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Movie News

The Burghart Brothers Made Their First Feature, Head Count, Using What They Already Had

by Margeaux Sippell
Jacob and Ben Burghart wrote and directed their feature directorial debut Head Count using only what they already had — and nothing they didn’t.
Last Stop Larrimah Paddy Moriarty

Movie News

Last Stop Larrimah: Watch Trailer for Duplass Bros’ Australian Murder Mystery Doc (Video)

by Margeaux Sippell
The trailer for the Duplass Brothers’ new HBO Original doc Last Stop Larrimah is out, and it’s all about a fascinating murder mystery in Australia
Newport Beach Film Festival The Absense of Eden

Movie News

Newport Beach Film Festival Sets The Absence of Eden and The Holdovers as Opening and Closing Night Films

by Margeaux Sippell
The Newport Beach Film Festival has set the opening and closing night films for the 24th annual festival — The Absence of Eden and The Holdovers
Dream Scenario Nicolas Cage

Movie News

Nicolas Cage Is a Hilariously Remarkable Nobody in Dream Scenario Trailer (Video)

by Margeaux Sippell
Nicolas Cage plays a “remarkable nobody” who goes viral when he starts popping up in countless people’s dreams in the trailer for Dream Scenario.

Movie News

The Teacher Writer-Director Farah Nabulsi Knows the Painful Importance of Killing Your Darlings

by Margeaux Sippell

Movie News

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Sets Lineup for InFocus: Latinx & Hispanic Cinema Film Festival

by Margeaux Sippell

Sponsored Editorial

Impactful Cinema: The Inaugural MAGMA Film Festival Ignites Madrid

by MM Writers

Sponsored Editorial

Emmy Winner Stephen Beres Teaches Full Sail DC3 Cinematography Course

Heartland International Film Festival Announces Full 2023 Lineup, Including Paul Mescal Movies All of Us Strangers and Foe

Movie News

Heartland International Film Festival Announces Full 2023 Lineup, Including Two Paul Mescal Movies (Exclusive)

Donyale Luna Black Supermodel

Movie News

HBO’s Donyale Luna: Supermodel Spotlights the First Black Woman on the Cover of Vogue

My Scary Indian Wedding

Movie News

In ‘My Scary Indian Wedding,’ Ramone Menon Smartly Merges Tradition and Superstition

Sponsored Editorial

The FilmHaus Evolution: A New Jury and a Vision Renewed

Movie News

Buzzing Bees, Tomatoes and Creatures Seeking Comfort Turn Up in NFMLA’s InFocus: Canadian Cinema

Daddio movie Dakota Johnson

Movie News

Christy Hall Shot Daddio Entirely Inside a Taxi Cab — With the Help of Immersive LED Technology

Inspirational Movies

Gallery

12 Uplifting Movies That Aren’t Annoying and Fake

Mother, Couch

Movie News

Mother, Couch Director Niclas Larsson Is a Sucker for a Good Metaphor

NFMLA

Movie News

NFMLA LGBTQ+ Cinema Shares Stories Centering Queer Joy

TOOTH Jillian Corsie

Movie News

My Baby Teeth Reignited My Creativity in ‘Tooth’

Thanksgiving movie teaser trailer horror

Movie News

Thanksgiving Horror Movie Teaser Trailer Carves a Gash Into Heartwarming Holiday (Video)

Movie News

Movie News

Tom Hardy Marlon Brando The Bikeriders

Tom Hardy Seems to Channel Marlon Brando in The Bikeriders Trailer (Video)

Tom Hardy seems to be channeling Marlon Brando in 1953’s The Wild One in the new trailer for The Bikeriders out in December
Heartland International Film Festival Sets Rustin, The Holdovers, and The Lionheart for 32nd Lineup

Heartland International Film Festival Sets The Lionheart, Rustin, and The Holdovers for 32nd Lineup

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Gave Star Nia Vardalos the Courage to Direct Again

The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson Doesn’t Think About His Style: It’s ‘Just Me Doing What I Want’

Adam Driver Speaks Out Against Netflix and Amazon at Ferrari Venice Premiere Amid Strike

Adam Driver Speaks Out Against Netflix and Amazon While Promoting Ferrari in Venice

The Rundown

The Rundown

80 for Brady

Making 80 for Brady; Not Everyone Deserves The Last of Us; How to Best Watch Skinamarink

How to watch Skinamarink, according to its director; some folks don’t deserve The Last of Us, director Kyle Marvin on making 80 for Brady; Bloc Party rules
Paul Mescal in Aftersun

Anna Kendrick Gets Honest; Paul Mescal Is Irish, Actually; Titanic Jack ‘Might’ve Lived’

Tom Brady Can Definitely Act; New Actor to Play Batman

New Actor to Play Batman; Tom Brady is a Good Actor; Mandalorian Season 3 Preview

25 Boomers We Absolutely Love

AI Tom Hanks; RIP Cindy Williams; Rupert Grint Wants Potter Series

Infinity Pool Rescue, Skinamarink Tragedy, Slamdance Winners

Skinamarink Tragedy ; Infinity Pool Rescue; Slamdance Winners Revealed

Festivals

Hayley Erin in New Life, directed by John Rosman

In New Life, a Stellar Horror Debut by John Rosman, Bad Things Happen to Good People

