All posts by Ashley Wren Collins
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High Energy: Sedona International Film Festival Ascends the Ranks of the Circuit
The Sedona International Film Festival 2015 (February 21 to March 1) celebrated 21 years in February and rolled out the proverbial red... -
Live From Cannes: The Middle East Rises
The white tents that freckle the edges of the Croisette like the pointillism dots of a Georges Seurat Neo-Impressionistic painting have all... -
Live From Cannes: Piracy, Studio Beyond and Avi Lerner
In the second it takes to wipe persistent flakes of the croissant I wolfed down for the snack substituting for my breakfast,... -
Live From Cannes: Weinsteins, Hotel du Cap and Broken Embraces
He looks me up and down and decides he can trust me. Perhaps it’s the innocence of my friendly smile and Pennsylvania-bred... -
Live From Cannes: My Neighbor My Killer
“I would say ‘Don’t do it, you’re crazy!,’” says Anne Aghion, award-winning documentary moviemaker whose film Ice People, the story of the... -
Live From Cannes: The Perfect Storm
“Do you want to see the Lakers game?” Brad Krevoy, CEO & chairman of the Motion Picture Corporation of America, asks and... -
The Cake Eaters: Mary Stuart Masterson Lets Cinemonde Eat Cake
“Acting is a spring, a dive into a cold pool. Directing is a marathon,” muses Mary Stuart Masterson from the back of... -
John Patrick Shanley Shares His Reasonable Doubt
“You know, I’m an odd duck,” John Patrick Shanley muses from across the table in New York City. “I always was an... -
Jerry Rudes Bids Bon Voyage to Avignon Film Festival
Benjamin is barking commands fast and furious: “Throw the ball backhanded!” A chorus of heads swivel and look at him quizzically. “Backhanded!,”...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8