Stories By Grant Vance
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Acting
Flash Forward: Maya Erskine on Her Unlikely Meet-Cute with Comedy and Finding an Authentic Rhythm in Plus One
August 6, 2019“Comedy is very rhythmic,” Maya Erskine says, carefully calibrating her comedic process in Jeff Chan and...
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Directing
Landing the Punch: Riley Stearns on Carefully Crafted Satire and Establishing Tone in The Art of Self-Defense
July 26, 2019Although only one requires a cool costume with colorful belt options, karate and satire have a...
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Book Reviews
Book Review: Shaping Light for Video in the Age of LEDs
April 10, 2019“Lights, camera, action!”—the classic, Old Hollywood call to arms. The adage remains, but—as articulated by career...
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Directing
Exclusive: An Apple A Day Keeps The System Away In This Clip from Vladimir de Fontenay’s Mobile Homes (Video)
November 2, 2018Adapted from his 2013 short of the same name, writer-director Vladimir de Fontenay paints a beautifully uncomfortable...
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Book Reviews
Book Review: Ad Nauseam is a Charming Trip Through Curated ’80s Horror Newsprint Ads
October 17, 2018Like your favorite fright flick marathon, Michael Gingold’s Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1980s is a nostalgic...
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Festivals
Festival Beat: Beyond Fest Founders On Building A Genre Festival From Goblin to Cronenberg
October 9, 2018Among their many eccentric counterparts over the years, insect politicians, Haddonfield historians and bitchin’ scary German...
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Directing
Exclusive: French Moviemaker Anne Émond on Adapting the Different Characters Crafted by Notorious Writer Nelly (Video)
September 7, 2018French writer Nelly Arcane’s debut novel, Putain, put her on the map as a respected writer documenting...
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News
Crowdfunder Pick: "The Guiding Light"
August 31, 2018Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or...
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News
Exclusive: Explore Postmodern Genre Moviemaking With Sebastian Gutierrez’s Visceral Elizabeth Harvest (Video)
August 14, 2018It’s like they always say: if your marriage isn’t going the way you planned, try to...
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Other
Exclusive: Boogie Woogie to Ari Gold’s Musically-Inclined Nostalgic Drama The Song of Sway Lake
August 6, 2018A valuable jazz record incites a romantic adventure in the ripples of a nostalgic lakeside community....
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