All posts tagged "afi fest"
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AFI Fest: From Queen & Slim to Babyteeth, to Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Female Moviemakers Took the Lead
Each fall cinephiles flock to the TCL Chinese Theatres in the heart of Hollywood to catch an eclectic mix of awards contenders, international films, and...
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Knives and Skin Is Jennifer Reeder’s ‘Feminist as F—‘ Debut Feature
Raven Whitley remembers her first thought as she read the script for Knives and Skin: “This seems uncomfortable.” In the opening moments of the debut...
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10 Films to Seek Out at AFI Fest Presented By Audi 2019 (Sponsored Content)
Described by Justin Chang of Variety as a “vital destination for moviegoers,” AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi returns to Los Angeles from November 14–21,...
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Our Time: Carlos Reygadas Discusses His Daily Routine, Thoughts on Relationships, and How Cinema is Like Fishing
In a noisy world, Mexican auteur Carlos Reygadas makes cinema centered on presence. In that presence, something much bigger occurs beyond the topographically satisfying plotlines...
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AFI Fest 2018 Wrap: Team MovieMaker‘s Favorites From This Year’s Festival
In experimenting with all forms of moviemaking, this year’s AFI Fest slate managed to spread the focus of its selections even more than years past....
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AFI Fest 2018 Preview: International Masters and New Voices Come to Hollywood with Boundary-Pushing Stories
Year after year, cinephiles in Los Angeles eagerly await the announcement of AFI Fest’s list of award-winning titles, which encompasses the best of international cinema...
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From Argento to Leone: Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani Dissect the Genre Influences of Let the Corpses Tan
As Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani continue to refine the giallo-inflected post-modern aesthetic they first explored in their 2009 debut feature Amer, the married French moviemaking team...
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The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, 2018
What is it you’re after—the art of cool, or the cool of art? The fact is, all of the most imaginative, surprising, and downright wild...
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Full Circle: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Cement Their Indie Horror Mastery With UFO Cult Chiller The Endless
Ever relive a moment over and over again until you realize you’re in a UFO-obsessed death cult? I’ve been asking around at parties, and it...
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Foreign Contenders: Ildikó Enyedi Aligns Framing and Sound for the Dreamy Romance in Hungary’s On Body and Soul
Involuntarily stoic and permanently immaculate, but with a diligent willingness to forge bonds with others around her, Mária (Alexandra Borbély) joins a slaughterhouse as the new...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Taylor Russell on Waves and Why She’s OK With Being an Adult Who Plays High School Students
In director Trey Edward Shults’ Waves, Taylor Russell plays the younger sister of Kelvin Harrison Jr., even though she’s five days older than him in real life. In fact,...
Inside the Issue: Directing
Rob Zombie: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker
Rob Zombie still can’t let go of some of his past off-screen nightmares. “After I finished Halloween II, I was so beat up by the process that I hated...
Inside the Issue: How To
Edward Norton Walks Us Through Every Part of Making Motherless Brooklyn
Edward Norton is the best possible person to explain each stage of the moviemaking process for his new drama Motherless Brooklyn—he’s the film’s writer, director and lead actor. For...