Michael Dunaway

Movies Editor Michael Dunaway and Chief Film Critic Tim Grierson found plenty to like at the 2015 edition of the fest. Here are our twenty favorites.

We talk with the actor about Five Nights in Maine, about diversity in Hollywood and about the importance of working with women directors.

Los Angeles’ Vidiots is basically a civic institution, a crucial bulwark against the dying of the neighborhood video store. But it’s so much more than that, with a cause and a team well worth supporting.

Those of us who are proud Babbleheads squealed with recognition (some of us literally) at the appearance of Smith’s Babble-On co-host and partner in geek crime, Ralph Garman. And when he started pulling out some of the same impressions he does on the show, we were in Babble Heaven.

Jamie Marshall has spent a heck of a long time building up to his directorial debut. He started out growing up as the son of legendary British film producer Alan Marshall, whose filmography includes films like Midnight Express, Pink Floyd: The Wall, Birdy, Angel Heart, and Starship Troopers.

We recently spoke with Colin Hanks recently about Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends), one of the best music docs we’ve seen in a long time.

The four women of CAKE Comedy are changing how comedians tour.

The four women of CAKE Comedy are changing how comedians tour.

The street artist has a huge celebrity following. LeBron James, Gus Van Sant and Mena Suvari are all collectors. The actress became one of Minnick’s first patrons after spotting his work in an alley.

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Hosted by Paste editor-at-large Michael Dunaway, The Work features in-depth conversations with some of the most fascinating creative minds in the industry, including Spike Lee, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage, Kevin Smith and Britt Marling.

Richard Linklater Talks Where'd You Go, Bernadette on The Work Podcast  Paste Magazine

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

Blue Sky Studios, the company behind Ice Age and much more, was shuttered after Disney acquired them. We spoke to the creative team behind their final project about the end times.

Go behind the scenes with Belle, the musical anime take on Beauty and the Beast, and find out where the tunes came from.

The villain of Quentin Tarantino’s least-favorite movie, Death Proof’s Stuntman Mike, is male Hollywood guilt personified.

Movies like Not Okay and Vengeance should only use the online experience to inform their characters, not drop buzzwords.

Skyfall tried to ask us if James Bond was still relevant without truly interrogating the imperialist notions that continue to prop him up.

The horror outcast has been prevalent in movies since the ’70s and ’80s, signifying a kind of young person adrift both within and without society. Bones and All adds one more to this subgenre.