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MM Notebook

by Timothy Rhys | Published Nov. 1, 1994

At the risk of sounding irritatingly cheerleaderesque, this month I had a notion to devote my few hundred words of spout-off space to the public’s receptiveness to independent moviemaking in this country. There is just no question that independent moviemaking in America is entering a Golden Age of sorts, and that the public, the general moviegoing and TV-watching audiences, are responsible for it. Maybe it’s because more viewers today are moviemakers themselves. (No comments yet)

Lessons From Orson

by Henry Jaglom | Published Oct. 31, 1994

One of Orson Welle's closest friends in his later years, Henry Jaglom shares advice from his mentor. Plus, a review of a "new" Welles film. (No comments yet)

What Do Distributors Want From Us, Anyway?

How To Avoid Distribution Hell

by Keith Bearden | Published Oct. 31, 1994

The second installment on our continuing series on "How to Avoid Distribution Hell." This time we talk to four microdistributors. (No comments yet)

Clerks Proves Ignorance is Bliss

by MovieMaker Staff | Published Oct. 1, 1994

With no budget and a toy slate, Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier show all you really need are guts. (No comments yet)

Bulletproof on Broadway

by Jeff Schwager | Published Oct. 1, 1994

There were those who thought his career was over, but with Bullets Over Broadway Woody Allen survived and proved again that even at his worst, he's one of the best. (No comments yet)

Wild Hill

Walter Hill Rides The Western Wave.

by Marianne Cotter | Published Sep. 11, 1994

Like Peckinpah before him, Walter Hill has been accused of making movies that revel in violence. He answers that charge and talks about his new film, Wild Bill. (No comments yet)

Is Film School Worth It?

How Valuable is Film School?

by Tom Allen | Published Sep. 10, 1994

Didn't two or three really great movies get made before anyone ever heard of film school? Is formal education really the answer for aspiring moviemakers? Several successful motion picture directors give us their opinions. (No comments yet)

Lina Wertmüller, Lost and Found

Not Missing, Just Misinterpreted

by Jon Silberg | Published Sep. 9, 1994

Although Ciao, Professore! is an upbeat departure from her previous work, that doesn't mean the brilliant Italian director is any easier to understand. (1 comment)

The Motion Picture Association of America: Natural Born Censors?

Like it or not, the MPAA ratings code discourages artistic freedom, but the worst part is that the system may not even be fair to independents without much clout.

by Jeff Schwager | Published Sep. 8, 1994

When Clerks got slapped with the dreaded NC- 17, Jeff decided to recap the MPAA's reasoning behind a ratings system he believes is seriously out of order. (1 comment)

Bloody Sam’s Misogynistic Vision

Seduced by booze and drugs and fascinated by prostitutes, Sam Peckinpah took whatever he needed to satisfy his creative urges.

by Rustin Thompson | Published Sep. 7, 1994

Did Sam Peckinpah hate women? While the director's cinematic voice was lone and eloquent in his idealized depiction of the traditional American male, his females definitely got no respect. (1 comment)

“Heads Up” Video Monitoring Is Here

Don't throw away the SteadiCam, but this new system can improve your field monitoring.

by Kennedy Grey | Published Sep. 6, 1994

Virtual Vision's "heads up" video monitor may soon be a practical alternative in the field. (1 comment)

Stars in Your Eyes? Here’s Looking at You

Great directors will tell you that one of the secrets to becoming an effective movie actor is the ability to communicate through the eyes.

by Colleen Patrick | Published Sep. 5, 1994

Take it from Frank Capra - using your eyes effectively is one of the keys to becoming a film star. (No comments yet)

Festival Beat

The Independent Feature Film Market in New York sets itself apart as a premier marketing opportunity for independent moviemakers by encompassing scripts, shorts, and works-in progress.

by Brian O'Hare | Published Sep. 4, 1994

The Independent Feature Film Market in New York is where indies go to get noticed. (No comments yet)

MM Notebook

by Timothy Rhys | Published Sep. 3, 1994

What a long, strange trip it's been - and we're not quite a year old yet. (1 comment)

Rutger Hauer

The veteran Dutch actor talks about his latest role, in The Beans of Egypt, Maine and his plans to direct.

by Lyall Bush | Published Sep. 2, 1994

Rutger Hauer gets old. (No comments yet)

Alex Winter

From Bill and Ted star to indie director, Alex Winter proves marketing a .feature is no excellent adventure, even for insiders.

by Keith Bearden | Published Sep. 1, 1994

Alex Winter freaks out. (No comments yet)

How To Lose $1.2 Million And Shoot Your Feature Anyway

Seattle talent got a break when Tim Hines fired Crispin Glover and his entire Hollywood cast before production of House of the Rising.

