All posts by Grant Phillips
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Yard Dogs Road Show: The Performance Artists Chart Their Long Journey From Stage To Screen
“We originally got together to make films, we didn’t get together to make a band,” Zebu, the writer, narrator, and founding member... -
Housing History: Maudie Director Aisling Walsh Rebuilt a Famous Folk Painter’s House For Her Intimate Period Piece
Beyond endless research, painstaking preparations and digging for historical accounts, creating a period piece requires something more than just the knowledge of its... -
Global Perspective: Extortion Director Phil Volken Moves From a Local First Film to an International Follow-Up
Peaceful, isolated islands, tranquil seascapes and the slow lull of waves crashing on the beach seem like the ideal setting for relaxation.... -
How Stop-Motion Can Survive: The Past, Present and Future of a Suffering Art (Video)
From The Boxtrolls, to Anomalisa, to Kubo and the Two Strings, stop-motion animation has consecutively held its place within the category of Animated Feature...
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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