Virginia’s Indie Film Revolution

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1. Food Film Festivals
   A new wave of film festivals are taking the tried and true "dinner and a movie" combo to a whole new ... read on
2. Cook Up Your Own Food Film Festival
   Have you got a hankering to cook up a food and film festival close to home? Here’s some handy information about the dollars and cents you’ll need to make it all ... read on
3. Mixed Reviews: Guilty Pleasures
   From 1970s Euro sleaze to Italian Neorealist classics, it's time to admit some guilty pleasures. DVD and book ... read on
4. Virginia’s Indie Film Revolution
   Whether you’re aiming to make the next Revolutionary War epic or just need a film-friendly rural locale for your low-budget indie, Virginia will welcome you with open arms. Here, a few members of VA’s independent ... read on
5. Master of the Movie Prop
   Just about anything an actor touches in a film that isn’t nailed down is a prop. Props serve to enhance a character’s backstory, improve the look of a location or, in the case of fake projectile vomit, simply gross ... read on
6. Classic Movie Title Sequences
   Take a closer look at some of the most memorable title sequences of the past few years. ... read on
7. Using Movie Title Sequences Effectively
   Released in the mid-1950s from the relatively static role of simply assigning credit, title sequences have evolved into an art form in their own right. ... read on
8. Neil Jordan's Golden Rules of Moviemaking
   "Never tell the truth on a junket" and other lessons from the director of The Brave One and Interview with the Vampire, Neil ... read on
9. All the Right Moves: Stabilizing Your Camera
   Not every director likes to move the camera. Some simply can’t afford it. Go back and look at Kevin Smith’s Clerks, for example. Almost every shot in that movie was a locked-down tripod shot—no movement at all. At ... read on
10. Julie Delpy's 2 Days in Paris
    After sharpening her multi-tasking skills with Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy is writing, directing, producing, editing, scoring and starring in her own take on cross-cultural romance with 2 Days in ... read on
11. Random Thoughts From the Set of Jeff Garlin's I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
    From soundless filming to nausea on the set, Jeff Garlin relives the experience of writing, directing and starring in his directorial debut, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese ... read on
12. Silent Movies Are Still Creating an Echo
    From Griffith and Eisenstein to Chaplin and Keaton, MM revisits the 15 greatest directors of the silent era. ... read on
13. The Robert Rodriguez Effect
    When it comes to getting an education in film, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all option. But apparently the same can’t be said for a film school’s “model ... read on
14. Ethan Hawke Grows Up in The Hottest State
    When I was 21 and under the influence of books like James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain, Jack Kerouac’s The Subterraneans and Larry McMurtry’s All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers, I started writing a ... read on
15. John Carpenter’s Business of Insanity
    In Hollywood these days, it sometimes seems easier to find an actor who’ll admit to having had plastic surgery than it is to find an original idea for a movie. Case in point: Legendary horror director John Carpenter. ... read on
16. Halloween, Too
    Given his predilection for stepping behind the lens it shouldn’t have been a surprise when Rob Zombie announced his foray into feature moviemaking with 2003’s House of 1000 Corpses. But Zombie remaking John ... read on
17. David Levien & Brian Koppelman: Ocean’s Two
    Brian Koppelman and David Levien are among the movie business’ most sought-after screenwriters. If all falls into place, they’ll soon be turning their attention to scripts for Robert De Niro (he’ll reportedly star ... read on
18. Moviemaking: The Eternal Balancing Act
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19. Jodie Foster: The Brave One
    An Oscar nominee at 14 and still at the top of her game after more than four decades, Jodie Foster knows how to get what she wants--like director Neil Jordan and a killer script for her latest thriller, The Brave ... read on
20. The Signal: A Collaboration in Three Parts
    A hit at Sundance, The Signal offers a new chapter in the world of cinematic collaboration as three directors each take a turn in the director's ... read on