All posts by David Fear
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Arrested Development: Edgar Wright Flashback
Seven years ago, MovieMaker interviewed British director Edgar Wright about the second part of his Blood and Cornetto trilogy: the devilishly sharp... -
Tom McCarthy Welcomes The Visitor
A 50-something man walks into his New York City apartment. He opens the bathroom door and finds an unknown Zimbabwean woman stark... -
Michael Haneke Plays Funny Games With Naomi Watts
A family is traveling to their country vacation home. As they drive, the parents take turns playing “guess the classical composer” (Schubert?... -
Tamara Jenkins Gets Savage
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A moviemaker workshops a script through the Sundance Institute, the finished feature gets accepted... -
Michel Gondry: Requiem for a Dreamer
Michel Gondry knows a thing or two about the human mind. Judging from the surreal music videos he’s concocted for the likes... -
Do-it-Yourself Distribution
It’s a scenario that’s all too familiar to hundreds of moviemakers: You’ve spent years pouring blood, sweat and tears (not to mention... -
Confessions of a Gun-Crazy Hippie
Vinterberg (on right) collaborates with fellow Dane Lars von Trier on Dear Wendy. If you happen to glance through the legendary moviemaking-manifesto-cum-mischievous-prank... -
In the Money: Danny Boyle Surprises with Millions
There are several images that spring immediately to mind when discussing director Danny Boyle’s filmography—scheming flatmates, jaded junkies, rampaging zombies. Kids, however,... -
Charlie Kaufman: Outlaw Scribe
Screenwriters have a tendency to operate by a specific set of traditional rules: Establish your characters and their situation, introduce a conflict,... -
Illeana Douglas’ Woolworth Touch
Illeana Douglas may be blessed with one of the film industry’s most distinctive faces, but “ I always get the ‘Did we...
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Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Richard Dreyfuss
American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Stand By Me, Mr. Holland’s Opus… even while reading like a what’s what of cinema, those titles...Inside the Issue: Directing
Cold Piece of Work: Richard Linklater Braves Greenland Hurricanes for Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette opens with the answer to its titular question. In an impressively executed overhead shot, the camera gazes down onto placid...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: The Farewell Writer-Director Lulu Wang Shares Secrets to Turning Your Life Story into a Memoir Movie
The week before production started on The Farewell—my sophomore feature about a young woman (Billi, played by Awkwafina) and her family’s attempts to keep their grandmother’s...