All posts by Carlos Aguilar
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Foreign Contenders: Fatih Akin Used Distinct Lenses and Sound Techniques for Each Section of Germany’s In the Fade
Segmented into three distinct parts to accommodate the ravaging ebbs and flows of its protagonist’s emotional state in the aftermath of tragedy,... -
A Bird in the Hand: The Journey of Birdboy: The Forgotten Children From Personal Graphic Novel to Hand-Drawn Feature
Adorably macabre and philosophically stimulating, Alberto Vazquez and Pedro Rivero’s Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (known in Spanish as Psiconautas, los niños olvidados)... -
Foreign Contenders: Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Confronts Neighborly Conflicts with Under the Tree
Not unlike an alchemist, Icelandic Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson has mastered the improbable formula to produce amalgamations of universality with specificity. His relatable... -
Foreign Contenders: Andrey Zvyagintsev Breaks Down the Technical Aspects of Shooting Russia’s Melancholic Loveless
Not far removed from the philosophical and ethical inquiries that 19th century literary masters like Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoyevsky debated in their... -
The Official Story: Capturing the Final Words of America’s Most Notorious Criminal
After a year of working on a documentary that investigates the original claims made about Charles Manson’s crimes, mind control, and the... -
The Shape of Water: Del Toro Likes Digital, Octavia Spencer Quits Period Pieces, Guy in the Fish Suit Deserves an Oscar
High on the list of the greatest contributions Mexico has given to the world, Guillermo del Toro’s monster-fueled mind exudes compassion for... -
“Nudges and Hints”: Timothée Chalamet on the Pure Celebration of Love in Call Me By Your Name
Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s latest Call Me By Your Name examines the mystery of love as it enraptures 17-year-old Elio (Timothée Chalamet)... -
Rebel on the Rise: Daniela Vega Is A Fantastic Woman Inside and Out
Chilean actress Daniela Vega’s breakout performance in Sebastián Lelio’s A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica), as a transgender woman dealing with the... -
From Kabul to Kilkenny: How Nora Twomey’s Empowering The Breadwinner Utilizes The Universality Of Storytelling
Far away from the sparkly castles and enchanted kingdoms where Disney princesses exist, Parvana, a young Afghan girl living under Taliban rule,... -
Foreign Contenders: Alain Gomis on Cinematic Colonization and Strong Women in Senegal’s Félicité
MovieMaker’s series “Foreign Contenders” features interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language...
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Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2