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Jackie Chan at the Crossroads

by Lyall Bush | Published Jan. 31, 1999

At 44, even as the world's #1 action superstar reaches new heights of popularity, he admits he can't keep up his pace forever. But does that mean he's (gulp) about to turn to romance? (No comments yet)

How to Beat the Odds with Indie Distributors

by A.G. Basoli | Published Jan. 31, 1999

Outspoken reps from four aggressive companies speak candidly about independent distribution. A must-read story for indie moviemakers. (No comments yet)

Walter Murch: Cutting from the Heart

by Victor Wishalla | Published Dec. 3, 1998

The Academy Award-winner explains why timing and instinct are everything. (No comments yet)

Strategies for Selling Your Film

Eric Sherman with Karen Holly | Published Dec. 2, 1998

Director-producer-author Eric Sherman tells us what he's learned over the years on the fine art of getting someone to buy your art. (1 comment)

Bryan Singer, Confidence Man

by Patrick Francis | Published Dec. 1, 1998

His first feature, Public Access, won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize. His second, The Usual Suspects, achieved extraordinary commercial success. His new movie, the risky, controversial Apt Pupil, should sin its unusually self-assured young director new fans and new respect for a vision and style all his own. (No comments yet)

The Director’s Heart: Akira Kurosawa, 1910-1998

by Carmen Ficarra | Published Nov. 30, 1998

His films stand out as some of the most visually arresting of all time. (No comments yet)

Beauty Beneath the Brutality: Japanese Masters Mizoguchi and Ozu

Japanese Masters Mizoguchi and Ozu

by Rustin Thompson | Published Nov. 30, 1998

Kurosawa's contemporaries nearly forgotten by American audiences. (No comments yet)

Micro Budget Movement and the Digital Revolution

P. Broderick, J. Bachar, S. Noegel, G. Wing, and C. Zack | Published Sep. 3, 1998

Peter Broderick is determined to empower indie moviemakers. His company's philosophy may represent the Next Wave in the micro-budget feature movement. (No comments yet)

Billy Bob Thorton: The Hillbilly Orson Welles

by David Geffner | Published Sep. 2, 1998

From Arkansas to Armageddon, Billy Bob Thorton reflects on what a long, strange trip it's been. (No comments yet)

Getting the Most out of Film School

by MovieMaker Staff | Published Sep. 1, 1998

You'll be graduating from film school before you know it. What happens then? Or are you thinking of taking the plunge and have a few programs to check out? What should you look for? (No comments yet)

Demystifying Deliverables

by Paul Tarantino | Published Aug. 31, 1998

You're finished with your film and you think you've really accomplished something. You have. But don't gloat until you're sure your movie is completely deliverable. Here's a checklist. (No comments yet)

The Three-Week Screenplay

Moviemaking Advice From America's #1 Film Instructor

by Dov S-S Simens | Published Aug. 31, 1998

How to write your first draft in 21 days. (No comments yet)

Shooting Stars: Interviews with the World’s Greatest Living Cinematographers

Talking with Shooting Stars

by David Geffner | Published Jul. 3, 1998

From Storaro and Wexler to Hall and Nykvist, they're all h, they're all here. Geffner tracked down cinema's most revered light-painting legends and made them talk about art, film and some favorite moments. (No comments yet)

Best Cameras For The Independent Moviemaker

by Justin Clayton | Published Jul. 2, 1998

Light years beyond film theory, an eclectic sampling of working DP's share the nuts-and-bolts details on the cameras they prefer for independent moviemaking and why. (1 comment)

Titanic’s Cinematographer Russell Carpenter

by Christopher Zack | Published Jul. 1, 1998

The 15th of the world's greatest living cinematographers featured this issue, Oscar-winning DP Carpenter discusses James Cameron, arduous shoots, and the "little pictures" he'd like to tackle next. (No comments yet)

Self-Distribution Secrets

No distributor? You're not out of the game yet.

by Dov S-S Simens | Published Jun. 30, 1998

No distributor? You're not out of the game yet. (No comments yet)

Myth-making With Natural Light

Nestor Almendros

by Rustin Thompson | Published Jun. 30, 1998

The artistry of late, great cinematographer Nestor Almendros. (1 comment)

Up and Away with Michael Apted

by Pamela Klaffke | Published Apr. 6, 1998

The acclaimed, enigmatic British director of the 28-Up series reflects on his career and his unique new documentary film, Inspirations. (No comments yet)

