Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Lynn Shelton and Marc Maron were ready to make a feature together. After…
700-plus hours filmed, 254 Texas counties visited, and an ungodly amount of Whataburger consumed. In 2018, Democrat congressman Beto O’Rourke…
When I met with Lynn Shelton after the premiere of Outside In at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, I facetiously…
MovieMaker got to spend some time with Richard Turner at SXSW this year and we can confirm a common rumor about…
Mr. Roosevelt is a warm, touching, and hilarious indie that was shot in Austin, Texas on Kodak film, so seeing…
After seeing the world premiere of Mark Webber’s latest film at SXSW last spring, I wasn’t immediately sure if what…
I had a feeling I’d like Brigsby Bear. As a comedy fan, how could I not? I’ve been a fan…
Much was made of Edgar Wright’s surprising departure from directing Marvel’s Ant-Man back in 2014. But while most focused on…
Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani, the real-life couple whose love story forms the backbone of romantic comedy The Big…
Ten years ago, up-and-coming comedian Kumail Nanjiani and therapist Emily V. Gordon were falling in love. Then Emily fell into a coma.…
Directing is a fairly strange craft to try to learn, in part because you rarely get a chance to watch…
Now best known as the mind behind Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (and its highly anticipated sequel, Vol. 2, out…
Over her last five feature films, 24-year-old writer-director Emily Hagins’ work has largely revolved around teenagers facing adolescence, and growing…
It’s almost been four years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, which took 20 kids, six teachers, and shook…
Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Sometimes the sequel is just…
Just Shoot It is a podcast that dives deep into the ins and outs of what it means to be…
Improv is all about "yes, and," taking what your scene partner says, and building off of his or her statement.…
It’s as daunting a task to play a icon in a film as it is to write and direct that…
We’ve heard case after case of hungry independent filmmakers who shoot their first films on a shoestring budget, using their…
As an intern who worked on Balls Out from the first table read to the Tribeca Film Festival premiere, I…
Brett Morgen’s intro at South by Southwest for his new film, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, was one of the…
By now, you’ve probably heard of Unlocking the Truth, a heavy-metal band made up of three black middle-school kids from…
At the Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington, North Carolina, I saw my favorite music video of 2014: “Call Me” by…
South by Southwest commences this week, running from March 13 to 22, 2015. Are you going to be there? While…