DIRECTOR
How Director Mohammad Rasoulof Made One of the Year’s Defining Films in Secret
December 3, 2024
The director discusses the logistics of making “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in exile from his native Iran, where the content of his films earned him a prison sentence.
DIRECTOR
In 2006, Paramount Sued Chris Moukarbel. Now They’re Releasing His New Documentary.
December 2, 2024
The director joined us to discuss his new documentary, Arab representation in film, and the stunt that got him in hot water with Paramount (and put him on the map).
DIRECTOR
Pedro Almodóvar and Celine Song on Love, Death, and Making Movies
November 25, 2024
In the middle of his press tour for his first English-language feature “The Room Next Door,” the Spanish auteur met up with the “Past Lives” director for a candid talk about delicate art of capturing intimacy on screen.
DIRECTOR
Filmmaker Matthew Rankin Is Making Cinema Without Borders
November 25, 2024
The director joined us to talk about his film “Universal Language,” the multilingual caper set in an imagined Winnipeg which will represent Canada at the 2025 Oscars.
SCENE STEALER
Meet Yura Borisov, Anora’s Unlikely Heartthrob
November 21, 2024
As “Anora” gears up for an awards season push, the film’s secret weapon talked to us about working with director Sean Baker and finding the soul in his character, Igor.
RORSCHACH TEST
“They’re All the Same”: JWoww on Juice Heads, Final Girls, and Sunday Dinners
November 19, 2024
15 years after “Jersey Shore” premiered, JWoww is back with her directorial debut, the horror film “Devon.” To celebrate, we subjected her to this week’s Rorschach Test.
ICON
“Have I Done Something Bad?”: Javier Bardem, by Richard Gadd
November 18, 2024
Playing villains like the one in “Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story” can’t be easy. But off-camera, the Spanish movie star is as down-to-earth as they come, as the creator of “Baby Reindeer” discovers.
BADDIE
Cristin Milioti and Andy Samberg on The Penguin, Prosthetic Envy, and the Perfect Karaoke Song
November 8, 2024
It’s a “Palm Springs” reunion!
IN CONVERSATION
Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner on Siblings, Letterboxd, and the State of Indie Film
November 8, 2024
To mark the release of her new film “His Three Daughters,” the “WandaVision” star called her friend Callum Turner to geek out on their favorite movies, from “Safe” to “Fat Girl.”
in conversation
Matt Reeves Tells Andy Serkis How He Turned The Penguin Into a Leading Man
November 4, 2024
The filmmaker was joined by the English actor to talk mythic pop, famous gangsters, and “The Penguin,” the new Batman spin-off on HBO.
MOVIE STAR
“Film Is Forever, Baby”: Juno Temple, in Conversation With Miles Teller
November 1, 2024
Before her first proper press junket for “Venom: The Last Dance,” the “Ted Lasso” star called up her friend Miles Teller for some veteran advice.
IN CONVERSATION
Kilo Kish and Savanah Leaf on Making Art About the American Dream
October 31, 2024
The musician and artist Kilo Kish talked to the filmmaker Savanah Leaf about embracing criticism and the day-to-day endurance of being an artist.
IN CONVERSATION
Himesh Patel and Dan Levy on Big-Budget Movies and On-Set Catering
October 30, 2024
The British actor got together with his Emmy-winning pal Dan Levy to talk about the bleak state of affairs in Hollywood and his role in the new HBO series “The Franchise.”
ON SECOND THOUGHT
Isabella Rossellini Revisits and Revises Her Past Interview Covers
October 28, 2024
To mark the release of her new movie “Conclave,” the legendary model and actor takes us back to the time of “Blue Velvet,” Norman Mailer, and dinner with Marty and Bob.
ACTOR
Mikey Madison Tells Isabelle Huppert How She Became Anora
October 21, 2024
On the heels of a career-making performance in Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning drama, the “Better Things” star is joined by the French acting icon to discuss the power of the female body, her new puppy, and the role that has everyone talking Oscar.
BROADWAY
“I Carry Myself Differently in Heels”: Nicole Scherzinger, by Lin-Manuel Miranda
October 18, 2024
This fall, the 46-year-old pop diva is taking Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical adaptation of Sunset Boulevard from the West End to Broadway, a role she’s been preparing for her whole life.
LIZA
“That Gracious, Exuberant Girl”: George Hamilton on a Lifetime of Liza Minnelli
October 17, 2024
The 85-year-old actor reflects on a lifetime of memories with our Fall 2024 cover star.
NYFF
Paul Schrader on Faith, Facebook, and Bisexual Awareness
October 14, 2024
Over coffee in Manhattan, the “Oh, Canada” director talked to us about sexuality, Calvinism, big-budget cinema, “Joker: Folie à Deux,” and his search for a new personal assistant.
NYFF
“I Like to Be Alone on Stage”: 15 Minutes With Isabelle Huppert
October 11, 2024
We met the French actor for a morning coffee at L’Alliance New York to talk ambiguity, intuition, and her latest film, director Hong Sang-soo’s “A Traveler’s Needs.”
REMAKE
Nathalie Emmanuel Tells Omar Sy About Life On Set With Francis Ford Coppola
October 10, 2024
The “Game of Thrones” star tells her friend and former co-star how she kept Francis Ford Coppola’s secrets on the great, big set of his comeback film, “Megalopolis.”