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Hollywood Ending: Quentin Tarantino on Making Movies, Finding Love, and Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood

The first time Quentin Tarantino and I connect, he offers me an apology. "I'm not trying to be flaky," he…

5 years ago
  • Directing

How to Succeed as a Black Moviemaker—Or a Moviemaker Who Happens to Be Black

When I speak to young filmmakers, I am often asked what the unique challenges are in working a predominately white…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

A Different Way of Doing Things: Orthodox Moviemaker Rama Burshtein on Her Hasidic Rom-Com The Wedding Plan

The Wedding Plan, the second feature by 50-year-old ultra-Orthodox Israeli writer/director Rama Burshtein, is a rom-com with the simplicity of…

7 years ago
  • Directing

Three Things Reservoir Dogs Reminds Us About Tough, Thought-Provoking On-Screen Violence

24 years ago today, Reservoir Dogs, the debut from Quentin Tarantino, was released, bringing with it a vicious wake-up call to…

8 years ago
  • Screenwriting

Slate Up: Five Screenwriting Practices You Can Learn From Quentin Tarantino

In partnership with Film Slate Magazine, we’re publishing “Slate Up,” a series with practical filmmaking advice and musings. Love him or hate…

8 years ago
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Review: 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen

12 Years a Slave Week continues with MovieMaker’s Editor’s Weekend Pick, in which Kelly Leow attempts to express the poignant,…

11 years ago