Stories By Caleb Hammond
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Movie News
Residue Wins Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (Complete List of Winners)
September 21, 2020Residue, the debut feature from Merawi Gerima, took home the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature...
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Movie News
‘We Called and Asked’: Frances McDormand on How Nomadland Gained Access to Amazon
September 12, 2020Nomadland, the new film from Chloé Zhao, stars Frances McDormand as a woman to takes to the...
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Movie News
No Time to Die and Tenet Shared the Same IMAX Cameras While in Production
September 3, 2020Tenet, opening today, feels in many ways like a time-bending James Bond movie. And it may...
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Movie News
How John David Washington Became The Protagonist
August 27, 2020It was January, 23, 2019, a day that John David Washington remembers well, because the day...
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Movie News
The Best Postscripts in Cinema: From Do the Right Thing to Barry Lyndon, 5 Films That Do the Epilogue Right
August 6, 2020For the most part, film postscripts — that pesky on-screen text that acts as an epilogue...
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Movie News
With Tommaso, Abel Ferrara Re-Examines the Suffering in Past Works Like Bad Lieutenant
June 11, 2020Abel Ferrara’s recent films haven’t explored the suffering of works quite like Bad Lieutenant: He’s spent...
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Movie News
How The Weeknd Found His Way Into Uncut Gems
May 25, 2020Josh and Benny Safdie’s Uncut Gems, now on Netflix, is a unique time capsule of 2012: NBA...
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Movie News
Tired of the Streaming Giants? Try These Streaming Service Alternatives
April 17, 2020Streaming numbers have been off the charts in the past month, and the usual streaming suspects...
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Interviews
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Director Eliza Hittman and First Cow Director Kelly Reichardt in Conversation
March 13, 2020First Cow director Kelly Reichardt and Never Rarely Sometimes Always director Eliza Hittman both write and...
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Movie News
Good Time Cinematographer Sean Price Williams Eyeing a Move to Directing With a Script by Film Critic Nick Pinkerton
February 20, 2020Sean Price Williams, cinematographer of Good Time and Her Smell, is looking to move into the director’s chair —...
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Movie News
Vitalina Varela Director Pedro Costa: ‘There Were No Pens or Computers On Set’
February 19, 2020You may have read recently that Quentin Tarantino doesn’t allow cell phones on set. Portuguese moviemaker Pedro...
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Movie News
Locarno in Los Angeles: Ham on Rye Director Tyler Taormina Organized a Middle-School Clothing Drive for Wardrobe
February 14, 2020Ham on Rye director Tyler Taormina found a very budget-conscious way to get wardrobe for his...
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Best Of
How to Get Your Film Into Festivals: MovieMaker’s Screener Survey
February 12, 2020For a quarter-century now, MovieMaker has been the leading publication for working independent filmmakers. MM’s editorial...
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Movie News
Invisible Life Director Karim Aïnouz Created Chemistry Between Leads by Rehearsing Scenes Not in the Script
January 21, 2020Invisible Life director Karim Aïnouz realized early in pre-production how important it was for his two leads...
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Festivals
Parasite Fans, Don’t Miss 2013’s Human Capital
January 15, 2020For the many fans of Parasite, may we recommend Human Capital? The 2013 Italian film, showcased...
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Festivals
To Live to Sing Director Johnny Ma’s Candid Advice on Getting Film Funding: Hang Out in the Hamptons
January 14, 2020Speaking at the 13th Kustendorf Film & Music Festival, To Live to Sing director Johnny Ma...
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Cinematography
Little Women, Uncut Gems, Marriage Story, and 6 Other New Movies Shot on Film
December 25, 2019Moviegoers might be surprised to learn that despite its expensive VFX de-aging process, Martin Scorsese’s latest...
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Movie News
Uncut Gems Was Written and Edited Inside a Theater Projection Booth
December 24, 2019Uncut Gems co-writer and co-editor Ronald Bronstein first hooked up with brothers Josh and Benny Safdie on...
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Movie News
Knives and Skin Is Jennifer Reeder’s ‘Feminist as F—‘ Debut Feature
November 20, 2019Raven Whitley remembers her first thought as she read the script for Knives and Skin: “This...
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Movie News
Anne at 13,000 Ft. Director Kaz Radwanski Filmed in His Mom’s Daycare To Save Money
November 19, 2019Anne at 13,000 Ft. takes place in a Toronto daycare. The location was perfect for director...
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Movie News
How Thanksgiving Brought Queen & Slim Creators Lena Waithe and Melina Matsoukas Together
November 13, 2019Lena Waithe and Melina Matsoukas, the writer and director, respectively, of Queen & Slim, began their...
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Movie News
Marriage Story Star Adam Driver Still Has Ideas for His Past Noah Baumbach Movies
November 7, 2019Marriage Story director Noah Baumbach says the film’s lead actor, Adam Driver, still has new ideas...
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Interviews
Light of My Life: Writer-Director-Star Casey Affleck’s Character-Driven Vision of a World Without Women
August 16, 2019Academy Award-winning actor Casey Affleck takes his time between directing projects: Affleck’s intimate post-apocalyptic drama Light of...
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Festivals
Fest Beat: An Ever-Expanding Audience and a Surprise-Filled Slate Highlight Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2019
May 6, 2019A short hour and a half drive north of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is one of...
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