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Humor Is a Weapon: A Conversation with John Waters
Cannes 2026: John Lennon: The Last Interview, La Libertad Doble
Criterion Venerates Three Essential Works of ’90s Black Cinema with “John Singleton’s Hood Trilogy”
Cinema Is My Church: Rian Johnson on “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
I Wanted Them to Be Weird: Director John McPhail on Mixing Genres and Encouraging Actors in “Grow”
“Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” is a Tough but Important Watch
Music to Make A Man Fly: The Power of John Williams’ Theme to “Superman”
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
