The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in...
"I Am All My Characters": Director João Pedro Rodrigues on the Transformative Delights of The Ornithologist
It’s scorching in Los Angeles and it’s just as warm in Paris. That’s what director João Pedro Rodrigues tells me at the beginning of our...
Three’s Company: A Busy Weekend Of L.A. Film Fests Highlights The City’s Multiculturalism and Fierce Independence
Repertoire theaters, star-studded evenings, plenty of multiplexes and art houses theaters, as well as a never-ending stream of festivals make Los Angeles a perpetually engaging...
Iberoamerica Takes SIFF 2017: Seattle Audiences at the Largest U.S. Film Festival Embrace Spanish-Language Stories
Being the brightest one in a sky full of stars is a tough task. How does a story stand out among several hundred titles in...
The Disease That is Fear: Trey Edward Shults on the Personal Inspiration Behind Horror Film It Comes at Night
Buried beneath fictional unsettling sounds, survivalist struggles and the absence of light is the real-life, interpersonal tragic event that moved writer-director Trey Edward Shults to...
"My Films are Free:" Filipino Master Lav Diaz on His Four-Hour Latest, The Woman Who Left
For most directors, time is both a currency and a boundary that forces them to adapt their storytelling ambitions to the canvas at hand. With...
Hive-Minded Moviemaking: Thomas Vinterberg Talks The Commune, Shooting Roundtable Scenes and More
An auteur is characterized by the idiosyncratic qualities that he or she is able to imprint on every project—a signature made of themes, symbolism, stylistic...
Life After Provocation: Burden Documentarians Tim Marrinan and Richard Dewey on Meeting the Real Chris Burden
As if on a pilgrimage, scores of tourists and, on occasion, locals have taken advantage of a now-indispensable photo-op: the Urban Light sculpture in front...
Symptoms of the Universe: Sarah Adina Smith’s Buster’s Mal Heart Diagnoses the Thinking Behind Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theorists are addicted to order. Even if their most feared hypotheses about the monstrous entities that rule the world are true, that possibility is...
Festival Wrap: A Weekend Film School, Spaceballs Screening and Joe Pantoliano at Sunscreen Film Festival 2017
Through its unprecedented success on both the festival circuit and mainstream awards platforms, Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight has become the flagship film of Florida moviemaking. Yet,...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an academic setting are...
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What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an impassioned team of...
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Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about his role in...