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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Inside the Issue: Acting
Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8