Boogie Nights

  • Festivals

Heather Graham on Her Conservative Parents and Chosen Family

Heather Graham wrote, directed and stars in the new film Chosen Family, and chosen family is a concept close to…

13 hours ago
  • Oct Rundown

Movie News: Jeff Bridges Update; Dirk Diggler Was Right; Prince Charles Gets Lucky

In today's Movie News Rundown: Jeff Bridges announces a Lymphoma diagnosis, and support pours in; how Boogie Nights fulfilled the…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

‘You’re Not the King of Dirk’: Boogie Nights and The Promise of Paul Thomas Anderson (Book Excerpt)

In his next film, Paul Thomas Anderson will return to the 1970s San Fernando Valley setting of his 1997 breakthrough,…

4 years ago
  • Directing

A Living Thing: How Paul Thomas Anderson Makes Emotions Visual

With Phantom Thread giving Paul Thomas Anderson his first Best Director nomination since 2007, the American auteur has scored his biggest success…

6 years ago
  • Video - Directing

Seeing Sounds: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Sound Mixes Form a Strange Symphony (Video)

Just as easily as a film's images can lull its viewers into a trancelike state of submission, so can its…

7 years ago
  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Why A Screenwriter Should Think Like A Film Editor

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. When the…

8 years ago
  • Directing
  • Documentary

Members Only: A Guide to Onscreen Peen with the Directors of The Final Member

The Final Member, a feature documentary by Canadian directors Jonah Bekhor and Zach Math, is the story of Sigurður ”Siggi”…

10 years ago
  • Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line: Philip Seymour Hoffman, 1967 – 2014

Yesterday, the world of cinema suffered a profound and appalling loss with the death of brilliant moviemaker Philip Seymour Hoffman.…

10 years ago
  • Articles
  • Festivals

Festival Spotlight Friday: Toronto International Film Festival Diary, Part 1 by Jeff Meyers

This is Jeff Meyers, reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival for MovieMaker Magazine. I'm a film writer and critic…

11 years ago