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Damon Smith
in issue 65
Books: Michael Winterbottom, by Brian McFarlane and Deane Williams
in issue 64
Return of the Obsessed: James Toback Steps into the Ring Again with Tyson — "And then he said, 'It's like a Greek tragedy. The only problem is, I'm the subject.'"
in issue 62
The Last Mistress: An Interview with Catherine Breillat — "When I make movies, nothing is limited."
in issue 61
Think Globally, Role-play Locally: On Olivier Assayas' Thriller Boarding Gate — "Its failures are what make it so watchable."
The Kids Are Not All Right: Larry Clark on Wassup Rockers and More — "For me it was like, How do I manipulate this kid so he can do this and he's comfortable?, which is all part of directing."
in issue 60
A Quiet Storm: Charles Burnett on Namibia and His Post-Killer of Sheep Career — "Each film requires for me its own approach."
in issue 59
Rebel, Rebel: Gregg Araki Reflects on The Living End and His Totally F***ed Up Career at Sundance 2008 — "My whole thing, all my life, was march to your own drummer."
in issue 58
Made in China: Jennifer Baichwal and Edward Burtynsky on Their Travels Across Manufactured Landscapes — On Black Book and his recent Hollywood defection
in issue 57
Back to Basics: Talking to Paul Verhoeven — On Black Book and his recent Hollywood defection
in issue 56
Our Time of Troubles: Ken Loach on War, Irish History, and The Wind That Shakes the Barley — "But I was accused of enjoying walking up and down the red carpet! Their rage knew no bounds."
in issue 55
Spirit in the Dark: Barbara Kopple on Filming the Group That Wouldn't Shut Up & Sing — "Just put your sneakers on and go. Go on the journey."
Reflecting the Theoretical Beyond: The Quay Brothers Talk About Art, Life, and The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes — "It's hard to be intuitive when you've got 42 crew behind you and they're like, ‘Look, they don't know what to do here. They're panicking, look at them!'"
in issue 53
Acts of Revenge — Director Park Chan-wook Discusses Lady Vengeance and More — Grand Guignol, Korean style
in issue 49
Thinking (and Talking) It Through: Arnaud Desplechin and Kings and Queen I — "Is there anything more dazzling than the possible?"
The Human (Tragi)Comedy: Talking to Arnaud Desplechin — Of Kings and Queen and other subjects
