Ep 401: Walter Hill • Dan Nuxoll
Director Walter Hill (The Warriors, 48 Hours) is up first. The legendary filmmaker has a new movie which just hit select theaters called The Assignment. The film stars Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver & Tony Shalhoub, and is about a hit man (Rodriguez) who becomes a hit woman with help from a rogue surgeon (Weaver). Hill discusses the return to action movies as well as a look back at his career.
Artistic Director of Rooftop Films, Dan Nuxoll, makes his 5th visit to the podcast to discuss what the elimination of federal funding for the NEA & NEH might mean. Also a look forward to Rooftop Films’ 21st season which begins on Friday, May 19th.
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Ep 208: Filmwax Radio Live with Dan Nuxoll, Onur Tukel, Desiree Akhavan & Gillian Robespierre
This episode was recorded live at Videology in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with guests Dan Nuxoll (Director of Programming of Rooftop Films), and filmmakers Onur Tukel (Summer of Blood), Desiree Akhavan (Appropriate Behavior), and Gillian Robespierre (Obvious Child).
Ep 154: Dan Nuxoll • Zachary Heinzerling & The Shinoharas • Amy Nicholson • Tia Lessin
Among the guests on this episode of Filmwax Radio are Dan Nuxoll, Zachary Heinzerling, Ushio & Noriko Shinohara, Amy Nicholson and Tia Lessin.
ROOFTOP FILMS PRESENTS “FILMS FOR THE OCCUPATION” SERIES
Four nights of activist films screening for free in Manhattan and Brooklyn, Dec. 13-16!
This Weekend’s Must See Movies
Our picks for the three films that will get you through this soggy first weekend of fall.
A New York Moment: Meeting the Makers
If I had to pick my absolute favorite moment of the Rooftop 2011 Summer Series, I would say that it wasn’t a screening itself. It occurred during the day before a screening…
What’s that sound? Rooftop’s Summer Playlist 2011
Turns out that you can get a lot more from a film festival than just a film. Get ready, because we’ve got some music for you too. Yes, you already know that we have live bands. But it’s Dan’s playlist that has been growing in notoriety as the opening act to most screenings this summer…
Rooftop Films – Live From Sundance
This week marks the start of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Join Rooftop Films and our funny, charming alumni-in-attendance as they give you a behind-the-scenes look into the Prom of the Indie Film world.
Rooftop’s Dan Nuxoll Moderates Flaherty NYC Screening
Rooftop Program Director Dan Nuxoll moderates a discussion with filmmaker Eric Daniel Metzgar, after a screening of his film Reporter at this month’s Flaherty NYC screening.
Rooftop’s Incredible Staff
Given all that Rooftop does, it blows my mind that we’re able to pull it all off with such a small staff. Our people possess unbelievable ambition, dedication and skill, and we wouldn’t be anything like the organization you see without them.