by Andrew Hamlin | Published Apr. 4, 1995

In the shadow of the War in Bosnia, Milcho Manchevski completes Macedonia's first feature film, Before the Rain (1 comment)

Rena Owen

Kiwi actress Rena Owen, newly crowned Best Actress at the Montreal Film Festival, stars in New Zealand's biggest box-office smash.

by Cullen Gerst | Published Apr. 3, 1995

Kiwi actress Rena Owen, newly crowned Best Actress at the Montreal Film Festival, stars in New Zealand's biggest box-office smash. (No comments yet)

Not Our Son

Northwest arson spree kindles inspiration for former "A Current Affair" field producer's television movie of the week

by George Wing | Published Apr. 1, 1995

Northwest arson spree kindles inspiration for former "A Current Affair" field producer's television movie of the week. (No comments yet)

Woody Strode

by Sam Franklin | Published Mar. 31, 1995

Veteran character actor, legendary athlete and pioneer, Woody Strode was the last of The Professionals (8 comments)

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival

Sundance spillover finds indie oasis in Tinseltown

by Brian O'Hare | Published Mar. 31, 1995

Sundance spillover finds indie oasis in Tinseltown. (No comments yet)

Raising Cain with Abel Ferrara

by Rustin Thompson | Published Jan. 1, 1995

The director of Bad Lieutenant has developed a cult following by exploring the deepest, darkest corners of humanity. (No comments yet)

The Vision Alan Rudolph

by Timothy Rhys | Published Jan. 1, 1995

At long last, the direg last, the director of Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle decides to deal with reality. (No comments yet)

Reviews: Ed Wood Have Been Proud

by Paula Hunt | Published Nov. 1, 1994

Tim Burton, who gave the horror genre a “Leave it to Beaver” twist with Frankenweenie, made Paul Reubens a role model in Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and added a hint of menace to Batman, has moved beyond TV-land inspirations to make a movie about a moviemaker. With Ed Wood, Burton has created a weirdly loving portrait of a man often mentioned as the worst director of all time. (1 comment)

Confessions of the Adrenaline Junkies

by Kathleen McInnis | Published Nov. 1, 1994

Stuntmen and women are the unsung heroes of the motion picture industry. Why do they do it? (No comments yet)

Sound Acting Advice

by Colleen Patrick | Published Nov. 1, 1994

Establishing and training your voice can mean a potentially lucrative supplement to your acting income. (1 comment)

Tough Gal Faye Dunaway Keeps Going with Arizona Dream

by Kathleen McInnis | Published Nov. 1, 1994

Despite her status as a film legend, American studios still seems reluctant to release Dunaway's finely crafted and low-profile "art" films. (No comments yet)

Carty Talkington Hits the Mark with Love and a .45

by Tom Allen | Published Nov. 1, 1994

In Love and a .45, writer-director Carty Talkington has created a stylized, darkly comedic journey through the contemporary American landscape of murder, media, music, controlled substances and unbridled love. Fast-paced and infused with a refreshingly twisted take on pop culture, the film lures the viewer in with its peculiar charm before springing a plot and tone shift that at once stuns and captivates. Filled with unexpected strong performances and a rollicking musicality that often runs counterpoint to the dramatic mood, the film hardly plays like a directorial debut. (No comments yet)

Tom Noonan Tries to Figure Out What Happened

by Lyall Bush | Published Nov. 1, 1994

Financed with his own money, actor and first-time director Tom Noonan's What Happened Was... has become another 1994 indie success story. (No comments yet)

Fresh Director Boaz Yakin Proves You Can Make it Sans the Hype

by Ann Hedreen | Published Nov. 1, 1994

Fresh is a knockout of a first film. Well-crafted and poetically paced, it is a movie so simple and straightforward in storyline that it feels like a completely “fresh” approach to moviemaking. So how did director Boaz Yakin do it? Where did it all begin? (No comments yet)

In My Japanese Cousin, The Talent’s in the Music

by George Wing | Published Nov. 1, 1994

Maria Garguilo finds the Seattle scene a source of fledgling actors and cheap labor for her first feature, The Year of My Japanese Cousin. (No comments yet)

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

by Lyall Bush | Published Sep. 2, 1994

Rutger Hauer gets old. (No comments yet)

Alex Winter

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

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? (1 comment)

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