Spring 2018

Spring 2018

  • Movie News

Kelvin Harrison Jr. Acts Out Activism Through His Role Selections

Kelvin Harrison Jr. starred in three films at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival: Monsters and Men, Assassination Nation, and Monster.…

3 years ago
  • Spring 2018

Ari Aster on Building the Hereditary Haunted Houses From Scratch

Ari Aster, director of the acclaimed Midsommar and Hereditary, talks in this essay about one of the hardest parts of…

4 years ago
  • Spring 2018

Eye Piece: DP Shabier Kirchner Lensed Skate Kitchen on Wheels, But Didn’t Skate Through His Demanding Shoot

As DP on Skate Kitchen — writer-director Crystal Moselle’s first narrative feature about an all-female skateboarding crew coming of age…

6 years ago
  • Movie News

Flash Forward: Kelvin Harrison Jr. is Acting Out Activism Through His Role Selections

"I love first-time filmmakers, because I feel like they have more patience with me. We’re going through it together,” says…

6 years ago
  • Screenwriting

Flipping the Script: How to Navigate the Ups and Downs of the Spec Script Market

It seems that every couple of years, the spec script is declared “dead.” Indeed, in January, Chris Erskine, humor columnist…

6 years ago
  • Movie News

Indie Law: Put the Green in Greenlight With This Guide to the Most Effective Film Financing Tactics

You went to film school, not business school—yet all the sudden you’re confronted by a bevy of fancy financial terms…

6 years ago
  • Book Reviews

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…

6 years ago
  • Movie News

Embracing Your Inner Masochist: WIP Your Project Into Shape With Work-in-Progress Screenings

Let’s assume you’ve achieved the impossible: you’ve stressed your way through pre-production on your first feature, shot it on a…

6 years ago
  • Book Reviews

Space Odyssey: Beautiful New Book Examines Two Geniuses’ Creative Relationship Operating At Its Peak

Destined to sit on the dusty bedside tables of young film students and seasoned fanatics alike, Michael Benson’s Space Odyssey:…

6 years ago
  • Book Reviews

Like Brothers: Mark and Jay Duplass Explore Their Fraternal Filmmaking Bond in New Memoir

“How do you make it in this brutal fucking business?” This is the question that indie moviemaking mainstays Mark and…

6 years ago