The B-Side – The First Frame Vol. I (with Andrew Adams)
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they ma...
Dan Mecca
TIFF Review: Defiant Puts a Spotlight on the Battle for Ukraine
For much of Karim Amer's reliably efficient documentary Defiant we follow Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ukraine. Following Russia's invasion in...
The B-Side – Michael Keaton: Part II (with Cory Everett)
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made in...
A Haunting in Venice Review: Kenneth Branagh Reaches Poirot Peak with His Best-Directed Work in Decades
A Haunting in Venice is both the best Kenneth Branagh film and the best Agatha Christie adaptation in decades. Adapted from the famed mystery writer's 1969 nov...
Wayne Wang on His Diverse Filmography, Revisiting Old Work, and the Time Gangsters Visited His Set
We recently had the good fortune to speak with the talented, prolific filmmaker Wayne Wang about his long career, in particular his film Dim Sum: A Little Bit ...
The B-Side – In Conversation with Wayne Wang
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that the...
The B-Side – In Conversation with Carl Franklin
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that the...
Dreamin’ Wild Review: A Kind, Slight Look At Dreams Lost, Then Found
Dreams are hard. Most of us wake up. And what a sad thing that is. Dreamin' Wild, written and directed by Bill Pohlad and based on the article "Fruitland" by S...
Exclusive Trailer for Christian Slater: Outsider Brings the Actor’s Cult Hits to Metrograph on 35mm
In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s there was one young actor who personified the burgeoning ennui of Generation X but, you know, made it look cool: Christian Slat...
The B-Side – Kathy Bates (with Billy Ray Brewton)
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they ma...
Dan Mecca
Managing Editor
Dan Mecca is the co-founder and managing editor of The Film Stage. He is a producer and filmmaker living in Pittsburgh. He watches a lot of movies and tracks them on Letterboxd.