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Happy Birthday, Robert Duvall: The Screen Legend Lays Down the Law
Robert Duvall turns 84 today! We’re revisiting our most recent interview with the ever-opinionated, hardworking acting...
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Art School Confidential: Timothy Spall on Painting the Sublime in Mr. Turner
“Implosive, curious mind… beautiful, grandiloquent language.” That’s Timothy Spall describing Joseph Mallord William Turner, whose mantle...
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Flash Forward: An Interview with Melissa Benoist of Whiplash
Born and raised in Littleton, CO, 26-year-old Melissa Benoist is best known for her role as...
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Bing, Bang, Boom: an Interview with J.K. Simmons
You know J.K. Simmons. Even if you don’t know the name, you probably know the face,...
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Understanding Actors: Interview with Director Jen McGowan of Kelly & Cal
Actress-turned-director Jen McGowan premiered her feature debut, Kelly & Cal, at South by Southwest this March....
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Intimate Terror: Rose Leslie and Harry Treadaway Embody a Fractured Relationship in Honeymoon
Leigh Janiak’s psychological thriller Honeymoon brings together actors Rose Leslie and Harry Treadaway as a recently...
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Flash Forward: Interview with the Fearless Carla Juri of Wetlands
Swiss actress Carla Juri makes a splash (a putrid, bacteria-laden splash) in the NSFW German film...
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Road Warrior: Jason Momoa’s Journey to Paloma
Towering over six feet four inches tall, Hawaiian born actor-director Jason Momoa’s powerful presence on screen...
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Playing Both Sides: Mark Webber Talks Happy Christmas and Directing as an Actor
From roles in fan favorites like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, to writing and directing semi-autobiographical...
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Three Women Talk In A Basement: Happy Christmas’ Melanie Lynskey On Improv, Lena Dunham, and Feminism
Melanie Lynskey has built a career on genuine, naturalistic portrayals of women in films like Up in the...
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Disability and Acting: Hollywood Role Models and The Human Race
As an actor with an amputated leg, Eddie McGee often struggles to find complex and interesting...
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Dark Horse: Interview with Jesse Eisenberg on Night Moves
As the lead environmental terrorist in Night Moves, Jesse Eisenberg takes it very seriously. John Ralske,...
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Things I’ve Learned: Clark Gregg
This Wisdom Wednesday, multi-talented writer/director/star of Trust Me, Clark Gregg, shares the things he’s learned as...
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Prisoners and Acting: An Interview with Melissa Leo
MovieMaker spoke to Melissa Leo, one of 2013’s hardest-working actresses (she turned in performances in six...
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Editor’s Weekend Pick: Short Term 12
MovieMaker‘s pick of the films out in theaters this week is the award-winning, heart-pumping Short Term...
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Fictionalizing Truth: Lee Daniel’s The Butler & More
We’ve all seen those stately biopics (usually with Oscar aspirations), in which renowned actors portray real-life...
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Perfectly Paranormal: Ghostbusting in Film
Where would the world be without the paranormal investigators of cinema? Overrun with evil spirits, demons...
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Sloppy Seconds: The Best (and Worst) Horror Remakes
Horror movie remakes are a dime a dozen these days, with retreads of such genre classics...
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The Fire Inside: Jason Segel Resurrects The Muppets
Not long ago, MovieMaker Magazine caught up with Jason Segel to ask him about his role in...
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It’s A Disaster: “Arrested Development’s” David Cross discusses his apocalyptic new comedy
Actor-writer-comedian David Cross probably needs no introduction. He’s worked on two of the funniest and most...
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Hitchhike a Thousand Miles: Oscar nominee John Hawkes gives seven tips for surviving the film industry
I’m an untrained actor with no formal education in moviemaking. I learned my trade by observing...
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Love and the Bomb: Sally Potter Returns to 1960s London with Ginger & Rosa
From Orlando, her audacious breakthrough film (based on a Virginia Woolf novel many considered unadaptable) to...
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Why the Hell Didn’t Marion Cotillard Get an Oscar Nomination for Rust and Bone?
Hollywood often rewards transformational performances. Charlize Theron won her Oscar after gaining 30 pounds to play...
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Dennis Christopher Teams Up with Tarantino for Django Unchained
Best known for his star-making performance in the coming-of-age classic, Breaking Away, Dennis Christopher is the definition...
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