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A Hidden Life Terrence Malick
December 13, 2019
A Hidden Life director Terrence Malick has a reputation for keeping a low public profile. But the film’s stars, August
December 13, 2019
Quentin Tarantino says part of the story structure of Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood is built around an idea
In Fabric director Peter Strickland The Lighthouse Robert Eggers David Lynch Eraserhead
December 10, 2019
When MovieMaker put In Fabric director Peter Strickland and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers together on a call, our goal
In Fabric director Peter Strickland The Lighthouse Robert Eggers David Lynch Eraserhead
December 5, 2019
(Spoiler warning: This discussion between In Fabric director Peter Strickland and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers contains a spoiler about
Alex Gibney Martin Scorsese
December 1, 2019
Citizen K director Alex Gibney produced two episodes of the Martin Scorsese PBS series The Blues years ago, and he’s
Alex Gibney
November 27, 2019
Alex Gibney, director of the new documentary Citizen K, believes most people want to tell their stories. “The ‘trick,’ if
Survey
November 19, 2019
MovieMaker‘s mission is to deliver you the best coverage of the art and business of making movies. We’ve put together a survey to learn
Edward Norton Motherless Brooklyn
November 9, 2019
Edward Norton says most film scores are introduced to the moviemaking process much too late. The only director who has
Edward Norton Motherless Brooklyn
November 7, 2019
Edward Norton set the script for Motherless Brooklyn aside for a while, just like many writers do when they aren’t
August 29, 2019
Having narrowly escaped jury duty this past spring, I volunteered myself for another. No, not for a DUI case like
July 26, 2019
The first time Quentin Tarantino and I connect, he offers me an apology. “I’m not trying to be flaky,” he
July 24, 2018
“Once I get started, I won’t be able to stop.” It’s 1 a.m. in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and I’m sandwiched between Larissa, the Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film
June 20, 2018
If 2018 was the year Sundance struggled to answer how much of its DNA is market-driven and how much of
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
May 15, 2018
If you’d have told film critics five years ago (or maybe even just last year) that a rape-and-revenge film released
March 7, 2018
A piercing white patch of light trapped between pitch black sky, glowing ethereally against the silhouettes of a mountain-perched farmhouse
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
Jordan Peele
October 31, 2017
“Any good scary moment or scene is not very intellectual for me. It’s from the gut. It’s a feeling. It’s
October 29, 2017
With this year’s edition of the Portland Film Festival kicking off tomorrow, we spoke with co-founder and executive director Josh
October 26, 2017
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or
October 25, 2017
What’s the price one pays for a cushy job on Wall Street? That’s one of the fundamental questions at the
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
October 7, 2017
“I hope I was able to talk about the film in some way,” Errol Morris joked after our hour-long exchange.