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Gus Van Sant is one of America’s most heralded, iconic independent auteurs. Based in Portland, Oregon, the low-key Van Sant…
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Not far removed from the philosophical and ethical inquiries that 19th century literary masters like Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoyevsky debated…
This new installment of our series of NewFilmmakers LA interviews features conversations about movies directed by Harrison Friend, Samuel Stevenson, David Chontos,…
This new installment of our series of NewFilmmakers LA interviews features conversations with directors John Farmanesh-Bocca, Dawn Fields, Marshall Allman, Nico Raineau,…
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This week’s edition of New Filmmakers LA is jam-packed with moviemaking wisdom. In fact, there’s so much wisdom we had to split…
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An attempt to summarize John Waters’ life and oeuvre into a pithy blurb would be, frankly, beyond the abilities of…
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Not long ago independent moviemakers were the darlings of the mainstream media. From 1989 when Steven Soderbergh’s sex, lies, and videotape was…