In ‘When I Wake,’ Julian Thedford Draws Upon His Experience as a Witness to a Shooting

In Hundreds of Beavers, Bugs Bunny Meets The Revenant in an Explosive Hairball of Energy

In Where the Devil Roams, Desperate Carnies Travel 1930s America

In ‘SALLAD,’ Tramaine Townsend Offers Intimate Portraits of the Dallas He Loves

In ‘Safe Place,’ a Night in the County Jail Leads to Torture and Death

Interviews

THE NUN 2

In The Nun 2, Director Michael Chaves Takes Us Demon-Hunting in 1950s France

Bottoms is a Queer High School Girl Fight Club Movie For Everyone

RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner Sasha Colby Shares Her Favorite Stories of Inspiration

In Golda, Guy Nattiv Promises an Authentic Portrait of Israel’s Iron Lady

From Ted Lasso to a Very Indie Irish Vampire Movie, Director Declan Lowney Goes for the Heart

Stephanie Hsu Spills All The Details About That Vagina Tattoo in Joy Ride

Directing

Extinction Rebellion

How We Made Rebellion, a Story of Climate Activism From the Ground Up

Amityville: An Origin Story Reveals One Man’s Terrifying Account of What Really Happened During 1976 Haunting, and It Involves The Occult

Rachel McAdams and Kelly Fremon Craig Cried About Motherhood Together on the First Day of Filming Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Nick Cassidy and David Rice Funded Their Revenge Thriller Fallen Drive Through Acting Gigs and Personalized Workout Plans

Javier Badillo Serves Up Galactic Corncakes With His Sci-Fi Musical Short

Ben Affleck Reveals Michael Jordan Told Him to Cast Viola Davis as His Mom

Screenwriting

Ernest Anemone’s ‘Family Affair’ is a Short With Sitcom Overtones – Stay Tuned

AIR Writer on the True Story of Discovering Michael Jordan’s (and Sonny Vaccaro’s) Brilliance

Watch the Charlie Kaufman WGA Awards Speech: ‘I Have Wasted Years Seeking the Approval of People with Money’ (Video)

The Whale Writer Samuel D. Hunter Explains How His Life Story Inspired The Movie

She Said Writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz: Connecting With Weinstein Survivors Was ‘Rather Beautiful’

Ryan Murphy Loves The Watcher So Much, He Offered to Write It For Free

Podcasts

Extraction 2 Director Sam Hargrave on Setting Chris Hemsworth on Fire

Extraction 2 Director Sam Hargrave on Topping Himself: ‘What If We Light Chris Hemsworth on Fire?’ (Podcast)

Chasing Chasing Amy Director Sav Rodgers on How the Kevin Smith Rom-Com Saved His Life

Follow Her Director Sylvia Caminer on Making a Very 2023 Psychosexual Thriller

Beyond Beyonce, Swarm Has a Michael Jackson Fixation, Too. (Just Watch Episode 6)

The World Has Finally Caught Up With Barbara Kopple (Podcast)

Neve Campbell Welcome Back to Scream Franchise, Producer Says: ‘The Door Is Always Open’

Producing

Desiree Staples It's What She Would Have Wanted

Desiree Staples Rediscovered Her ’90s Childhood by Filming in the Home She Grew Up In

How ‘Huella’ Director Gabriela Ortega Found a Fairy Godmother in Film Producer Sandra Condito

Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist Producers Have a Theory on Who Sent That Fateful Tip to Deadspin

Slash’s Love of Old-School Horror Led Him to Executive Produce and Score The Breach

Cinema Law: Can I Film U.S. Currency?

Switching Gears: Lighting and Gear Company Draco Broadcast Launches New Direct-to-Consumer Rental Services

Movie News

Jacob Elordi Emerald Fennell Barry keoghan Saltburn

Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan Enter a World of Gilded Confusion in Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn Teaser Trailer (Video)

What Painkiller Gets Exactly Right — and What It Made Up to Dramatize the Opioid Crisis

Michael Fassbender Is a Ruthless Assassin in Netflix’s The Killer Teaser (Video)

Out on Film 2023 Festival Lineup Features Our Son and Glitter & Doom

Why Painkiller Highlights the True Stories of Oxycontin Overdose Victims

Our Father, the Devil Producer and Colorist on the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ Film Software That Fast-Tracked Post-Production

Films at Any Budget

Skinamarink Director Kyle Edward Bell Shot His Well-Planned Nightmare for $10K

How Skinamarink Director Kyle Edward Ball Shot His Well-Planned Nightmare for Just $10K

Chrissy Judy Director Todd Flaherty on Making His Stunning Drag-Queen Platonic Love Story for $20K

Making Pilgrim for $5,000 Was a Family Affair

Pete Ohs Made Jethica for $10K by Treating His Horror Film Like a Painting

How Alex and Alina Willemin Made the Period Piece Albert and Claude for Under $30,000

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