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"The Circle" Director James Ponsoldt Apr 27, 2017

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James Ponsoldt talks about adapting Dave Egger's novel "The Circle" into a new movie starring Emma Watson, Tom Hanks & John Boyega. He also discusses "Rodham " – a blacklist script about a young Hillary Clinton – that he believes is even more relevant after the election.

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Frederick Wiseman Apr 20, 2017

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One of the greatest filmmakers ever reflects on his career and his well refined process of making a masterpiece virtually every year. He explains why 50 years ago, as a lawyer in his 30s, he decided to make a film about a prison for the criminally insane ("Titicut Follies") and how he grew as an artist.

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"The Lost City of Z" Director James Gray Apr 13, 2017

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Writer/Director James Gray ("The Immigrant," "We Own the Night") talks about his sixth and most ambitious feature "The Lost City of Z."

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"The Assignment" Director Walter Hill Apr 07, 2017

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Walter Hill talks about his amazing and underrated career and his controversial new film "The Assignment." IndieWire's Jude Dry also joins to discuss the problematic way "The Assignment" talks about gender and transgender issues.

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"Rogue One" Director Gareth Edwards Apr 03, 2017

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Gareth Edwards talks about how he started his career as a visual effects artists and how that has influenced him as a director.

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"La La Land" Director Damien Chazelle & Editor Tom Cross Feb 21, 2017

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Damien Chazelle and his editor Tom Cross talk about finding the right rhythm for a modern day and how much more difficult it was to edit "La La Land" than "Whiplash."

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"Toni Erdmann" Director Maren Ade Feb 06, 2017

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"Toni Erdmann" has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Oscars and is one of the best reviewed and most loved films of the year. Writer/Director Maren Ade discusses her many year process of creating the celebrated father-daughter story [that's being re-made with Jack Nickolson]. Also, IndieWire's Zack Sharf swings by to tell us why the film was his favorite from 2016 and an American remake would be a very bad idea.

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"Beach Rats" Director Eliza Hittman Jan 25, 2017

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Eliza Hittman returns to Sundance with her follow up "It Felt Like Love."

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"Hooligan Sparrow" Director Nanfu Wang Jan 13, 2017

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Nanfu Wang talks about the dangers of making her Oscar contending doc "Hooligan Sparrow and how the Chinese government has targeted her parents since the film was shortlisted for Best Documentary consideration by the Academy.

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"Jackie" & "Neruda" Director Pablo Larraín Dec 16, 2016

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Director Pablo Larraín talks two icons who tried to shape their own image and why he finds that fascinating.

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