnahan, San Francisco, CA  1/9/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Joe Carnahan and Frank Grillo talk cold, passion, and primal fears.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2012
  • Length: 19:51
Caption: Dee Rees, San Francisco, CA 10/11/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Writer/director Dee Rees talks breakthrough poetry, gender fluidity, and the healing power of ice cream.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2012
  • Length: 15:04
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Gary Oldman on inspiration, stillness, and bedroom acting.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 08:42
Caption: Jason Reitman, San Francisco, CA  12/02/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jason Reitman talks impossible romances, fearless performances, and phoning it in.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2011
  • Length: 10:29
Caption: Michel Hazanavicius, San Francisco, CA 10/16/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Oscar(tm)-winner Michel Hazanavicius talks silence, sound, and using color to get to black & white.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2011
  • Length: 18:21
Caption: Simon Curtis, San Francisco, CA 10/11/11, Credit: Andrea Chase
Director Simon Curtis on recreating a legend, living up the myth, and the uses of terror.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2011
  • Length: 13:39
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FINDING JOE -- Filmmaker Pat Solomon on bliss, fear, and why Joseph Campbell will always be relevant.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 13:51
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John Madden talks sound, fury, and avoiding the cliche.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 13:40
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Filmmaker John McDonagh talks embracing serendipity, racism as a character device, and when stunt work goes wrong.

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 17:49