Kerry O'Conor

  • Film School Advice

The Evolution of Film School in America: Everything to Know, From Dropouts to Disciples, Fairbanks to Francis Ford

Moviemaking has been taught almost as long as it’s been around. The 1890s saw the birth of the medium, and…

7 years ago
  • Other

Crowd-Teasers: Larger-Than-Life Ambitions in the Trailer for Tupac Biopic All Eyez On Me

You’d be hard-pressed to find 140 consecutive seconds of video under more pressure than these, in the latest trailer for…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Crowd Teasers: Joel Edgerton Threatens Violence From Behind a Sick Beard in It Comes at Night Trailer

Exactly half of the trailer for Trey Edward Shults’ new thriller It Comes at Night consists of an eerie walk…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Crowd Teasers: Emotional Distress is Kind of Kristen Stewart’s Thing in Personal Shopper Trailer

The trailer for Olivier Assayas’ Personal Shopper is all about acceleration. And for good reason: When a film’s starting point…

7 years ago
  • Other

Crowd-Teasers: Donald Cried Trailer Features Scant Crying, Lots of Uncomfortable Smiling

In sharp contrast with the film’s title, the trailer for Kris Avedisian’s Donald Cried features a marked profusion of smiling.…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Crowd-Teasers: Corporate Culture is Served Cold in The Circle Trailer

The cult-y keynote may soon surpass both the iPod and the self-serious turtleneck as the most lasting contribution Steve Jobs…

7 years ago
  • Fall 2016

The Pinch-Hitting Playbook: When Misfortune Claimed Its DP Mid-Shoot, An American in Texas Bounced Back

The indie moviemaker’s mindset can be almost masochistic in its privation; it lives and dies by that ringmaster’s mantra “the…

8 years ago
  • Interviews
  • Winter 2016

Flash Forward: In A War, Danish Thespian Pilou Asbæk Blows Up

“We hated each other,” says Danish actor Johan Phlip “Pilou” Asbæk of director Tobias Lindholm. Why? “Because he was a…

8 years ago
  • Acting
  • Interviews

Flash Forward: Lola Kirke, Mistress America‘s Sweetheart

“I dream of having that '70s voice. I just think it’s sexy,” Lola Kirke sighed, toward the end of our…

9 years ago
  • Directing
  • Interviews

“You Always Need a Buddy on a Movie:” Noah Baumbach on Mistress America and Trust in Moviemaking

Is Noah Baumbach the manic moviemaking factory his filmography suggests? Mistress America, a modern screwball comedy about a college freshman (Lola…

9 years ago
  • Other
  • Summer 2015

Film School Roundtable: The Guide to Getting the Most Out of Film School

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A recent film school graduate enters the industry with wide eyes, big dreams…

9 years ago
  • Interviews

The Brothers Grit: An Interview with Heaven Knows What Directors Ben and Josh Safdie

Heaven Knows What has texture. You practically feel the coarse damp of rainy-pavement residue scrape between your fingertips as you…

9 years ago
  • Acting
  • Interviews

Flash Forward: An Interview with Melissa Benoist of Whiplash

Born and raised in Littleton, CO, 26-year-old Melissa Benoist is best known for her role as Marley-Rose on the song-and-dance…

10 years ago
  • Acting
  • Interviews

Bing, Bang, Boom: an Interview with J.K. Simmons

You know J.K. Simmons. Even if you don’t know the name, you probably know the face, and you definitely know…

10 years ago
  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: An American in Texas

This week's Crowdfunder Pick is An American in Texas, a dramatic exploration of youthful rebellion from Texas native Anthony Pedone.…

10 years ago
  • Interviews

Terence Winter in Sheep’s Clothing: The Wolf of Wall Street Scribe Explains How to Create a Believable Bad Guy

Terence Winter is no stranger to wolves. With writing credits on HBO series The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire (for which he is creator and…

10 years ago
  • Articles
  • blog-test

Trailblazer Tuesday Crowdfunder of the Week: ToY by Kerry O’Conor

MovieMaker's Crowdfunder Pick of the Week spotlights painter-come-indie filmmaker Patrick Chapman’s second feature, ToY, which follows the entanglement of the…

11 years ago
  • blog-test
  • Documentary
  • Winter 2014

Crowdfunder Pick: Equal Means Equal

For this week's Crowdfunder Pick, MovieMaker spotlights Equal Means Equal, a documentary by award-winning documentarian and feminist, Kamala Lopez, as…

11 years ago