Letters

by Letters | Published Apr. 4, 1998

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Rus Raves and Rants

The Best and Worst of 1997 on Video

by Rustin Thompson | Published Apr. 3, 1998

The best and worst of 1997 on video. Indie writer and director, Rus Thompson, reviews 14 indie films of transfixing beauty and mystical exploration as well as some flops that are embarrassing to watch. (No comments yet)

Julia Stiles

A Veteran at the Tender Age of Sixteen

by Timothy Rhys | Published Apr. 2, 1998

A veteran at the tender age of sixteen, Julia Stiles tells MovieMaker how she's working her way into The Industry. (No comments yet)

MovieMaker Breakthrough Award Winners Tell Their Stories

Done's Sand Trap at Hollywood Film Festival and Higby's Matters of Consequence wins at New Orleans Film Festival

by Harris Done | Published Apr. 1, 1998

Done's Sand Trap wins at Hollywood Film Festival and Higby's Matters of Consequence wins at New Orleans film Festival. Read how these indie filmmakers survived and flourished in the grinding ordeal of low-budget moviemaking. (No comments yet)

Lesli Linka Glatter

A Conversation with Lesli Linka

by Erich Leon Harris | Published Mar. 31, 1998

A conversation with Lesli Linka Glatter, director of the indie film, The Proposition. (No comments yet)

Smart, Clean, Raw

What an Indie Movie Should Be

by Kathleen McInnis | Published Mar. 31, 1998

What an indie movie should be. (No comments yet)

Ray Carney on The State of Independent Film, Part II

by Ray Carney | Published Jan. 4, 1998

MovieMaker's favorite independent film pundit takes a few jabs at the motion picture establishment and attempts to get us to stop taking true indie film artist for granted. (No comments yet)

Bridget Fonda On Her Own Terms

On Her Own Terms

by Timothy Rhys | Published Jan. 3, 1998

She believes that to define is to diminish, but nothing can diminish the fact that the actress who plays Jackie Brown's raunchy party girl is the definition of laid-back California cool. (1 comment)

An Overview of Desktop Moviemaking

by Michael E. Phillips | Published Jan. 2, 1998

Digital moviemaking didn't take off until 1992, but now about 80 percent of Hollywood movies are edited digitally. As costs come down, the indies are beginning to catch up. (No comments yet)

The Daytrippers and Fearless Filmmaking of Ocean Tribe

sex, lies team saw gold in Greg Mottola

by George Wing | Published Jan. 1, 1998

Sex, lies team saw gold in Greg Mottola and Will Geiger shoots for the stars in Mexico. (No comments yet)

Casting: What To Look For

by Judith Weston | Published Jan. 1, 1998

Author and educator Judith Weston offers insights from her many years of casting for the movies. (No comments yet)

Fake Independence and Reel Truth

by Ray Carney | Published Oct. 2, 1997

MovieMaker's favorite world-class independent film pundit sharpens his pen to take a few jabs at the motion picture establishment and get us to stop taking the true indie film for granted. (No comments yet)

Is Film School Right for You?

by Sharon Edwards | Published Oct. 1, 1997

Discussions with three prominent indie directors about their film school experiences, advice on finding the program that best fits your needs and a thumbnail sampler of what's available. (1 comment)

Charles Weinstein’s Under the Bridge

by Stephen Ashton | Published Sep. 30, 1997

Charles Weinstein's Under The Bridge was selected the winner of the MovieMaker Breakthrough Award at the 1997 Taos Talking Picture Festival. The movie is a warm, touching look at a group of would-be homeless friends living on the Brooklyn waterfront, told from the point of view of a boy whom they befriend. (No comments yet)

In Anthem

Document Personalities Shaping America in their film Anthem

by Stephen Ashton | Published Sep. 30, 1997

Hollywood denizens, Kristen Hahn and Shainee Gabel, set out to find outind out if America is as cynical as Hollywood makes it out to be. Their documentary, Anthem, is the happy result. (No comments yet)

Kelly Lynch, Still Waiting For Her Hitchcock

Waiting for Hitchcock

by Lyall Bush | Published Jul. 2, 1997

Drugstore cowgirl Kelly Lynch talks about career choices, psycho directors, the power of beauty and how sometimes she just doesn't give a damn. (1 comment)

Shooting For The Stars: Women Cinematographers

Women Cinematographers

by Sharon Edwards | Published Jul. 1, 1997

"The last thing my mother ever thought I'd be was a technician," says Nancy Schreiber (Visions of Light). She and four other accomplished DPs tell what it takes to be a successful woman in the traditionally male world of cinematography. (2 comments)

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