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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…

3 years ago
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Anthony Hopkins Thought Silence of the Lambs Was a Children’s Movie at First

Anthony Hopkins thought Silence of the Lambs was a children's story when he first received the script, he tells Jodie…

3 years ago
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A Proper Collaboration: Joaquin Phoenix and Gus Van Sant’s Big Step Forward in Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot

In the 33 years since he made his first feature, the now classic Mala Noche, director Gus Van Sant has…

6 years ago
  • Interviews

The Grande Dame of American Indie Cinema: A Lost Interview with Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands is one of our most revered and beloved actresses—her brilliant and always memorable work has influenced generations of filmmakers.…

7 years ago
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Slate Up: Five Things Every Actor Needs to Land Theatrical Representation

In partnership with Film Slate Magazine, we’re publishing “Slate Up,” a fortnightly series with practical filmmaking advice and musings, written by the…

8 years ago
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Who the Hell am I Talking to?: Mastering the Many Languages of Motion Pictures

Kimmy and Jamal sat quietly on a cheap dorm room bed. Gerri, the film's director, had just called “cut,” and…

9 years ago
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On Directing Actors: An Interview with Tim Blake Nelson

For nearly 20 years, Tim Blake Nelson has shoe-horned in his filmmaking alongside a robust and, as he describes it,…

9 years ago
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Sundance Dispatch, II: MovieMaker Sits Down with Jonathan Groff, Kyle Patrick Alvarez, and Two Egyptian Revolutionaries (Video)

This is the second installment in MovieMaker's ongoing coverage of the 2013 Sundance Festival in Park City, Utah. This time we…

11 years ago
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Nice Girls Finish First, Mira Sorvino

You’ve got to figure that Woody Allen knew something about Mira Sorvino before he asked her to read for the part of…

29 years ago