All posts by Jennifer Straus
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Isabel Coixet’s Cinematic Poem
“I think it’s an illness,” director Isabel Coixet says of moviemaking. “It’s a virus you get somehow when you’re a kid and... -
Bridging the Gap
David Paterson on the set of Love, Ludlow (2005) Most screenwriters will tell you they feel a personal connection to the scripts... -
Reel Life Lessons
Jeremy Brock has a knack for depicting the intimate lives of the very famous. Whether it’s a grieving Queen Victoria in Mrs.... -
Julia Stiles Never Lets Them See Her Sweat
SCREENWRITING Julia Stiles Never Lets Them See Her Sweat The actress steps behind the camera to write and direct Raving by Jennifer... -
Of Cinema and Cargo Pants
EDUCATION Of Cinema and Cargo Pants Palm Beach Film School’s Jim York provides words of wisdom for the moviemaker of tomorrow by... -
Truly Moving Images
Socially-conscious moviemaking is on the rise—from thought-provoking documentaries like Spike Lee’s When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts to dramatic... -
Forward Leap
Ramzi Abed Ever since he first came onto the scene in 1998, Ramzi Abed has been pushing the boundaries of moviemaking to... -
Slamdance, Circa 2004
Peter Baxter of Slamdance Since its founding in 1995, the Slamdance Film Festival has established itself as one of the premier alternative...
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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