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Issue #52 [Fall 2003]

The Thinking Woman’s Sex Symbol: William H. Macy
By Jessica Hundley
After years of playing the "best loser in the business," Bill Macy steps into the role of leading man with The Cooler.

Features: Nobody’s Cooler
By Wayne Kramer
When Frank Hannah (my co-writer) and I first started talking about the character of "The Cooler," we immediately latched onto the idea of Bill Macy. I've always been a huge fan of Bill's. To me, he stands out in every role he's had. There's a great everyman quality to him, and on top of that, he projects an enormous amount of humanity. At one point years ago my wife and I pointed to him on screen and laughed, "There he is again! He's everywhere!" We were always delighted to see him, even before we knew his name.

Features: Rulers of the Rental House
Jennifer M. Wood with Ethan Bullard
Before you can yell "action," you've got to have all the right equipment. And before that, you have to make sure you're asking all the right questions of all the right people.

Features: White (Makes Some) Noise
By Ryan Mottesheard
Charlie Kaufman may get all the ink, but you could make a strong case for Mike White as Hollywood's most idiosyncratic screenwriter.

Features: Illeana Douglas’ Woolworth Touch
By David Fear
From the set of her latest film, The Californians, Illeana Douglas speaks with MM about her legendary career and why it helps when people can't place her.

Features: Director.com
By Saul Austerlitz
David Lynch and Peter Greenaway are just two directors who are using the World Wide Web to reach the largest possible audience.

Features: The Editorial Challenge
By MovieMaker Staff
Even with all the new technology, editors still face enormous challenges in the cutting room. Several of today's top editors speak about how they deal with-and overcome-some typical problems.

Features: The Mythology of Anthony Minghella
By Phillip Williams
The highly celebrated and oft-awarded writer-director of Cold Mountain seems destined by both geography and birth to identify himself with the knotty concerns of the outsider.

Features: Film Technique for the Digital Age
Tim Rhys and Jennifer Wood
Looking for maximum picture quality on a minimum budget? Look no further than these techniques and gadgets, which will enhance the look of any indie picture.

Features: Scare Tactics
By David Grove
Is it by coincidence or design that so many of our most bankable directors got their feet wet-and hands bloodied-in the micro-budget, horror genre?

Notebook: MM Notebook
By Timothy Rhys

Features: Horror Stories
By MovieMaker Staff
For decades the horror genre has helped would-be cinematic masters get their start in the movie business. Many have used horror just to cut their teeth, but others have never strayed too far from their roots.

Letters: Letters
By Letters

Tales from the Underground
By Christopher Zara
While underground film festivals may lack the prestige of their more established counterparts, these fledgling events can be invaluable to the not-ready-for-Sundance moviemaker.

How to Watch a Movie
By John W. Whitehead
For many of us, movies are much more than mere entertainment. They educate, indoctrinate and captivate the mind. But do moviegoers have a social responsiblitiy?

The Soul of a German Man
By Collin Kelley
Growing up in Germany, Wim Wenders not only heard the blues, but identified with the messages of sadness and lament from an America deeply divided by racial strife. In The Soul of a Man, he revisits his childhood.

God, Sex & Apple Pie
By Jerome Courshon
The challenges a first-time moviemaker faces in getting his or her film made are nearly universal. But what it takes to get that same film seen is a much different-and just as hard-won-battle.

Takashi Miike
By David Fear
The rising son of Japan's current New Wave proves you don't have to be over-the-top in real life to create some of the most memorable-and jaw-dropping-scenes in recent cinema history.

Austin & Houston
By MovieMaker Staff
Making movies at home in the Lone Star State is a way of life for residents of Austin and Houston.

Action’s Back
By Jessica Hundley
Nona Gaye and Shin Koyamada will show their stuff in two of the year's most anticipated action movies, The Matrix and The Last Samurai.

Post Production Playground
By Jessica Hundley
New York City's choice for post service and expertise.