From MovieMaker Magazine, a podcast featuring conversations with great moviemakers about the art and craft of making movies. Tim Molloy talks to moviemakers about screenwriting, directing, acting, and all of the other creative work that goes into moviemaking. Like MovieMaker's print magazine and moviemaker.com, we're here for everyone who wants to learn more about how movies are made. Also, check out Actual Facts, our documentary-focused podcast hosted by Eric Steuer. You can listen to it right here on this feed or subscribe directly at https://pod.link/1646377119.
Andrew DeYoung (Friendship)
Friendship (2025) · Jun 5, 2025
Freddy MacDonald (Sew Torn)
Sew Torn (2025) · May 15, 2025
Joe List (Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian)
Tom Dustin: Portrait of a Comedian (2025) · May 8, 2025
'Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary' | Actual Facts
RoboCop (1987) · Dec 17, 2024
Houses That Are Also Pop Culture Landmarks with Tommy Avallone, Director of 'The House From …' | Actual Facts
The House from... (2024) · Nov 26, 2024
'The Remarkable Life of Ibelin' with Director Benjamin Ree | Actual Facts
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024) · Nov 14, 2024
'Leap of Faith' with Director Nicholas Ma | Actual Facts
Leap of Faith (1992) · Oct 31, 2024
'Tell Them You Love Me' with Director Nick August-Perna | Actual Facts
Tell Them You Love Me (2023) · Oct 17, 2024
The Real-Life Truman Show of 'The Contestant' with Director Clair Titley | Actual Facts
The Contestant (2023) · Oct 3, 2024
Elisa Levine on 'Sweetheart Deal' and Life on Seattle's Aurora Avenue | Actual Facts
Sweetheart Deal (2022) · Sep 19, 2024
Micah Khan (THE ZOMBIE WEDDING)
The Zombie Wedding (2023) · Sep 17, 2024
Jeremy Saulnier (Rebel Ridge)
Rebel Ridge (2024) · Sep 11, 2024
'Join or Die' with Directors Rebecca Davis and Pete Davis | Actual Facts
Join or Die (2024) · Aug 8, 2024
Vera Drew (The People's Joker)
The People's Joker (2024) · Apr 12, 2024
'American Pain' with Director Darren Foster | Actual Facts
American Pain (2022) · Jan 7, 2024
Cory Choy (Esme, My Love)
Esme, My Love (2023) · Dec 21, 2023
Brian Helgeland (Finestkind)
Finestkind (2023) · Dec 20, 2023
Sharon "Rocky" Roggio (1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture)
1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture (2022) · Nov 16, 2023
John Carney and Gary Clark (Flora and Son)
Flora and Son (2023) · Nov 8, 2023
Sam Hargrave (Extraction 2)
Extraction 2 (2023) · Jun 21, 2023
Marc Levin (It's Basic)
It’s Basic (2023) · Jun 13, 2023
Sav Rodgers & Alex Schmider (Chasing Chasing Amy)
Chasing Amy (1997) · Jun 8, 2023
Nardeep Khurmi (Land of Gold)
Land of Gold (2021) · May 26, 2023
Ali Afshar (Casa Grande)
Casa Grande (2014) · May 1, 2023
Alex Convery (AIR)
Air (2023) · Apr 5, 2023
Barbara Kopple (Gumbo Coalition)
Gumbo Coalition (2022) · Apr 1, 2023
Kevin Abrams (I Got a Monster)
I Got A Monster (2023) · Mar 9, 2023
Kyle Marvin (80 for Brady)
80 for Brady (2023) · Feb 3, 2023
MISSING Creators Aneesh Chaganty, Sev Ohanian and Natalie Qasabian
Missing (2023) · Jan 20, 2023
Nick Richey (1-800-HOT-NITE)
1-800-Hot-Nite (2022) · Dec 1, 2022
Matt Stawski (Blue's Big City Adventure)
Blue's Big City Adventure (2022) · Nov 18, 2022
Sylvia Caminer (Follow Her)
Follow Her (2022) · Nov 2, 2022
Rasool Berry (Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom)
Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom (2022) · Nov 1, 2022
Talkin’ Docs, Leonard Cohen, and 'Hallelujah' | Actual Facts
Hallelujah (1997) · Aug 24, 2022
Slash (The Breach)
The Breach (2022) · Aug 1, 2022
Todd Flaherty (Chrissy Judy)
