Directing
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High on Hollywood
When I talked to Steve Wright recently he was negotiating a deal for a used helicopter from New Mexico. "How much do... -
Letters
17th Portland International Film Festival to Open Dear Editor: The Portland Art Museum Northwest Film Center would like to remind our friends... -
Scapegoat: Hollywood
In early December, President Clinton appealed to Hollywood’s elite to curb movie violence and "reshape America’s cultural values." The President, calling himself... -
Joy & Luck in Hollywood
Success doesn’t exactly come easy to Ron Bass, but Bass, the co-writer and co-producer of The Joy Luck Club and Significant Other,... -
McElwee’s March – Part 2
Part 1 Ross McElwee spoke with Paula Hunt recently at the Vancouver film festival. Part One of this interview ran in our... -
Visions From Down Under
As anyone who has seen the movies of Kurosawa, Truffaut, or Bergman knows, great filmmakers tend to leave not only a personal... -
Triumph and Tragedy
In 1954 two exceptional films on organized labor were produced. Elia Kazan’s On The Waterfront worn innumerable awards and is often recognized... -
Video Masturbation
No, I’m not talking about the kind of self-abuse induced by Debbie Does Dallas. But video masturbation is an Old Testament-style waste... -
That’s a Wrap
Screenplay writing was by far the most popular subject among the participants. Judging from interviews and questions posed by audience members, there... -
Sweet Little Films
It’s hard for Zola Mumford to watch Hollywood movies. She says there’s very little in them that a young, woman of color...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
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