by Kathleen McInnis | Published Aug. 31, 1994

Seattle moviemaker Tim Hines gives Crispin Glover the heave-ho, loses $1.2 million in financing and makes his feature anyway. All in one continuous take. (No comments yet)

Jonathan Blank

His "odyssey of Dutch democracy" story has let Jonathan Blank to do the improbable: make a commercially successful documentary.

by Kathleen McInnis | Published Aug. 31, 1994

Jonathan Blank does Amsterdam. (1 comment)

Decline of the Western

In a shootout with the great westerns of the past, the current crop would be left bleeding in the dust.

by Lyall Bush | Published Aug. 14, 1994

Sure the Western's back, but do today's directors really understand what made "cowboy movies" one of the best loved genres in the world? (No comments yet)

Out of the Shadows

David Koepp proves he's Hollywood's hottest screenwriter by adding another blockbuster to his string of big-budget successes

by Jeff Schwager | Published Aug. 13, 1994

Screenwriting has been very good to David Koepp, who's had five of his scripts made into major Hollywood movies in the last two years. (1 comment)

Back on the Mainscreen

Short films are making a serious comeback, and that's good news for moviemakers looking for new markets

by Tom Allen | Published Aug. 12, 1994

Moviemakers are starting to take the shorter format seriously, as markets start to open up for the first time in recent memory. (No comments yet)

First Lady of Horror

Janet Leigh talks about cutting, shooting, and working with "Hitch"

by Kathleen McInnis | Published Aug. 11, 1994

In a new book Janet Leigh remembers how she terrified the nation 34 summers ago in one of the greatest horror films of all time. (No comments yet)

Psycho Analysis

The hacks have dissected and picked it apart for almost 35 years, but Hitchcock's masterpiece is still a source of controversy.

by Paula Hunt | Published Aug. 10, 1994

Long before Friday the 13th, before Nightmare
on Elm Street, before Halloween, there was Psycho.
You don't need a Ph.D. to understand this film, and after
reading this article, you'll realize that wouldn't help anyway. (7 comments)

Stillman’s Wit

Metropolitan's director returns and once again shows us that while talk is cheap, it can be interesting and effective.

by Jeff Schwager | Published Aug. 9, 1994

Once again Whit Stillman proves that small, dialogue-driven films can still find an audience. Especially if they're witty. (No comments yet)

Best of the West

Take a quick gallop through this column and you can't go wrong at the video store next time you're hankerin' for a Western.

by Tom Barr | Published Aug. 8, 1994

From High Noon to Unforgiven, a glance at some of the great Westerns. (No comments yet)

From Russia with Lens

We'd been hearing conflicting reports about those new, low-cost Russian cameras. So we decided to check them out for ourselves.

by Jack Watson | Published Aug. 7, 1994

Are those new Russian cameras a viable alternative to the cameras you can't afford? (No comments yet)

Auditioning for Love and Money

Forget about trying to please the director-getting the part takes getting the character

by Colleen Patrick | Published Aug. 6, 1994

Auditioning is what actors really do for a living. Here's how to do it better. (3 comments)

Laid Back and Cool, Telluride Style

Intimacy, not elitism, is the motto for the organizers of the 20th annual summer affair in Colorado

by Brian O'Hare | Published Aug. 5, 1994

Colorado's Telluride Film Festival is one of the coolest summer festivals around. (No comments yet)

MM Notebook

by Timothy Rhys | Published Aug. 4, 1994

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Letters

by Letters | Published Aug. 3, 1994

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D. Russell

by Pete Sheehy | Published Aug. 2, 1994

Spanking the Monkey (No comments yet)

John Dahl

Red Rock West director John Dahl draws inspiration from classic film noir

by Keith Bearden | Published Aug. 1, 1994

Red Rock West (1 comment)

Shaking It Up On The Internet

Moviemaker Tiffany Shlain uses multimedia to take on distributors and Hollywood

by Wendy Wilson | Published Jul. 31, 1994

Moviemaker Tiffany Shlain uses multimedia to take on distributors and Hollywood. (1 comment)

Tonya Harding Financed My Film

In which Rustin Thompson, professional voyeur, turns trash into cash for the sake of art

by Keith Bearden | Published Jul. 31, 1994

Tonya Harding Financed My First Film (2 comments)

The Rage of Innocents

A MovieMaker interview with actors Ian Hart and Stephen Dorff on love, torment and the making of BackBeat.

by Kathleen McInnis | Published May. 8, 1994

Actors Stephen Dorff and Ian Hart talk about youth, passion, and fighting for the right reasons on the set of BackBeat. (No comments yet)

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