All posts by Natalie Chudnovsky
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“An Evolution in Long-Form Storytelling:” An Interview with Marco Polo Co-Show Runner Daniel Minahan
On the heels of Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos’ announcement that Netflix will aim to premiere new original content every two and... -
Intimate Terror: Rose Leslie and Harry Treadaway Embody a Fractured Relationship in Honeymoon
Leigh Janiak’s psychological thriller Honeymoon brings together actors Rose Leslie and Harry Treadaway as a recently married couple under one cabin roof.... -
Flash Forward: Interview with the Fearless Carla Juri of Wetlands
Swiss actress Carla Juri makes a splash (a putrid, bacteria-laden splash) in the NSFW German film Wetlands, which premiered at Sundance this... -
Small Budget Horrors: Director Leigh Janiak on Psychological Thriller Honeymoon
Leigh Janiak took a circuitous route to filmmaking – she was studying for her PhD in Modern Jewish Literature when she realized... -
Feast for the Eyes: Breakfast at Howl’s Moving Castle
Food is a rich cultural signifier and storytelling device, both ripe for fetishization and so familiar that we often overlook its cinematic... -
Dead Poets Society: 25th Anniversary with Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, and more
This month marks the 25th anniversary of Peter Weir’s coming-of-age drama, Dead Poets Society (we can’t believe it’s been that long, either)....
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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