All posts by Carlos Aguilar
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Recreating Revolution: Mohamed Diab on Shooting Clash Entirely Inside a Van, and Getting a Letter From Tom Hanks
Over the course of a single day, individuals from across Egypt’s political, religious, economical and social spectrums collide inside a police van... -
The Cutting Edge: Tips on Working Better With Your Editor, From the Sundance NEXT FEST 2017 Panel
Cinema royalty descended on Downtown Los Angeles from August 10-13, 2017 for another year of Sundance NEST FEST: from Quentin Tarantino, who... -
On Accountability: Sabaah Folayan and Damon Davis Tell the Story Less Told in the Piercing Whose Streets?
In the now perpetual state of tension that engulfs this country, it’s easy to forget recent events that have been crucial in... -
Flash Forward: Patti Cake$’s Danielle Macdonald and Geremy Jasper are the Duo Responsible for Your Next Summer Jam
She spits out rhymes with savage ease, and faces her New Jersey combat zone armed only with her enlarged aspirations. But before... -
Site-Specific Art: Video Essayist and First-Time Director Kogonada Takes a Chance on the Subtle Columbus
Late at night, Casey (Haley Lu Richardson) and Jin (John Cho), two people that barely know each other, contemplate their uncertain places... -
Soft Touch: Sunao Katabuchi on Crowdfunding the Exquisite Animated War Drama In This Corner of the World
An in-person conversation with Japanese director Sunao Katabuchi evidences his visually wired mind. In our exchange during his most recent visit to... -
#BlessedProduction: Ingrid Goes West Director and Stars Talk Instagram Marketing, Social Media Creepiness and More
Keep it brief, keep it fun, and keep it creative: That’s how an effective social media post lures in eager followers. Nobody... -
Indie Animated Delight: 2014 French Feature Mune: Guardian of the Moon Opens For One Day in U.S. Theaters
Experimentation involves risk, a factor that doesn’t figure into the equation of the increasingly homogeneous list of studio films—both live action and... -
Pleasure and Pain in Guanajuato: Amat Escalante’s The Untamed is an Unusual Sort of Creature Feature
Three years ago, acclaimed Mexican director Amat Escalante and I sat down over coffee in Downtown Los Angeles to discuss the political... -
Endless Poetry: Alejandro Jodorowsky on the Freedom of Losing Money, and Making Movies at 88
Absent from the limelight for over 20 years, the revered visionary, artistic shaman and extreme multi-hyphenate Alejandro Jodorowsky chose to step away...
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Inside the Issue: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6