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James Gray Goes the Distance

An Interview with James Gray

by Jeremy Arnold | Published Feb. 3, 2007

We haven't heard much from director James Gray since he wowed us with his directorial debut, Little Odessa. This month, James Gray is back with an all-new film and an all-star cast including Faye Dunaway, Ellen Burstyn and Mark Wahlberg in The Yards. (No comments yet)

Ed Harris’ Artist’s Sensibility

Ed Harris on Pollock - The Man and the Film

by Stephen Ashton | Published Feb. 3, 2007

Ed Harris has long been heralded as one of the better actors of our time, and he's gotten two Oscar nods to prove it (Apollo 13; The Truman Show). Along with taking on the title character in the new film Pollock, Ed Harris has turned auteur by adding two new titles to his resume: director and painter? (No comments yet)

Michael Berenbaum: Things I’ve Learned As A Moviemaker

by Michael Berenbaum | Published Feb. 3, 2007

First and foremost, you have to trust yourself, not let anyone talk you out of what you want. You have to trust your heart. (No comments yet)

Dale Pollock’s World Wide Web of Film

An Interview with Dale Pollock

by Scott Essman | Published Feb. 3, 2007

Dale Pollock, author, moviemaker, and current dean of the film school at the North Carolina School of the Arts, has strong opinions on all things cinema. Among his many credits are writing Skywalking, George Lucas's biography, and producing films such as Blaze and Set it Off. (No comments yet)

World Cinema In New York City

An Interview With Richard Peña

by A.G. Basoli | Published Feb. 3, 2007

Dear to New Yorkers for its long-standing tradition of provoking audiences with spellbinding films from top-notch, international auteurs, over its 38-year history the New York Film Festival has been responsible for introducing the likes of Godard, Bertolucci, Fassbinder, and Scorsese to American audiences. (No comments yet)

James Schamus’ Kung Fu Writing

A Conversation with James Schamus

by A.G. Basoli | Published Feb. 3, 2007

When it comes to independent film stalwarts, James Schamus has worked with some of the biggest. For Ed Burns' breakthrough film, The Brothers McMullen, Schamus served as executive producer and he helped to produce that film's follow-up, She's The One. (1 comment)

Ang Lee: Things I’ve Learned As A Moviemaker

by Ang Lee | Published Feb. 3, 2007

What does auteur mean? One who repeats himself? (No comments yet)

Ang Lee is Changing the Rules

An Interview with Ang Lee

by A.G. Basoli | Published Feb. 3, 2007

Having enchanted us for a decade with a string of lyrical, exquisitely-crafted domestic dramas, including Sense and Sensibility, Eat Drink Man Woman and The Ice Storm, Ang Lee is one international director who has certainly found success with American audiences. (4 comments)

Cutting and Painting with Editor Michael Berenbaum

The Career of Michael Berenbaum (So Far)

by Adam M. Goldstein | Published Feb. 3, 2007

In his career as an editor, Michael Berenbaum has shown a tendency to collaborate with directors who look to film as something other than a commercial vehicle. (1 comment)

E. Elias Merhige’s Power of Unflinching Belief

An Interview with E. Elias Merhige

by Paula Schwartz | Published Feb. 3, 2007

Though his latest film, Shadow of the Vampire, deals with the undead, director E. Elias Merhige knows that it's the living he depends on for much of his success. Found out how Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe and Joan Rivers have all made a difference in his life. (1 comment)

Ron Brown: Things I’ve Learned As A MovieMaker

by Ron Brown | Published Feb. 3, 2007

I'd been a successful working actor for three straight years and there were no signs that my career would let up. Except of course for that nasty voice in my head that said-funny how that voice sounded like my father's-"an actor's life is too unpredictable... sooner or later the you'll hit a dry period... you gotta have something to fall back on ... be responsible ... grow up!" (No comments yet)

An Interview with Ron Brown of FilmFilm.com

When it comes to the world of entertainment, Ron Brown has got it covered.

by Scott Essman | Published Feb. 3, 2007

Whether you're looking to make movies, or simply to watch them, the Internet is quickly becoming the venue of choice for many. FilmFilm.com's Ron Brown is here to talk about the trend, and tell you why the Internet is better than a film festival. (1 comment)

Park City in January

An Interview with Peter Baxter of Slamdance

by Jennifer M. Wood | Published Feb. 3, 2007

From struggling little festival that happened to take place in Park City at the same time as Sundance to one of the independent film scene's most highly anticipated events, Slamdance Film Festival director Peter Baxter shares the secret to their success: a clear-cut vision. (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. (3 comments)

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? (5 comments)

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. (3 comments)

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. (4 comments)

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)

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. (3 comments)

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)