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On the Basis of Sex: Director Mimi Leder on the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Biopic, RBG’s Reaction to its Sex Scene, and More
On the Basis of Sex, a new movie by veteran director Mimi Leder, is the origin story of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, before she... -
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The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2018
What is it you’re after—the art of cool, or the cool of art? The fact is, all of the most imaginative, surprising, and downright wild destinations...3
50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2018
Stamping the MovieMaker seal of approval on each destination in our annual guide to the 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee is only the beginning....4
The Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2018: Small Cities and Towns
You can’t choose your family, but you can choose where to find your film family. They’re the PAs you’ll be spending those long, languid afternoons within...3
The Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2018: Big Cities
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2