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Donald Glover interviews Donald Glover; A definitive collection of the best recent writing on erotic thrillers; a deep dive into street casting.
Daniels (duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) pitched editor Paul Rogers on Everything Everywhere All At Once, in their office — Kwan’s garage.
Richard Linklater Q&A; Oscars producer Will Packer reveals that Chris Rock prevented Will Smith’s arrest; ranking ’70s cinema.
At an Oscars event, Dune director Denis Villeneuve, Director X and other Canadian moviemakers answer the prompt: What advice would you give your early self?
X writer-director Ti West has a knack for nailing period details and he explains to MovieMaker his two rules that guide him in this quest.
Zeros and Ones director Abel Ferrara shoots his narrative features in a run-and-gun style similar to documentaries. This approach requires a movie star.
The Godfather turns 50 and Francis Ford Coppola gets a much-deserved award; James Caan is still upset at Coppola; A three-horse race for Best Picture
Windfall uses blocking and camera movement to get inside character. Classic noir, Hitchcock and Polanski inspired director Charlie McDowell.
The Outfit never leaves the tailor shop run by Leonard (Mark Rylance), a writing convention director Graham Moore says started out as an “odd experiment.”
Returning for its 5th edition, Locarno in Los Angeles programs a selection of the larger Swiss Locarno Film Festival for movie-lovers in Los Angeles.
Tarantino has plans for rennovating the Vista; Jane Campion apologizes for her Critics Choice Awards comment; attempts to construct a millennial canon.
Jussie Smollett is sentenced for his 2019 hate crime hoax; Al Pacino gets candid about The Godfather on its 50th anniversary; Dune: Part Two eyes Elvis.
The Batman and Riddler’s meeting in Arkham Asylum mirrors the ending of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low. We examine their thematic and framing similarities.
Spirit Awards were last night and Maggie Gyllenhaal was a big winner; Winning Time is a smorgasbord of vintage camera formats; Apollo 10 1/2 trailer.
Zodiac screenwriter James Vanderbilt reflects on Zodiac at 15 years, including cutting down his script before David Fincher began adding scenes back in.
A few outlets ask whether movies are getting longer; Barry Jenkins discusses the effect of Obama’s presidency; The Batman is pulled from Russian theaters.
Adventures Italian Style follows Maurizio Paganelli and his two best friends on a road trip to communist Romania in 1989.
Americanish took home two awards this Saturday at Amelia Island Film Festival, continuing a successful festival run for the romantic comedy.
At Amelia Island Film Festival, feature documentaries The Dark Hobby and Fish & Men both look at harmful practices that threaten the ocean’s ecosystem.
John C. Reilly had 48 hours to decide on the role of Jerry Buss in HBO’s new Lakers series, Winning Time; Quentin Tarantino is in early talks to direct TV.
Four critics discuss the future of the sex scene for The New Yorker; Lots of Lord of the Rings news; the Oscars finds their hosts.
Michael Mann wins the week; Denis Villeneuve on watching Lawrence of Arabia all alone in a theater; Andrew Dominik gets candid about Blonde’s NC-17 rating.
Paul Thomas Anderson quibbles about movies and limited series; Jackass Forever is like a roller-coaster; Sex scenes from the “female gaze” can be revelatory
Jackass Forever director Jeff Tremaine looks back at 20 years of ridiculous stunts to pick his favorite. He also dishes on his favorite from Jackass Forever
