Baby, You Can Drive My Car: Edgar Wright Talks Heists, Car Choreography and Shooting Baby Driver in Atlanta
Much was made of Edgar Wright’s surprising departure from directing Marvel’s Ant-Man back in 2014. But while most focused on who’d be taking over the...
Buying What He’s Selling: Michael Showalter on The Big Sick and His Transactional Approach to Storytelling
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, the real-life couple whose love story forms the backbone of romantic comedy The Big Sick, remember searching for the...
Infectious Charm: Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon Bring Their Real-Life Romance to the Screen in The Big Sick
Ten years ago, up-and-coming comedian Kumail Nanjiani and therapist Emily V. Gordon were falling in love. Then Emily fell into a coma. Don’t worry: She came out...
(More) Essential Moviemaking Podcasts: Five Laudable Audibles for Your Educational Pleasure
Directing is a fairly strange craft to try to learn, in part because you rarely get a chance to watch other directors at work. Determined...
James Gunn Goes Dark Again: As Writer-Producer of The Belko Experiment, He Doesn’t Hold Back
Now best known as the mind behind Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (and its highly anticipated sequel, Vol. 2, out in theaters May 5), moviemaker...
High School Heist: Emily Hagins’ Coin Heist Taps Social Media Stars For a Coming-of-Age Caper
Over her last five feature films, 24-year-old writer-director Emily Hagins’ work has largely revolved around teenagers facing adolescence, and growing up. Her latest film, Coin...
Weighty Responsibility: Kim A. Snyder on Making Newtown, a Documentary Centered on Terrible Tragedy
It’s almost been four years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, which took 20 kids, six teachers, and shook both the nation and the...
Cinema is Dead: Todd Rohal and Kent Osborne Poke Fun at the Movies with “Unwanted Sequel” Uncle Kent 2
Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Sometimes the sequel is just better than—or at least, wildly...
Podcast Spotlight: Just Shoot It Talks to Working Moviemakers Across the Industry
Just Shoot It is a podcast that dives deep into the ins and outs of what it means to be a successful working filmmaker. Helmed...
Two Time’s the Charm: An Interview with Mike Birbiglia on Don’t Think Twice
Improv is all about “yes, and,” taking what your scene partner says, and building off of his or her statement. It’s a rule many great...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an academic setting are...
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What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an impassioned team of...
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Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about his role in...