Summer 2016

Summer 2016 Issue

  • Summer 2016

A Golden Age for Art Houses? In an Era of Isolation, the Art-House Cinema is a Sacred Place, says Tim League

I think we are in a golden age for art-house cinemas. When 70 percent of Americans have a movie screen…

8 years ago
  • Acting

Commanding Presence: Southside With You Swears Tika Sumpter In as a Talent to Be Reckoned With

Tika Sumpter lets out her infectious laugh when asked if she produced and starred in Richard Tanne’s Southside With You in an…

8 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Paper Trail, No Fail: How to Stay Out of Legal Trouble? Document Everything

Also known as “Contracts or it didn’t happen,” this practice might help you get out of jail—or at least sleep…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

Aging Bull: Robert De Niro Remains Ferocious as He Spars with Édgar Ramírez in Hands of Stone

I had just arrived on the Croisette for this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was having lunch at my regular…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

Film School Alumni Advice: Abortion: Stories Women Tell Director Tracy Droz Tragos

Every year, MovieMaker asks a range of successful indie filmmakers to reflect on their time in and after film school…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

The Film Festival Court of Controversy: How Festivals Moderate Discussions Before Films Reach Theaters

In the world of studio and independent filmmaking circa 2016, anything goes so frequently, and in such gauche, boundary-demolishing fashion,…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

The Lay of the VR Landscape: How Does a Moviemaker Approach Virtual Reality – Without Holding it Back?

In case you didn’t notice, virtual reality (VR) content has graduated from sideshow curiosity to the center ring. Sundance 2016’s…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

The Hook-Up: The Unique, NSFW-ish Research Process Behind Amateur Night

Lisa Addario and I met in college and decided to become partners, first in writing, then in sex, then in…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

How to Shoot Virtual Reality: Seven Basics to Launch You Toward Virtual Virtuosity

What works and what doesn’t on a virtual reality set? The technology has landed at a price point accessible to…

8 years ago
  • Summer 2016

Tribute to the Tramp: Vevey’s Chaplin’s World Museum Honors the Legacy of a Cinema Great

Serious students of the silent screen have a new spot to visit on the Swiss Riviera north of Montreux: a…

8 years ago