All posts by Max Weinstein
-
FilmQuest 2017: This Mormon Country Genre Fest Makes Every Outsider Feel at Home
A piercing white patch of light trapped between pitch black sky, glowing ethereally against the silhouettes of a mountain-perched farmhouse and one... -
Tacoma Film Festival 2017: The Odds Of Meeting Your Next Creative Partner Are High At This Northwestern Indie Hub
Like ships coming in to dock at the city’s urban port, burgeoning moviemakers arrived at Tacoma Film Festival’s 12th annual edition to... -
“Society is the Monster”: Jordan Peele on Racism as Horror, Writers’ Block and More at 2017 Film Independent Forum
“Any good scary moment or scene is not very intellectual for me. It’s from the gut. It’s a feeling. It’s a vibe,”... -
Portland Film Festival 2017 Preview: Co-Founder Josh Leake Teases Highlights, Diverse Programming, and More
With this year’s edition of the Portland Film Festival kicking off tomorrow, we spoke with co-founder and executive director Josh Leake about... -
Frame of Mind: To Do True Crime Right, The Confession Tapes Used Private Interview Locations and Macro Lenses (Video)
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the... -
Exclusive: Watch Aml Ameen Navigate the Dark Side of Wall Street in This Clip From The Price (Video)
What’s the price one pays for a cushy job on Wall Street? That’s one of the fundamental questions at the heart of... -
Exclusive: Watch Del the Funky Homosapien Rap Over Stop-Motion Wizardry in Video for L’Orange’s "Blame the Author"
Yes, you can make a fantastical production on a real-boy budget. That’s the conceit of director Alex Thompson’s music video for underground hip-hop... -
Exclusive: Watch John Malkovich Narrate the End of the World in Short Film “Hell” (Video)
If thou stare long into John Malkovich, John Malkovich will also gaze into thee. And when he reads you a “requiem for... -
“Where Are We Without Truth?”: Errol Morris on Why Doc Moviemakers Should See Themselves as Journalists
“I hope I was able to talk about the film in some way,” Errol Morris joked after our hour-long exchange. Much like... -
Frame of Mind: To Build Dread, Dementia 13’s Crew Shot Handheld and Made Its Tunnel Location From Scratch (Video)
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the...
25th Anniversary
Guide 2018
Summer 2017
Spring 2017
Winter 2017
Year in MovieMaker
Inside the Issue: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6