All posts by Travis Crawford
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The 10 Greatest Rockumentaries of All-Time
Not very many rock concert documentaries are chosen to serve as the opening night attraction of the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival.... -
Alejandro Jodorowsky Remains the Godfather of the Midnight Movie
Since the dawn of home video, the unavailability of two cult classics by Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky—the legendary midnight movie favorite El... -
Sweet Cinema 16
Short films are so rarely seen outside of the festival circuit that any alternative method of distribution is welcome, and DVD has... -
Mixed Reviews: Guilty Pleasures
Perhaps the most futile sin of all is envy, and to this I must plead guilty, as I am jealous of the... -
Terry Zwigoff’s Ghost World
Director Terry Zwigoff’s 1994 film Crumb garnered a degree of critical acclaim and audience support that typically proves elusive for other documentary moviemakers. Yet... -
Lars von Trier: The Natural
Lauren Bacall and Lars von Trier on the set of Dogville (2004) If you were to ask any moviemaker with a clue... -
Liz Garbus Gets Out of Prison
Not often does one find a young documentary moviemaker carving a clearly defined niche early in her career, but such is the... -
The Best & Worst of 2002
There weren’t any parades or celebrations—except maybe in the hearts of retailers—but last year marked the silver anniversary of the home video... -
Foreign Genre Titles
The sheer number of overseas films now available on DVD in the US is staggering, yet most DVD enthusiasts still identify those... -
Finding Frances McDormand: The Actress Proves That Age is No Match for Talent
Along with two feature film projects that will see release this year, actor Frances McDormand also appears as an interview subject in...
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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