Much like an ocean wave, the surfing movie subgenre has seen its share of peaks and...

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Visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen passed away last week at the age of 92. Long before the days...

 Decoding Annie Parker marks the feature film directing debut of long-time indie cinematographer Steven Bernstein, ASC, who...

Vittoria Storaro’s ambitious new project is a collaboration with Iranian director Majid Majidi (Children of Heaven,...

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs launched the American Film Showcase...

In early 2011, my longtime friend and collaborator, director Ishai Setton, told me about a (very)...

Stephen Lighthill, ASC began his career as a freelance news film cinematographer for “60 Minutes” and...

Over a long and accomplished career, cinematographer Anette Haellmigk, whose credits include “The West Wing,” “Big...

Director Matthew Mishory’s debut feature, Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, is a visually...

Long before the days of CGI and motion capture, movie monsters were sculpted by hand and...

As firmly placed in the Age of Digital as moviemaking—especially low-budget indie moviemaking—undoubtedly is, it’s good...

Something about procedural cop dramas makes them inherently powerful, and director Oren Moverman’s Rampart is no...

Last month, Josh Gibson went to the Slamdance Film Festival with his short film Kudzu Vine…...

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So much has been written about Haskell Wexler over the years that I’m going to keep...

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Mark Friedberg has a knack for creating worlds. As a production designer, it is his responsibility...

Tarsem Singh is on a roll. With his new film Immortals—in which Theseus (Henry Cavill) is...

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