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Features: 50 Memorable Quotes from our First 50 Issues…
By MovieMaker Staff
Fifty memorable quotes from our first 50 issues.
Features: 50 Memorable quotes from our first 50 issues…
By MovieMaker Staff
Fifty memorable quotes from our first 50 issues.
On Location: San Francisco
By Letters
Independent moviemakers are finding all the inspiration they need on the streets of San Francisco.
Lisa Cholodenko
By Jennifer M. Wood
With one foot in contemporary cinema and the other back in the 1970s, Lisa Cholodenko creates a sense of place and purpose in Laurel Canyon.
Lasse Hallström
By Donald Dewey
Oscar-winning writer/director Lasse Hallström finds comedy in the oddest places as he prepares for his latest venture, An Unfinished Life.
The Fall of Bollywood
By Iain Ball
A country whose film industry has long been considered their one "unifier" is coming to terms with a changing market-and audience.
Park City 2003
Belinda Baldwin, Jason Mann and Jennifer M. Wood
MM hits the Park City scene at Sundance, Slamdance, Nodance, Slamdunk and Tromadance.
The Chinese Shoes
By Victor Muh
Actor/musician John Hawkes has made a career out of embracing the underdog.
Once Upon a Time in America
By Jennifer M. Wood
Two new documentaries, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and A Decade Under the Influence, investigate the disillusionment-and brilliance-of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s.
Callboard
By MovieMaker Staff
Letters: Letters
By Letters
Notebook: MM Notebook
By Timothy Rhys
Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor, independent moviemaker and icon of the American cinema, who recently turned 72, told me he's going shopping for a DV camera sometime soon. He thinks he might like to use one for his next movie.
Features: Have Films, Will Travel
By Christopher Henderson
The traditional film festival is defined not only by its film selections, but by its geographical location. Cannes wouldn't be Cannes without Southern France, Sundance wouldn't be Sundance without Park City, condos and skiers. For moviemakers, attendees and distributors, navigating the festival circuit means extensive travel plans. Increasingly however, some festivals are offering the opposite: mobile venues.
Features: Time to Squelch the Sequels Trend
By James L. Menzies
Now that every movie since the Eisenhower administration has been remade and/or digitally enhanced, it's time for Hollywood to go back to making sequels-films featuring the same old characters that no one gives a damn about anymore. Here, then, is a list of actually planned sequels, all of which will prove to be yet another nail in the coffin of originality.
Features: Mogul by Day, Screenwriter by Night
By Kirsten Smith
One could look at today's studio landscape and say that screenwriters have never been in a better place than they are today, with three WGA members occupying key seats of power at major studios. But is anything going to change for the better?
Features: The Right Way to Raise Money for a No-Budget Film
By Jerry Kolber
A veteran indie film consultant and production accountant shares his thoughts on the best ways to raise money for a no-budget film.
Features: Making Waves: Sound Technology in the Field
By Phillip Williams
With a wealth of new toys comes a host of technical variables to consider.
Features: Getting the Best Sound for Your Movie
By Phillip Williams
Sound is one aspect of the film craft which, because of the medium's overwhelming visual bias, is often undernourished-even by experienced moviemakers. But savings taken out of the front end of production can come back to bite you during post.
Features: The Dos and Don’ts of Dialogue
By Christina Hamlett
For as many conversations as we engage in and eavesdrop on every day, it's still not easy to duplicate that natural energy, flow and realism in a screenplay.
Features: Could You Shoot The Deer Hunter on DV?
By Bob Fisher
Twenty-five years after its release, Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter still holds up as cinematic masterpiece. But could today's moviemakers create similar emotional impact using DV? Top cinematographers weigh in on the issue while the film's original DP, Vilmos Zsigmond, reminisces.
Features: The Zen of Screenwriting Software
Neil Turitz with Jason Mann
Finding true love in the world of writing programs isn't easy, but MM recently went on a dating spree, test-driving the best-selling software on the market.
Features: James Mangold’s Identity Crisis
By Ryan Mottesheard
At the age of 21, James Mangold was the envy of every aspiring moviemaker, landing a development deal at Disney only weeks after graduation. But things don't always work out the way you plan. On the eve of his latest release, Identity, Mangold looks back on his journey.
Features: Squeezed, Screwed and Hardballed
By Jennifer M. Wood
Roy Frumkes and Rocco Simonelli, screenwriting-partners-turned-digital-moviemakers, discuss how to navigate the marketplace without selling out.
Features: Small Market, Big Box Office
By Christopher Henderson
Leave the New York or LA metro areas and you're likely to face a dearth of independent cinema at local theaters. But film companies, distributors and festivals are devising innovative ways to engage smaller film markets.
Features: Something Old, Something New
By Andy Rose
While the thought of seeing Chucky, Rocky or Freddy yet again may cause even diehard film buffs to cringe, Hollywood studios have more than 20 sequels in the pipeline. Screenwriters Adam Herz (American Wedding), Kate Kondell (Legally Blonde 2) and Don D. Scott (Barbershop 2) discuss creating originality in something familiar. Plus, upcoming sequels that "had to be made."
Robert Duvall: Soldier of Fortune
By Timothy Rhys
He's a writer, producer, director, Oscar-winning actor-and we believe him when he says his best work is yet to come.
Robert Duvall: Soldier of Fortune
By Timothy Rhys
He's a writer, producer, director, Oscar-winning actor-and we believe him when he says his best work is yet to come.
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