Stories By Caleb Hammond
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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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Movie News
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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Movie News
How The Weeknd Found His Way Into Uncut Gems
January 14, 2020Josh and Benny Safdie’s Uncut Gems is a unique time capsule of 2012: NBA legend Kevin...
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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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Directing
High Life Director Claire Denis Discusses Black Holes, Bringing an Astrophysicist On Set, and the Death Penalty
May 1, 2019On the surface, many entries in Claire Denis’ filmography appear relatively easy to synopsize (her latest...
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Cinematography
If Beale Street Could Talk DP James Laxton on Using the Large Format Alexa 65 Freely for Barry Jenkins’ Period Romance
March 26, 2019Director Barry Jenkins and cinematographer James Laxton have enjoyed a meteoric rise through the industry together,...
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Directing
Where The Movie Came to Life: How Editor Bob Murawski Brought The Other Side of the Wind Back from the Dead
November 27, 2018This Fall, following a tour of the prestigious festival circuit, Orson Welles’ long lost Hollywood satire...
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Articles
The Great Bogdanovich: The Moviemaker’s Varied Film Career Has Always Celebrated His Idols
September 28, 2018Peter Bogdanovich has enjoyed a remarkably balanced career as both a film historian and acclaimed moviemaker....
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Directing
The Mythical West: The Zellner Brothers on Playing with Genre Tropes and Letting Humor Come Intuitively with Damsel
July 11, 2018From Tarantino, to the Coen Brothers, to Kelly Reichardt, the western is so entrenched in cinematic history...
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Directing
Embracing Your Inner Masochist: WIP Your Project Into Shape With Work-in-Progress Screenings
May 17, 2018Let’s assume you’ve achieved the impossible: you’ve stressed your way through pre-production on your first feature,...
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Movie News
True/False 2018: The Midwestern Doc Fest Returns to Test the Limits of Non-Fiction
May 14, 2018The heart of the Midwest beats in Columbia, Missouri, a charming college town where the land...
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