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TIME IS PART OF THE WORK: An Interview and Profile of Agnés Varda

September 1, 2017

A profile and interview with 88 year old Agnés Varda in NYC for Bright Wall / Dark Room. I do some detective work on just how she made her first film, and then we talk about the role of filmmakers and art and memory and the sea. 35mm photo by me.

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Source: http://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2017/04/...

Wim Wenders Interview: Looking Back on the Road Ahead

September 1, 2017

A career retrospective interview with Wim Wenders and a discussion about the future of visual culture. 35mm photo in Criterion's offices by me.

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Source: https://boingboing.net/2015/10/20/wim-wend...

Talking with Nicolas Winding Refn about The Neon Demon.

August 31, 2017

A long talk for The Talkhouse Podcast with Nicolas Winding Refn about The Neon Demon, converting strength into weakness being the heart of the creative process, being a club kid in early 90s NYC, meeting Jodorowsky and Argento, and much more. 35mm photo by me.

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Source: http://www.talkhouse.com/aaron-stewart-ahn...

Review of MOONLIGHT

August 30, 2017

A review at The Talkhouse of Barry Jenkins' masterpiece MOONLIGHT. 35mm photo of Barry by me.

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Source: http://www.talkhouse.com/barry-jenkins-fea...

William Gibson Interview for Giant Robot magazine

August 30, 2017

A wide ranging and favorite interview with William Gibson about just about everything for my beloved and now out of print Giant Robot magazine. 

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Interview with KAILI BLUES director Bi Gan

August 29, 2017

An interview with the extraordinary Bi Gan, a former rock demolitionist and wedding videographer from Guizhou whose debut feature is a landmark film for China. We talk about cats and falling asleep to Tarkovsky. (Make sure to click through to page 2)

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Source: http://theplaylist.net/interview-director-...

Ghosts are Movies: Crimson Peak

August 28, 2017

An essay on Guillermo Del Toro's CRIMSON PEAK and how story is emergent, the tragedy inherent in romance, and how we are haunted by the Victorian Era and all filmed images.

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Source: https://medium.com/@somebadideas/ghosts-ar...

On Interstellar, love, time, and the infinite prison of our Cosmos.

August 27, 2017

An essay on Chris Nolan's INTERSTELLAR about how a film is a mirror of our universe: a succession of images moving through time.

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Source: https://medium.com/@somebadideas/on-inters...

My 25 year quest to see the director's cut of UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD

August 26, 2017

An essay at The Talkhouse about my decades long relationship and hunt for a fabled director's cut of one of the most epic films ever made. 

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Source: http://www.talkhouse.com/aaron-stewart-ahn...

How Adam Curtis' BITTER LAKE will change everything you think about the news.

August 26, 2017

An essay for BoingBoing.Net about Adam Curtis' filmmaking career and how it points the way to the future of video, news storytelling & history; if we're brave enough.

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Source: https://boingboing.net/2015/03/19/how-adam...

Review of CREED

August 25, 2017

A review at The Talkhouse of Ryan Coogler's incredible CREED. Still underrated.

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Source: http://www.talkhouse.com/aaron-stewart-ahn...

Working Holiday in Cambodia for Giant Robot magazine

August 7, 2017

A 2008 travelogue for Giant Robot magazine about the making of the Death Cab for Cutie music video I Will Possess Your Heart, which took us around the world in two weeks.

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Huang Bo interview for Giant Robot magazine

August 6, 2017

An interview for Giant Robot magazine with the incredible Huang Bo, who's sort of like China's Robert De Niro and Will Ferrell at the same time. Loved hanging out with him and taking him to the East Village for a super weird night.

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A Defense of BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE as erotic fever dream

August 1, 2017

A review at The Talkhouse of Zack Snyder's BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE which I argue is the EYES WIDE SHUT of superhero movies.

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Source: http://www.talkhouse.com/an-alienating-jar...

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Sep 1, 2017
TIME IS PART OF THE WORK: An Interview and Profile of Agnés Varda
Sep 1, 2017
Sep 1, 2017
Sep 1, 2017
Wim Wenders Interview: Looking Back on the Road Ahead
Sep 1, 2017
Sep 1, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
Talking with Nicolas Winding Refn about The Neon Demon.
Aug 31, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
Aug 30, 2017
Review of MOONLIGHT
Aug 30, 2017
Aug 30, 2017
Aug 30, 2017
William Gibson Interview for Giant Robot magazine
Aug 30, 2017
Aug 30, 2017
Aug 29, 2017
Interview with KAILI BLUES director Bi Gan
Aug 29, 2017
Aug 29, 2017
Aug 28, 2017
Ghosts are Movies: Crimson Peak
Aug 28, 2017
Aug 28, 2017
Aug 27, 2017
On Interstellar, love, time, and the infinite prison of our Cosmos.
Aug 27, 2017
Aug 27, 2017
Aug 26, 2017
My 25 year quest to see the director's cut of UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD
Aug 26, 2017
Aug 26, 2017
Aug 26, 2017
How Adam Curtis' BITTER LAKE will change everything you think about the news.
Aug 26, 2017
Aug 26, 2017