Chrissy Judy (2023) · Jul 12, 2022
Ben Stiller and Dan Erickson (Severance)
Severance (2022) · Jun 16, 2022
Dr. Gilda Sheppard (Since I Been Down)
Since I Been Down (2020) · May 31, 2022
Eskil Vogt (The Innocents)
The Innocents (2021) · May 18, 2022
Isabel Castro (MIJA)
Mija (2022) · Jan 27, 2022
Sean Baker, Simon Rex and Bree Elrod (Red Rocket)
Red Rocket (2021) · Dec 10, 2021
Roberto Bentivegna (House of Gucci)
House of Gucci (2021) · Nov 25, 2021
Robert Weide (Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time)
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time (2021) · Nov 19, 2021
Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe (The Beta Test)
The Beta Test (2021) · Nov 5, 2021
Pablo Larraín (Spencer)
Spencer (2021) · Nov 4, 2021
Krysty Wilson-Cairns (Last Night in Soho)
Last Night in Soho (2021) · Oct 27, 2021
Alan Taylor (The Many Saints of Newark)
The Many Saints of Newark (2021) · Oct 1, 2021
Dan Delgado (The Industry)
The Industry · Aug 21, 2021
Ferdinando Cito Filomarino (Beckett)
Beckett (2021) · Aug 12, 2021
Diego Ongaro and Daniel Vecchione (Down With the King)
Down with the King (2021) · Aug 9, 2021
James Gunn (The Suicide Squad)
The Suicide Squad (2021) · Aug 3, 2021
Sabrina Doyle (Lorelei)
Lorelei (2020) · Jun 18, 2021
Jessica Hester and Derek Schweickart (COAST)
Coast (2022) · May 25, 2021
Darren Lynn Bousman (Spiral: From the Book of Saw)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021) · May 11, 2021
Karla Murthy and Jad Abumrad (The Place That Makes Us)
The Place That Makes Us (2020) · Apr 22, 2021
Yasmin Fedda (Ayouni)
Ayouni (2020) · Apr 16, 2021
Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs. Kong)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) · Mar 30, 2021
Craig Brewer (Coming 2 America)
Coming 2 America (2021) · Mar 8, 2021
Amanda Idoko (Breaking News in Yuba County)
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021) · Feb 26, 2021
Andre Gower (Wolfman's Got Nards)
Wolfman's Got Nards (2018) · Feb 19, 2021
Casey Affleck, Katherine Waterston and Mona Fastvold (The World to Come)
The World to Come (2021) · Feb 12, 2021
Gary Oldman (Mank)
Mank (2020) · Feb 8, 2021
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. and Thomas Mahoney (Wild Indian)
Wild Indian (2021) · Feb 5, 2021
Charlotte Kirk and Neil Marshall (The Reckoning)
The Reckoning (2004) · Feb 3, 2021
Fisher Stevens (Palmer)
Palmer (2021) · Feb 1, 2021
Richard Kelly (Southland Tales)
Southland Tales (2007) · Jan 28, 2021
Derek DelGaudio and Frank Oz (In & Of Itself)
Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself (2020) · Jan 22, 2021
Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI)
MLK/FBI (2020) · Jan 20, 2021
Travon Free (Two Distant Strangers)
Two Distant Strangers (2020) · Jan 18, 2021
Regina King (One Night in Miami)
One Night in Miami... (2020) · Jan 15, 2021
Kornél Mundruczó (Pieces of a Woman)
Pieces of a Woman (2020) · Jan 8, 2021
Hannah Olson (Baby God)
Baby God (2020) · Jan 1, 2021
Scott Barber (The Orange Years)
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story (2018) · Dec 24, 2020
Errol Morris (My Psychedelic Love Story)
My Psychedelic Love Story (2020) · Dec 22, 2020
Tara Miele (Wander Darkly)
Wander Darkly (2020) · Dec 18, 2020
Julie Taymor (The Glorias)
The Glorias (2020) · Dec 16, 2020
Jesse Dylan (Soros)
Soros (2019) · Dec 14, 2020
Joe Manganiello and Adam Egypt Mortimer (Archenemy)
Archenemy (2020) · Dec 11, 2020
Dana Nachman (Dear Santa)
Dear Santa (2011) · Dec 4, 2020
Alexander Nanau (Collective)
Collective (2019) · Dec 2, 2020
Michael Shannon and Jacob Alexander (Echo Boomers)
