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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

The Daytrippers and Fearless Filmmaking of Ocean Tribe

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)

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. (2 comments)

In 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)

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)

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. (2 comments)

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)

Bergman’s Women

by Rustin Thompson | Published Jun. 30, 1997

Ingmar Bergman found enlightenment in his exploration of femininity. (No comments yet)

Distribution: The Key To Success

Moviemaking Advice From America's #1 Film Instructor

by Dov S-S Simens | Published Jun. 30, 1997

Moviemaking advice from America's #1 film instructor. Part I of a three part series called Distribution: The Key To Success (2 comments)

Spike Lee Speaks, Demystifying The Man

by Erich Leon Harris | Published Mar. 2, 1997

The man, the myth and the misunderstandings that surround one of the most talented and prolific director-franchises in the business. (No comments yet)

Script Readers, Getting Past Hollywood’s Gatekeepers

by George Wing | Published Mar. 1, 1997

Some writers think staged readings provide invaluable exposure and feedback. Others consider the exercise masturbatory. Is a public reading right for you? (1 comment)

The 1996 MovieMaker Readers Awards

by Charles McEnerney | Published Feb. 28, 1997

The year the secret got out about Joel, Ethan, Cameron, John, Frances, Geofrey, Natalie, Cuba and Emily. (No comments yet)

Jan Sverak

by Neil Kendricks | Published Feb. 28, 1997

Czech movie garners Best Foreign Language Film nomination; reflects trust of father-son filmmakers Jan and Zdenek Sverak. (No comments yet)

Spotlight on North Carolina

by Michaele Ballard | Published Feb. 1, 1997

You've likely heard that North Carolina is the third most active film production state in the Union. Here's why. (No comments yet)

Justin Evan’s No-Budget Odyssey

by Justin Evans | Published Jan. 31, 1997

Portland moviemaker Justin Evan's no-budget odyssey making A Day in the Life is a study in perseverance. (No comments yet)

Hanging Out with Richard Linklater

by Timothy Rhys | Published Jan. 31, 1997

The late 20th century's foremost chronicler of 20-something angst offers up subUrbia. (1 comment)

Jim Thompson’s Lost Hollywood Years

Jim Thompson's Lost Hollywood Years

by David Geffner | Published Dec. 1, 1996

Lost Hollywood Years

Greg Olson understands film noir. So did Jim Thompson, who
gave us stories like Peckinpah's The Gateway and Kubrick's The
Killing. Too bad Hollywood never understood Jim Thompson. (1 comment)

Carl Franklin

A Conversation with Carl Franklin

by Erich Leon Harris | Published Nov. 30, 1996

Devil in a Blue Dress got great reviews but didn't have legs. Where does a talented actor/writer/director go from here? (1 comment)

Producing Features

by Zorianna Kit | Published Nov. 30, 1996

Regardless of the budget, both halves of your brain need to be in good working order if you want to be a producer. (No comments yet)

Lucky Star Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

by Erich Leon Harris | Published Oct. 1, 1996

One of Hollywood's most versatile actors comes clean about breaking stereotypes, the Oscars, and his new drug of choice. (No comments yet)

Vincent Sherman: A Director’s Life

A Director's Life

by Eric Sherman | Published Sep. 30, 1996

There aren't many directors left from Hollywood's Golden Age. Spry ninety-year-old Vincent Sherman, who directed many of the greatest actors of his generation, is one of them. (No comments yet)

Shooting in Hollywood North

Hollywood North

by Mark Bentley Cohen | Published Sep. 30, 1996

A favorable exchange rate and that view have lured Hollywood to B.C. for years. But indies find that trickle-down doesn't work in the movie biz, either. (No comments yet)

Indie Film Sweetheart Adrienne Shelly

by Timothy Rhys | Published Aug. 1, 1996

Hal Hartley's ex-collaborator is five feet notothing and barely a hundred pounds, but Sudden Manhattan proves this actor/director double threat is anything but a lightweight. (No comments yet)

Master DP James Wong Howe

A Relative's Perspective

Richard Francis James Lee | Published Jul. 31, 1996

On the 20th anniversary of his passing, this great "poet of the camera" is remembered by his nephew. (2 comments)

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