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October 13, 2022
John Carpenter says he never imagined the Halloween franchise he created lasting this long, but praises Jamie Lee Curtis and…
Jamie Lee Curtis Signs Contract Promising No More Halloween Films on Kimmel
October 13, 2022
Jamie Lee Curtis signed a contract drawn up by Jimmy Kimmel promising never to play Laurie Strode or fight Michael…
Boba Fett trailer
November 1, 2021
Boba Fett trailer; Box office bounced back last month; Dune keeps it going; Vanilla Ice looks back on a movie…
May 22, 2021
"That has always been my dream—to receive money for nothing. Finally, it’s coming true," John Carpenter says about producing remakes…
March 7, 2019
For the industry and genre enthusiasts gathered for Ithaca Fantastik Film Fest, the atmosphere is both peaceful autumn idyll and…
November 30, 2018
Scary movies this year have ranged from high-profile reboots to independent breakouts to ambitious microbudgeters, and they all have one
October 26, 2018
Fantastic Fest is not simply a film festival. It's a weeklong experience of controlled extremity in which audiences expand their…
October 19, 2018
Sharpen your scary storytelling skills with Halloween co-writers David Gordon Green and Danny McBride’s tips on scripting horror with simplicity.
October 17, 2018
Michael Gingold’s Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1980s is a nostalgic trip showcasing the provocative nature of genre marketing.
October 9, 2018
As Beyond Fest heads into the final nights of its 2018 run, co-founders Grant Moninger and Christian Parkes spoke with…
September 15, 2018
Returning for the sixth time, Beyond Fest continues to build on its reputation as the home to all of Los…
May 21, 2018
HorrorHound Weekend Director Jason Hignite delves into the history of the HorrorHound Film Festival and offers an in depth take…
May 3, 2018
Among the tools utilized by the producers and studios to best position and open their movies is amazing still photography.…
November 14, 2017
Horror is one lucrative pie. Here, two investing experts from Horror Equity Fund (HEF) give you the tools to carve…
October 31, 2016
Take a break from crafting that last-second DIY costume to revisit the best articles of October 2016 on moviemaker.com, collected…
December 14, 2015
I’ve always been attracted to stories that allow for deconstruction of a gender trope, because that's what I’ve experienced in…
October 23, 2015
Successfully franchising a horror film is to achieve some level of film industry transcendence. Something you made is granted longevity,…
June 25, 2015
Watching movies is escape: It’s a tired cliché, but one brought hauntingly to life in first-time director Crystal Moselle’s startling…
December 8, 2014
Microbudget director William Dickerson (Detour, The Mirror, Shadowbox) doesn't believe in the traditional mandate to get as much as coverage…
October 30, 2013
"Trick or Treat? Smell my feet. Give me something good to eat!" MovieMaker is preparing for Halloween by digging into…
October 29, 2013
Blood, gore, monsters (and more blood). It is Halloween season so pick your poison and get settled in, because MovieMaker…
October 28, 2013
Halloween is right around the corner and to celebrate, MovieMaker is going to be posting spook-tacular articles from our archives…