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'Occupied City' Director Steve McQueen & Writer Bianca Stigter
Episode 255
The director and writer of Occupied City join us this week to explain how they crafted this very particular and precise cinematic experience, which p…
2 years, 2 months ago
'Ferrari' Director Michael Mann
Episode 254
Director Michael Mann joins Filmmaker Toolkit to talk about his latest film, “Ferrari,” a movie he’s been working on in one form or another for decad…
2 years, 2 months ago
'Elemental' Director Peter Sohn
Episode 253
Peter Sohn has long been a fixture at Pixar, and this week he spoke with us about taking the leap from voice acting and writing to directing. Hear ho…
2 years, 2 months ago
'Saltburn' Director Emerald Fennell
Episode 252
Director Emerald Fennell joined us to the joys of crafting a deeply unsubtle movie without being foolish, and how the many lush details of Saltburn i…
2 years, 2 months ago
'The Color Purple' Director Blitz Bazawule
Episode 251
“The Color Purple” has already been a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, Academy Award-nominated film by Steven Spielberg, and Tony Award-…
2 years, 2 months ago
'Killers of the Flower Moon' Director Martin Scorsese
Episode 250
This podcast was always conceived as a place where filmmakers could have the kinds of detailed, craft-centric discussions that Martin Scorsese would …
2 years, 2 months ago
'Poor Things' Director & Actor/Producer Yorgos Lanthimos & Emma Stone
Episode 249
Director Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone were nominated for Oscars for their first collaboration, “The Favourite,” and their new film “Poor Things” i…
2 years, 3 months ago
'Going To Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' Directors Joe Brewster & Michèle Stephenson
Episode 248
Nikki Giovanni was one of the most prominent poet-activists to come out of the late-60s Black Arts Movement, and, as this film explores, is one of th…
2 years, 3 months ago
'The Pigeon Tunnel' Director Errol Morris
Episode 247
Errol Morris has interviewed many controversial figures from Donald Rumsfeld to Steve Bannon, but when he sat down with author and former spy David C…
2 years, 3 months ago
'Napoleon' Director Ridley Scott
Episode 246
Ridley Scott is one of those directors with almost too many great films to count, from classics like Blade Runner to modern favorites like The Martia…
2 years, 3 months ago