Pat McDonald on “Hitchcock” and “The Girl”
When Tippi Hedren attended a recent TCM-sponsored screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 masterwork, “The Birds,” at the Music Box Theatre, I was surprised by just how candidly she opened up […]
Category Archives: Podcasts
Matt Sheehan on Roger Deakins
The latest James Bond flick, “Skyfall,” rejuvenates its half-century-old franchise by bringing newfound depth to its debonair protagonist while taking him into intriguing new genres. One of the great keys […]
Duncan Riddell on “Older Children”
As Artistic Associate and former Literary Manager at A Red Orchid Theatre, Duncan Riddell knows a thing or two about crafting a convincing performance in close-up. His feature filmmaking debut, […]
Danny Rhodes on “Released”
Danny Rhodes has long been one of my favorite actors in the Windy City. He has such a spectacular gift for comic timing that he can bring down the house […]
Stephen Cone on “The Wise Kids”
One of the very best films of 2012 will be receiving a week-long run at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center beginning October 26th. Stephen Cone’s “The Wise Kids” centers on […]
Mark Dujsik on “The Master”
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” is that special sort of film that I believe warrants more than one podcast. This past September, I spoke with filmmaker Mike Eisenberg soon after […]
Salvatore Consalvi on “Sidney Has No Horses”
Fresh off his recent trip to Antarctica, filmmaker Salvatore Consalvi stopped by Indie Outlook to chat about his fascinating new documentary, “Sidney Has No Horses.” The film is named after […]
Allison Torem on “The Wise Kids” and “Trust”
There’s a moment late in Stephen Cone’s “The Wise Kids” where the camera holds on the face of Laura (played by Allison Torem), a teenage Southern Baptist who’s finding her […]
Mike Eisenberg on “The Master”
Sometimes you just happen to be at the right place at the right time. On the evening of August 15th, I happened to be on Facebook when the announcement was […]
Nick Allen on the Duplass Brothers
With the previous night’s screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” still rolling around in my head, I dove headfirst into entirely different territory–the cinema of Mark and Jay Duplass–with the […]
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