All posts by Brian O'Hare
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Something to Believe In: Bleed For This’ Ben Younger, Miles Teller and Aaron Eckhart Will Their Way to Greatness
“I don’t believe in God,” actor Javier Bardem once said, “I believe in… Al Pacino.” For many of us, movies are almost a religion. Good...
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Subjective Nonfiction: Jeff Feuerzeig on New Journalism, Punk Rock and Author: The JT LeRoy Story
“If you’re purely after facts, please buy yourself the phone directory of Manhattan. It has four million correct facts. But it doesn’t illuminate.” – Werner...
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Moveable Feast: What is Shooting in Cuba Like? We Asked the Makers of Papa: Hemingway in Cuba
Cuba looms large in the imagination of Yanquis. With legendary cigars, rum and music, Cuba’s like a fat mango just out of reach—so close, yet...
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American Film Market 2015: Spotlight on Juveniles from Producer Chris Miller
“Don’t you know a rumble ain’t a rumble without me?” – Dallas Winston, The Outsiders Navigating the American Film Market can feel like a rumble....
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Powers to the People: SundanceNow Doc Club Brings Curated Documentaries to VOD
You love documentaries. And what better way to satisfy your doc habit than by plunking down a few bucks to get access all your favorites,...
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"I Do As Little CG As Possible:" Gareth Evans on The Raid 2
The Raid 2 is a kick in the head – literally. It’s also a kick in the ribs, a smash to the gut, a punch...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Dreyfuss
American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stand By Me, Mr. Holland’s Opus… even while reading like a what’s what of cinema, those titles are just a handful...
1Inside the Issue: Directing
Cold Piece of Work: Richard Linklater Braves Greenland Hurricanes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette opens with the answer to its titular question. In an impressively executed overhead shot, the camera gazes down onto placid Antarctic waters as...
Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: The Farewell Writer-Director Lulu Wang Shares Secrets to Turning Your Life Story into a Memoir Movie
The week before production started on The Farewell—my sophomore feature about a young woman (Billi, played by Awkwafina) and her family’s attempts to keep their grandmother’s cancer diagnosis hidden...