Introducing The Metrograph, the new print publication for film lovers and beyond.

Longform interviews with cinematic icons, engaging essays from leading figures in the art and literary worlds, and intimate portraits of film technicians at work all run alongside original photography and illustrations, comical comics, and a movie-themed crossword—this is the ultimate magazine for movie enthusiasts.


160 pages. 70,000 words. 60 contributors.

Issue 2


Issue 2 of The Metrograph features original cover artwork by painter Louise Giovanelli; a 42-page spotlight on New York underground icon Paul Morrissey including a showcase of photographs, letters and ephemera from his largely unseen personal archive such as Factory idol Joe Dallesandro’s ponytail; and contributions from Whit Stillman, Aubrey Plaza, Tacita Dean, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Elaine May, Luc Moullet, Sam McKinniss, Christine Smallwood, Vladimir Nabokov, Nick Pinkerton, Audrey Wollen, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Cassie da Costa, Hedi El Kholti, Elena Gorfinkel, Emily Schubert, Dean Hurley, Ben Burtt and many more.

ISBN: 979-8-9917687-1-9

ISSN: 3065-2774

Inside Issue 2

Cries & Whispers

G is for GalloLouise Giovanelli
Framed! Black GirlNicolas Rapold
Cinemap: BelgradeGreg de Cuir Jr.
The Day the Clown Cried: The Unauthorized DisasterOwen Kline

Essays & Interviews

Heavenly Kings, Lucky Gods, and the Japanese Pink FilmGabriel Jandali Appel
H Is for Hammersmith Is OutWhit Stillman
Create or Perish: Khady SyllaCassie da Costa
Daughter of WaterJohanna Makabi
Limelight: João César MonteiroNick Pinkerton
Booth GirlsElena Gorfinkel
Enthusiasms: Gary IndianaGary Indiana & Friends
The Metropolitan Museum of TrashMichael M. Bilandic
Primary Sources: Inside the Paul Morrissey ArchiveDavid La Spina & Aaron Cheung
Imaginary Cinema: Paul MorrisseyNick Pinkerton
I Is for India SongTacita Dean
The Metrograph Interview #2: Christian PetzoldChristine Smallwood
On Location with ChristianPaula Beer
J Is for JazzJonathan Rosenbaum
Elaine May SpeaksElaine May, Phillip Schopper & Jeffrey Wolf
Speaking of Elaine MayLarry Karaszewski

Department Heads

Behind the MaskEmily Schubert
Phantom Thread: Zelda Wynn ValdesKelli Weston
Sound ThinkingBen Burtt & Dean Hurley
K Is for KissingAudrey Wollen
Borrowing the Sounds of Ben BurttApichatpong Weerasethakul
Ominous WhooshMatthew Folden & Annabel Brady-Brown

Martini Shots

The Shot That Made Me GayNadja Spiegelman, Paul McAdory
L Is for Stan LaurelVladimir Nabokov
RidicuLists: The Artists Who Toiled on Poverty RowWill Sloan
CrosswordAnna Shechtman

152 pages, 55,000 words, 88 contributors.

Issue 1 – SOLD OUT


Issue 1 of The Metrograph features cover artwork by cinematographer Ed Lachman with Jean-Luc Godard at Zoetrope studios, a 30-page centerpiece celebration of Clint Eastwood, including The Metrograph Interview No. 1 by Nick Pinkerton, and contributions from Ari Aster, Daniel Clowes, Abel Ferrara, A.S. Hamrah, Hunter Harris, Yiyun Li, Steve Martin, Cookie Mueller, Amalia Ulman, Simon Rex, Josh Safdie, Lucy Sante, Thora Siemsen and more.

ISBN: 979-8-9917687-1-9

ISSN: 3065-2774

Inside Issue 1

Cries & Whispers

Framed! Irma VepPhoebe Chen
Cinemap: Around 7 LudlowJonny Sikov
Imaginary CinemaAbel Ferrara, Radu Jude, Crystal Moselle, Anocha Suwichakornpong
Tales from the BoothNathan Gelgud & Gabriel Jandali Appel & Matthew Reichard

Essays & Interviews

Movies Come To This Place for MagicSteve Martin & Deceptive Practices
A is for ArchiveSean Price Williams
Limelight: Ann HuiNick Pinkerton
B is for Back to the FutureSimon Rex
Two, Three Things About AnnTsai Ming-liang
Material MemoriesFarah Clémentine Dramani-Isasifou
Ed Lachman Studio VisitAnnabel Brady-Brown & Sean Price Williams
Artist’s PortfolioEd Lachman
Mouchette: Two DeathsYiyun Li
C is for CS-86Sasha Frere-Jones
I’ll Be Your Mirror: Kim NovakThora Siemsen
Edward Yang and His GangKelli Weston
Primary Sources: A Letter from Cookie MuellerArielle de Saint Phalle
Thrillers from Manila (and Beyond)Martika Ramirez Escobar
EnthusiasmsPaul Vecchiali
The Metrograph Interview #1: Clint EastwoodNick Pinkerton
D is for Le deuxième souffleA.S. Hamrah
Clint Eastwood FilmographyOlivier Assayas, Claire Denis, Naomi Fry, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Hunter Harris, Richard Hell, Nicholas Hoult, Lucy Sante, Lynne Tillman, and more.

Department Heads

Filmmaker’s Diary: Magic FarmAmalia Ulman
E is for ExtrasK. Austin Collins
Luxurious Realism: Mark Lee Ping-bingBradford Young
The Wear HouseAvery Trufelman
How to Light: A TalkGeorge Kuchar

Martini Shots

More Tales from the BoothNathan Gelgud & Gabriel Jandali Appel & Matthew Reichard
Minor Indignities in MoviegoingAri Aster & Daniel Clowes
The Shot That Made Me GayCarmen Maria Machado, Jackson Howard
F is for FelliniAgnès Varda
RidicuLists: Bugs Bunny Paternity TestWill Sloan
CrosswordAnna Shechtman


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