All posts by Ryan Coleman
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Fall From Race: Jason Reitman Talks Gary Hart’s Political Demise in The Front Runner, Releasing Two Films in One Year
On April 13, 1987 a young, charismatic, Democratic Senator from Colorado hauled a small caravan of press, aides, and family up to... -
Book Review: Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes’s Hollywood
Karina Longworth is best known as the creator, producer, and host of popular Hollywood history podcast You Must Remember This, with past... -
Flash Forward: How Assassination Nation Star Odessa Young Harnessed Her Self-Described “Pure, White Hot Energy”
The brutal, bombastic cultural satire that is Assassination Nation explodes into theaters this month, introducing vast new swaths of audience to its... -
Pieces of Work: Marc Turtletaub on Moving from Producing Indie Darlings to the Director’s Chair for Puzzle
You will know the work of prolific producer and sometime director Marc Turtletaub, but may not recognize his name. Like Kelly Macdonald... -
Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the... -
The Ashtray: Errol Morris Reimagines Total World Philosophy in Overwhelming New Book
New from Errol Morris, The Ashtray (Or the Man Who Denied Reality) is the legendary writer-director’s first book since 2012’s A Wilderness... -
Wellman on Wellman: Reflections on the Enduring Legacy of A Star is Born at the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival
Seven decades, three remakes, and a collective 17 Oscar nominations haven’t distorted or even dented the impact of William Wellman’s 1937 industry... -
Exclusive: And Then I Go Takes on Violence and Alienation in American Schools (Video)
Friday, April 20 marks the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings. In the years since, a spate of films, television... -
Dallas: Incentives Paying Off for Moviemakers
The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is fast becoming one of the largest in the country, and its film scene is bustling with... -
Exclusive: Pamela Adlon Won’t Let Michael Kelly Get All Square That Easy (Video)
John Zbikowski (Michael Kelly) is a small town bookie having a hard time collecting on outstanding debts. After a one night stand...
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Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2