Doing Action Justice: Watch How Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop Gives Excessive Action the Treatment It Deserves (Video)
If Paul Verhoeven has taught moviemakers anything during his time spent directing blockbusters, it’s that action and violence can be as meaningful as they are lean...
Visual Framework: Watch How Wong Kar-wai Uses Frames Within Frames in In the Mood for Love (Video)
An integral aspect of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai’s mastery is his recurring use of frames within the film frame. The below take, by Evan...
Going In Blind: How the First Legally Blind Person to Write, Produce, Edit, Direct and Star in a Feature Built His Career
My name is gough, and I founded Beernuts Productions, a film production company based in Australia. I am also the first blind person in the world to...
The Irresistible Lure of the Heist: From Baby Driver to Logan Lucky, Why Do We Return to This Classic Genre?
Looking for a summer getaway? You may have to steal it. A couple of high-profile heists have promised summer pleasures this year. Steven Soderbergh, an...
Dream On: Watch How Ingmar Bergman Laid the Groundwork for Cinematic Depictions of Dreams (Video)
From Maya Deren to David Lynch, the cinematic “fever dream” has been conjured by many, but mastered by few. Ingmar Bergman is undisputedly among those...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an academic setting are...
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What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an impassioned team of...
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Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about his role in...