Duplass Brothers

  • Book Reviews

Like Brothers: Mark and Jay Duplass Explore Their Fraternal Filmmaking Bond in New Memoir

“How do you make it in this brutal fucking business?” This is the question that indie moviemaking mainstays Mark and…

6 years ago
  • Movie News

Duck Test: How Miguel Arteta and Alia Shawkat Made Their Taut Relationship Drama Duck Butter in 24 Hours

For most of her acting career thus far, Alia Shawkat has turned in indelible performances in supporting roles that enrich…

6 years ago
  • Moviemaking

How They Did It: Take Me Trusted Test Crowds to Cut a Tighter Story and Get More Laughs (Exclusive BTS Photos)

It all looked good on paper. And during shooting. And even during the first month or so of editing. But…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Double Debut: DP-Turned-Director Alex Lehmann Impresses With Blue Jay and Asperger’s Are Us

Alex Lehmann’s career path has taken him from camera operator to director, and he is playing both roles simultaneously. And, remarkably,…

7 years ago
  • Summer 2015

Independence Transcendent: With the iPhone-Shot Tangerine, Sean Baker Makes it Look Easy

If the phrase “independent film” has in recent years felt problematic to you, with one-time rebels “going studio” and A-listers…

9 years ago
  • Interviews

Directing on a Dime: The (Budgetary) Highs and Lows of the Duplass Brothers

Welcome to Directing on a Dime, where indie moviemaker Andy Young provides tips and insight for moviemakers whose budget is…

12 years ago
  • Directing

Duplass vs. Goliath: The Duplass Brothers Answer the Question – Should You Make a Big Movie or Little Movie?

"Holy shitballs.” That’s the general feeling we had when we were greenlit for our first studio movie, Cyrus. Understand that…

14 years ago