All posts tagged "Gremlins"
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“You’re Holding Up a Mirror, and the Reflection is Ugly”: Chucky Creator Don Mancini on Horror Screenwriting
Being provocative comes with the territory if you’re working within the horror genre. If you’re doing the job right you have to... -
First Draft: Should Screenwriters Write With MPAA Ratings in Mind?
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Yes, story and character—and... -
First Draft: The Ten Commandments of Writing a Great Sequel
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a fortnightly series on everything to do with screenwriting. New articles, written... -
The Scariest Scene of All Time: Director Joe Dante
For MovieMaker‘s 2016 Guide to Making Horror Movies special edition, we set out to identify what makes some of the scariest scenes... -
Bah Humbug: 10 Best Anti-Christmas Movies
Tired of all the forced happiness and relentless cheer that accompanies the holiday season? You know the routine—those annoying Christmas tunes that...
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Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8