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How to Be Human: A Personal Response to John Carpenter’s “Starman,” Now in 4K
Malcolm Washington, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler on the Power of “The Piano Lesson”
When You’re Angry, You’re Already Losing: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson on “Rumours”
His Own Way: John Amos (1940-2024)
A Reliable Force: John Ashton (1948-2024)
TIFF 2024: Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Elton John: It’s Not Too Late, Paul Anka: His Way
Venice Film Festival 2024: Separated, Maria, Kill the Jockey, One to One: John & Yoko
A Dream for a Composer: John Debney on “The Garfield Movie” and “Horizon: An American Saga”
“He Stood on a Firm Piece of Earth”: John Patrick Shanley on Moonstruck director Norman Jewison
We’re So Short on Time: John Sayles on Lone Star
All Is Not Calm: John Woo on Silent Night
Black Harvest Film Festival 2023 Highlights: John Singleton, Tyler Perry, and A Vibrant Artistic Community
John Carpenter Returns with Peacock Project That Doesn’t Deserve His Name
John Waters: Pope of Trash Opens at Academy Museum
Book Excerpt: Scout Tafoya’s But God Made Him a Poet: Watching John Ford in the 21st Century
New York Philharmonic and Steven Spielberg Celebrate the Music of John Williams
The Whole Gag is Excess: Chad Stahelski on John Wick: Chapter 4
Hopelessly Devoted: Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, and John Adams on their Family Horror Road-Trip Movie, Hellbender
Painting with John Returns for More Life Lessons
Another Chance: On the Sustained Power of John Frankenheimer’s Seconds
John Ridley: Superheroes and Representation, Moderated by Troy Pryor, Streams Live on July 7th
Considering John Ford’s ‘Apology Western’ Sergeant Rutledge
Unearthing Skeletons: John Carpenter on Lost Themes III and Scoring Halloween
Sundance 2021: In the Earth, I Was a Simple Man, John and the Hole
HBO’s Painting with John is a Magnetic Celebration of Arts and Artists
John le Carré: 1931-2020
John Saxon: 1935-2020
In Honor of Representative John Lewis, The Conscience of Congress: A Thumbnails Special Edition
Wonderfully American: Dawn Porter on John Lewis: Good Trouble
Revisiting John Williams’ Score for Jaws, 45 Years Later
Amanda Peet Does Best Work of Her Career in Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
Sundance 2020: Luis Miranda and John James on Siempre, Luis
John Witherspoon: 1942-2019
John Hughes Meets George A. Romero in Netflix’s Daybreak
John Travolta on The Fanatic, Rapping While in Character, His Embrace of Instagram and More
Cannes 2019: Justice Singleton on the Legacy of Her Father, John Singleton
John and Molly Chester on The Biggest Little Farm, Reconnecting with Nature Through Farming and More
Breaking Barriers: Goodbye to John Singleton
John Singleton: 1968-2019
Looking Back at the Films Directed by the Late John Singleton
30 Minutes On: “I Knew it Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale”
John Lee Hancock and John Fusco on The Highwaymen, Telling a Different Bonnie & Clyde Story and More
John McNaughton on 1993’s Mad Dog & Glory, Directing Robert De Niro, the Loss of Luke Perry and More
They Are the Wellspring For Me: John C. Reilly on Stan & Ollie
Phil Johnston and Rich Moore on Ralph Breaks the Internet and Reuniting the Disney Princesses
A Labor of Love: John C. Reilly on The Sisters Brothers
Once Upon a Time in Haddonfield: Revisiting John Carpenter’s Halloween
TIFF 2018: The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, Vox Lux
Video Interview: Spike Lee, John David Washington on BlacKkKlansman
That is How People Talk: John David Washington on “BlacKkKlansman”
In the Presence of Royalty: John Travolta on Gotti, Grease, Robert Shapiro and More
Everyone is an Alien When You’re in Love: John Cameron Mitchell on How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Cannes 2018: John David Washington on the Emotional Roller-Coaster of Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman
Why John Krasinski Isn’t a Surprising Director for A Quiet Place
John Mahoney: 1940-2018
A Composer For All Seasons: On the Range of John Williams
“The Thing” That Wouldn’t Die: On the Legacy of John Carpenter’s Classic Film
Inspired by a Legend: John Carroll Lynch on “Lucky”
Defense for the Damned: John Waters on “Serial Mom”
60 Minutes on: “John Wick: Chapter Two”
John Hurt: 1940-2017
Let’s Me And You Go For A Ride: John McNaughton and Michael Rooker on “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” at 30
Music is Crucial to Every Film: John Legend on “Southside with You”
A Completely Blessed Life: John Krasinski on “The Hollars”
Straight to the Vein: John Carney on “Sing Street”
Roger’s Favorites: John Sayles
Roger’s Favorites: John and Joan Cusack
John Sayles Retrospective at Cinefamily
Exploring Things: Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson on “Anomalisa”
John Sayles Directing New Film, “To Save the Man”
Making John Lasseter Cry: Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera on “Inside Out”
Portraits in Harmony: Brian Wilson & John Cusack on “Love & Mercy”
Cinematic Jazz: The Myth of John Cassavetes
“The Art of John Alvin” Captures Lost Art of Movie Poster Magic
Impossible to Explain: A Few Words with John Carpenter
Calm in the Storm: John Michael McDonagh, Brendan Gleeson on “Calvary”
Interview: Paul Duane & John Healy of “Barbaric Genius”
Cannes: John Boorman’s “Queen and Country” and Xavier Dolan’s “Mommy”
Ebertfest Profile: John and Jim Burns
John Turturro Captures Lost Intimacy in “Fading Gigolo”
Get the Picture: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel and Jeff Garlin on “Finding Vivian Maier
Mark Harris Talks About His Book “Five Came Back” and the way World War II changed Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston, George Stevens and William Wyler
Emily Mortimer, John Leguizamo Bring Personal Stories to HBO
The Unloved, Part 2: John Carter
John Lee Hancock on “Saving Mr. Banks”
