Gus Van Sant is one of America’s most heralded, iconic independent auteurs. Based in Portland, Oregon, the low-key Van Sant…
This Wisdom Wednesday, multi-talented writer/director/star of Trust Me, Clark Gregg, shares the things he's learned as one of the industry's…
This Wisdom Wednesday, legendary editor Thelma Schoonmaker shares the lessons she's learned from over three decades in the cutting room.…
Alexander Payne's bittersweet take on humanity's foibles have etched their way to the center of our idea of modern America--the…
2014 has been upon us for 10 whole days now. With the benefit of such distance, we at MovieMaker think…
This week our golden rules of moviemaking come from none other than BAFTA award-winning director Mike Newell, director of Great…
Stop and think for a while - which working American director do you suppose would give the sagest, most no-nonsense…
South African director, writer and producer Gavin Hood shares his 31 Golden Rules of MovieMaking - riding the comet trail…
Already in the moviemaking industry for more than two decades, Robert Rodriguez knows the business and he knows it well.…
Legend has it (okay, well, actually it was the Los Angeles Times) that Joe Eszterhas once sold a script written on…
Step inside the rambunctious mind of Emmy Award winning director/writer/animator Seth MacFarlane, as he gives us his 17 golden rules of…
Two decades into his career, director Marc Forster has 10 films under his belt— 10 diverse, successful, star-studded films. The…
Billy Bob Thornton is a man who has lived many lives throughout his long, consistently intriguing career. The star of…
The young Taymor started her career on the Awaji Island, Japan, studying pre-Bunraku puppetry to learn more about experimental theater.…
This week's Things I've Learned are from actor Neal McDonough, who has come a long way since his debut film…
Director, screenwriter, sometimes actor, and all-around major geek Kevin Smith has deep roots in independent moviemaking, filming his first feature,…
Wim Wenders is known for his poetic and emotional films, like 1984’s Palme d’Or-winning Paris, Texas and 1987’s Wings of…
Making over 100 short films before graduating high school and paying for his collegiate efforts by working as a part-time…
An attempt to summarize John Waters’ life and oeuvre into a pithy blurb would be, frankly, beyond the abilities of…
In the last few years, Neil Jordan, whose career spans three decades, has written and directed episodes of HBO’s The…
Zack Snyder began his career directing TV commercials for such car companies as Audi, BMW and Nissan. He launched into…
Jim Jarmusch is one of independent cinema's finest, with films like Stranger Than Paradise, Dead Man, Ghost Dog: The Way…
Steve Buscemi has acted in well over 100 films, including Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Fargo, The Wedding Singer, The Big…
Danny Boyle has directed hit films in a wide array of genres—from the cautionary drug saga Trainspotting to the inspirational, Oscar-winning…