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A Hidden Life Terrence Malick
December 13, 2019
A Hidden Life stars August Diehl and Valerie Pachner say director Terrence Malick kept the camera rolling at almost all times—including when they slept.
December 13, 2019
Director Quentin Tarantino says his story structure in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood owes a debt to director Richard Rush’s The Stuntman.
In Fabric director Peter Strickland The Lighthouse Robert Eggers David Lynch Eraserhead
December 10, 2019
In Fabric director Peter Strickland and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers say Eraserhead, the first film by David Lynch, changed their filmmaking lives.
In Fabric director Peter Strickland The Lighthouse Robert Eggers David Lynch Eraserhead
December 5, 2019
Should your script be rooted in research or creative license? In Fabric director Peter Strickland and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers debate.
Alex Gibney Martin Scorsese
December 1, 2019
Alex Gibney says working with Martin Scorsese on the PBS documentary The Blues changed his career and his entire moviemaking life.
Alex Gibney
November 27, 2019
Citizen K director Alex Gibney shares how the 2016 election forced him to investigate Russia’s role in the world and his secrets to on-camera interviews.
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November 19, 2019
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Edward Norton Motherless Brooklyn
November 9, 2019
Edward Norton says that Wes Anderson is the exception to the rule that most moviemakers work with their composers too late in the production process.
Edward Norton Motherless Brooklyn
November 7, 2019
Edward Norton, writer-director/producer/star of Motherless Brooklyn, didn’t remember writing the script until finding it in a drawer years later.
August 29, 2019
Elevated programming makes jury duty fun at this mountain-bound fest’s fifth annual edition. 
July 26, 2019
Once upon a time in Hollywood, stars would fade. But with his ninth film, an epic tale of changing times, Quentin Tarantino’s creative star shines bright.
July 24, 2018
Now the largest and longest genre festival in Latin America, Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival expanded its operations in 2018 with the launch of a new market and distribution wing, while upholding its reputation for homegrown hijinks.
June 20, 2018
For all of the inevitable comparisons to the bigger “dance” it invites, Slamdance Film Festival 2018 was only interested in being itself. 
May 24, 2018
While a chilly drizzle washed away late winter with early spring in downtown San Jose, a record-breaking attendance of 105,000-plus poured down on the 28th annual run of the NorCal city’s renowned Cinequest Film & VR Festival.
May 15, 2018
MovieMaker spoke with Revenge writer-director Coralie Fargeat about she managed the creative and logistical challenges of her first feature, shooting in the Moroccan desert, writing with her editing choices already in mind, earning the trust of investors early in her career, and more.
March 7, 2018
In the heart of Provo, Utah, FilmQuest 2017 took risks on films and filmmakers you’d least expect to thrive in an environment like this, and they paid off.
February 14, 2018
Like ships coming in to dock at the city’s urban port, burgeoning moviemakers arrived at Tacoma Film Festival’s 12th annual edition to import their diverse cinematic offerings.
Jordan Peele
October 31, 2017
“Any good scary scene is not intellectual. It’s from the gut,” said keynote guest Jordan Peele in an eye-opening talk at the 2017 Film Independent Forum.
October 29, 2017
Co-founder and executive director Josh Leake gave us a taste of what’s to come at Portland Film Festival 2017, which runs from October 30-November 5, 2017.
October 26, 2017
Kelly Loudenberg, creator/director of Netflix’s true crime series The Confession Tapes, explains her lens and location choices in this video commentary.
October 25, 2017
Watch Aml Ameen duck and dodge his way past investigators of his shady Wall Street workplace in this exclusive clip from Anthony Onah’s The Price.
October 24, 2017
Yes, you can make a fantastical production on a real-boy budget. That’s the conceit of director Alex Thompson’s music video for […]
October 17, 2017
If thou stare long into John Malkovich, John Malkovich will also gaze into thee. And when he reads you a “requiem for humanity,” you should probably listen.
October 7, 2017
Documentary pioneer Errol Morris discusses The B-Side, explains why non-fiction moviemaking must be an investigative process, and more.