Echo Boomers (2020) · Nov 25, 2020
Alice Wu (The Half of It)
The Half of It (2020) · Nov 13, 2020
Thomas Bezucha (Let Him Go)
Let Him Go (2020) · Nov 5, 2020
Amy Seimetz (She Dies Tomorrow)
She Dies Tomorrow (2020) · Nov 3, 2020
Remi Weekes (His House)
His House (2020) · Oct 30, 2020
Brea Grant (12 Hour Shift)
12 Hour Shift (2020) · Oct 28, 2020
Jim Cummings (The Wolf of Snow Hollow)
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020) · Oct 22, 2020
Diane Paragas (Yellow Rose)
Yellow Rose (2020) · Oct 13, 2020
Radha Blank (The Forty-Year-Old Version)
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) · Oct 9, 2020
Class Action Park Directors Chris Scott & Seth Porges
Class Action Park (2020) · Oct 1, 2020
Bush + Renz (Antebellum)
Antebellum (2020) · Sep 18, 2020
Boys State Directors Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss
Boys State (2020) · Sep 14, 2020
Charlie Kaufman (I'm Thinking of Ending Things)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) · Sep 3, 2020
Jason Neulander (Fugitive Dreams)
Fugitive Dreams (2020) · Sep 1, 2020
Lili Reinhart and Richard Tanne (Chemical Hearts)
Chemical Hearts (2020) · Aug 21, 2020
Eugene Kotlyarenko (Spree)
Spree (2020) · Aug 19, 2020
Jenna Lyng Adams and Charlie Buhler (Before the Fire)
Before the Fire (2020) · Aug 14, 2020
Daryl Davis (Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America)
Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America (2016) · Jul 31, 2020
Dan Stevens and Sheila Vand (The Rental)
The Rental (2020) · Jul 24, 2020
Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Old Guard)
The Old Guard (2020) · Jul 10, 2020
Werner Herzog (Family Romance, LLC)
Family Romance, LLC (2019) · Jul 3, 2020
David Dobkins (Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020) · Jul 2, 2020
Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth)
Babyteeth (2020) · Jun 19, 2020
Jeffrey McHale (Showgirls Doc You Don't Nomi)
Showgirls (1995) · Jun 12, 2020
Kyle MacLachlan (Capone)
Capone (2020) · May 15, 2020
Jeff Barnaby (Blood Quantum)
Blood Quantum (2019) · May 8, 2020
David Marmor and Alok Mishra (1BR)
1BR (2019) · May 6, 2020
Rachel Mason (Circus of Books)
Circus of Books (2019) · Apr 22, 2020
Marc Meyers (We Summon the Darkness, My Friend Dahmer)
My Friend Dahmer (2017) · Apr 10, 2020
Alexandre Amancio (Assassin's Creed)
Assassin's Creed (2016) · Apr 7, 2020
Alison Brie and Jeff Baena (Horse Girl)
Horse Girl (2019) · Feb 7, 2020
Carey Mulligan and Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman)
Promising Young Woman (2020) · Jan 27, 2020
Jon Avnet (Three Christs)
Three Christs (2017) · Jan 23, 2020
Just Mercy Director Destin Daniel Cretton
Just Mercy (2019) · Jan 11, 2020
Willem Dafoe and 'The Mustang' Director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
The Mustang (2019) · Dec 26, 2019
'Clemency' Stars Alfre Woodard and Aldis Hodge and Director Chinonye Chukwu
Clemency (2019) · Dec 25, 2019
Alan Cumming and 'Two Popes' Screenwriter Anthony McCarten
The Two Popes (2019) · Dec 19, 2019
Margot Robbie and 'Bombshell' Writer Charles Randolph
Bombshell (2019) · Dec 11, 2019
'Hotel Mumbai' Director Anthony Maras
Hotel Mumbai (2019) · Dec 2, 2019
'Mickey and the Bear' Stars Camila Morrone and James Badge Dale and Writer-Director Annabelle Attanasio
Mickey and the Bear (2019) · Nov 25, 2019
"Queen & Slim" Star Daniel Kaluuya and "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" Writers Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue, With Tom Junod
Queen & Slim (2019) · Nov 18, 2019
"Dolemite Is My Name" Screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) · Nov 10, 2019