Spring 2016

Spring 2016 Issue

  • Directing

Ashes to Diamonds in Gaza: How The Idol was Shot in One of the Planet’s Most War-Torn Regions

The Idol, my Palestinian fictional feature, tells the real story of the Gazan wedding singer Mohammad Assaf, who faced a…

8 years ago
  • Spring 2016

Miller, Lite: Rebecca Miller Does Screwball in Her First Bona-fide Comedy, Maggie’s Plan

“Oh my god, ‘Eggs Purgatory,’” exclaimed writer-director Rebecca Miller, scanning a menu. “I have to order that, if only because…

8 years ago
  • Spring 2016

Beauty, Resurrected: Inside the Cinelicious Restoration of Lost Anime Classic Belladonna of Sadness

Post-production house and distributor Cinelicious Pics restored the lost animated masterpiece Belladonna of Sadness, and the team—Craig Rogers, Caitlin Díaz,…

8 years ago
  • Spring 2016

Lurid Account: Luca Guadagnino on the Cinematography in A Bigger Splash

When I told StudioCanal that I was going to remake Jacques Deray’s 1969 La Piscine, I said, “I’m going to…

8 years ago
  • Spring 2016

We Want You (to Help Make Movies): Global Media Makers Poses Filmmakers as Agents of Cultural Exchange

Indie moviemakers often take on other roles—entrepreneur, advocate, teacher. Add cultural ambassador and diplomat to that list for some of…

8 years ago
  • Spring 2016

The Best Flying Cameras on the Market: 2016 Consumer Drone Round-Up

If just saying the word “drone” makes your eyes light up and your lips involuntarily whisper, “I want one,” you’re…

8 years ago
  • Spring 2016

Numerous Projects in Various Stages of Development: Spring 2016

Five easy pitches: In this seasonal series, we showcase MovieMaker readers ready to get rolling this summer and fall. The…

8 years ago
  • Interviews

Shooting the Green Room: Full Interview with DP Sean Porter

We've covered Green Room's director and cast in previous articles this week. Today we round out our exploration of Jeremy…

8 years ago
  • Interviews

Green Room Outtakes: Interviews with Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat and Imogen Poots

In Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room, a punk band dubbed The Ain't Rights (played by actors Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Joe…

8 years ago
  • Spring 2016

Duty-Free Cinema: Art-House Hollywood Theatre Comes to the Portland International Airport

This spring the Hollywood Theatre, a nonprofit, Prohibition-era movie house in Portland, Oregon, will open an annex at Portland International…

8 years ago