All posts by Jennifer Blair
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“Do Something That Doesn’t Bore the Crap Out Of You”: How Rust Creek Dir. Jen McGowan Avoided a Cookie Cutter Career
“I make material that I find interesting,” says director Jen McGowan. “I’m a feminist, so those themes are present, but I like... -
Embracing Change: Director Kendall Goldberg On Her Feature Debut When Jeff Tried to Save the World
“I am a creature of habit,” says When Jeff Tried to Save the World director Kendall Goldberg. “But while I was writing... -
“The Best Approach is a Calm Approach”: Welcome to Mercy Screenwriter and Star Kristen Ruhlin on Forging Your Own Moviemaking Path
Kristen Ruhlin knows a thing or two about perseverance. The screenwriter and star of Welcome to Mercy—a trippy dive into the exorcism... -
Novel Ideas: Moviemakers Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair on Adapting a Book for the Screen and Building Atmosphere
In September, director Jeremy Saulnier and screenwriter Macon Blair attended Fantastic Fest 2018 to present Hold the Dark—a fully-immersive cinematic adaptation of... -
Fantastic Fest 2018: Peak Programming and Premieres and a Self-Reflective Tone Shape the Austin Hotspot’s 13th Year
At its heart, Fantastic Fest is not simply a film festival: It’s a weeklong experience of controlled extremity, in which audiences are... -
Stayin’ Alive: What Keeps You Alive‘s Colin Minihan and Brittany Allen on Surviving a Career Wearing Multiple Hats
Colin Minihan and Brittany Allen are no strangers to multitasking. Now on the road with What Keeps You Alive, the Canadian duo... -
Fantasia International Film Festival 2018: Michael Ironside Talks Dune, Verhoeven, and Telekinesis in the Family
Few personalities encapsulate the brilliantly mad spirit of genre cinema more completely than Canadian actor Michael Ironside. In attendance at the Fantasia... -
Fantasia International Film Festival 2018: Five Moviemakers Talk Genre Films in Montréal
“I’m not joking when I say that Fantasia was our film school,” says François Simard of the Canadian directing trio RKSS, who were in... -
Bentonville Film Festival 2018: At This Fun, Forward-Thinking Fest, Calls For Inclusivity Are Backed By Hard Data
“I’ve always felt that the gender disparity on screen is the most easily-fixed area of inequality,” says Bentonville Film Festival co-founder Geena...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Matt Dillon
The longevity of Matt Dillon’s laudable career is a byproduct of his self-reinvention. Oscillating between charismatic leading and comedic supporting roles, the New York-based actor has...Inside the Issue: Directing
MovieMaker Melee: 1985 and Tyrel Writer-Directors Yen Tan and Sebastián Silva Debate Their Processes’ Pros and Cons
To ring in the first installment of our new MovieMaker Melee debate series, we invited two indie moviemakers with films releasing this fall—Tyrel writer-director Sebastián Silva and...Inside the Issue: How To
Inside the Creative Process: Karyn Kusama Walks Through Five Phases of Production, From Screenwriting to Distribution
Guest Moviemaker Karyn Kusama has been through a lot in her career. Kusama broke out in 2000 with her debut feature Girlfight, which earned the Grand...