Things Learned
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Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Roger Deakins
Legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins has collaborated with some of Hollywood’s most visionary auteurs. Though his name may be less known than collaborators... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón is a Mexican screenwriter, director, and producer known best for his films Y Tu Mamá También, Children of Men, and Gravity. Born... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Neil LaBute
In 1997, a relatively unknown yet confident young director stormed both the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals. That director was Michigan-born playwright... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Carol Littleton
With an Emmy, an Academy Award nomination, credits on nearly a dozen hit films, and tenure as the president of the Motion... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Robert Downey Jr.
From Kings County State Correctional Facility to the private tutelage of the legendary Lee Strasberg, Robert Downey Jr. has blazed a many-striped... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Thelma Schoonmaker
Academy Award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker’s long, presitgious career is one of Hollywood’s most enduring, rivaled possibly by her longtime collaborator, Martin Scorcese.... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Patty Jenkins
Patty Jenkins is an American writer and film director, best known for her breakthrough, critically acclaimed debut film Monster. Monster follows Charlize Theron... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore is the descendant of Hollywood royalty, but has spent her career carving out a unique and distinguished path of her... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Don Burgess
Don Burgess is a prolific and award-winning cinematographer originally from Santa Monica, California. Burgess is known for his collaborations with director Robert... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: John Leguizamo
Working in comedies, musicals, and dramas, John Leguizamo has one of the most diverse filmographies in all of Hollywood. Leguizamo started out...
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Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Mads Mikkelsen
From Star Wars to Marvel, from prestige TV (Hannibal) to high-profile Oscar contenders (At Eternity’s Gate), Mads Mikkelsen can be seen stretching his dramatic skills across the board these...Inside the Issue: Directing
The 2019 MovieMaker Sundance Survey: Eleven Sundance-Selected Films, and Their Mountain-Bound Makers
The 35th Sundance Film Festival received a record-breaking 14,000-plus submissions, with 4,000-plus feature-length films among them. Of the 112 features selected, 45 of their makers were first-timers. The fest’s...1Inside the Issue: How To
Breaking and Entering, Part One: How To Shoot Down Self-Doubt and Pay the Rent While Making It In the Film Industry
Becoming a moviemaker seemed like an impossibly ambitious goal when I was growing up. I was living in Brazil, watching bootleg copies of David Cronenberg films and, with...