All posts by Amanda Meyncke
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Cannes Film Festival: The 2016 Official Selections Announcement
From A-list actors to unknown directors, sales agents to everyday film lovers, everyone at the Cannes Film Festival is focused on celebrating film and finding the...
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A Wider Perspective: Confirmation’s Rick Famuyiwa on Shooting Anamorphic and Why Auteur Theory Still Matters
Director Rick Famuyiwa is no stranger to strong protagonists, ensemble dramas and complex storylines. His previous five films, including Dope, Our Family Wedding and Talk...
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Meaning in the Chaos of Reality: Director Liz Garbus on Gloria Vanderbilt Documentary Nothing Left Unsaid
Many of Liz Garbus’ documentaries—such as 2011’s Bobby Fischer Against the World and 2015’s What Happened, Miss Simone?—examine highly public figures and make generous use...
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The Write Stuff: 13 Amazing Screenwriting Grants, Labs and Competitions To Enter Today
You’ve spent hours working on a screenplay that would surprise, delight and inspire audiences—if only you could get it made! Here’s the perfect list of...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...