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Joel Coen and Frances McDormand on set of The Tragedy of Macbeth Stefan Dechant
January 12, 2022
Joel Coen and production designer Stefan Dechant were influenced by German Expressionism for their Shakespeare adaptation, The Tragedy of Macbeth.
Joel Coen Alone; Obama's Ex; a Reasonable UFO Theory; Brendan Fraser
August 4, 2021
A Netflix UFO theory; the Coen Bros. hopefully temporary split; Genevieve Ahearne on dating Barack Obama; and Brendan Fraser book…
nina parikh Mississipi film office
March 24, 2021
Should you move to Mississippi? We talk with Mississippi Film Office director about tax incentives, small-town opportuntiies, and the Coen…
Righteous Gemstones Coen Brothers
October 13, 2019
Danny McBride’s The Righteous Gemstones feels lovingly indebted to the Coen Brothers, and John Goodman's casting as Eli Gemstone is only…
January 17, 2019
Part two of our 19th annual guide to North America’s leading cinema spots will show you the 10 best small…
March 5, 2018
Watch this video essay to learn how Oscar-winning Blade Runner 2049 cinematographer Roger Deakins sources light and frames mise en…
December 6, 2016
Learn simple storyboarding technique to make your life easier during production from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and A Hologram…
October 15, 2016
Still alive at 35, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead rose from a proof-of-concept short, Within the Woods, which jumpstarted a…
September 20, 2016
Criterion Crash Course, our series on new Criterion Collection titles, draws moviemaking lessons from the Coen Brothers' directorial debut, Blood…
August 31, 2016
Explore how to write cogent and complex film noir with The Nice Guys, The Big Sleep and The Big Lebowski…
July 7, 2016
As an aspiring screenwriter you should constantly be reading screenplays written by the best in the business, and learning their…
January 27, 2014
It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our…
May 15, 2013
Josh Ralske looks at nine unmissable films premiering at the 66th Festival de Cannes.
February 22, 2008
Javier Bardem stars in two wildly different films this fall.