improvisation

  • Interviews

A Weekend to Remember: In Joshy, Thomas Middleditch Finds Extemporaneous Bliss

Joshy, the latest film from writer-director Jeff Baena, taps into familiar themes: the existential befuddlement, as well as the devastation…

8 years ago
  • MM Guide 2014
  • Screenwriting

Writing for Improvisation: Is This an Oxymoron?

Improvisation in the service of making movies can allow for an organic and naturalistic quality of performance that is otherwise…

9 years ago
  • Acting
  • Interviews

Three Women Talk In A Basement: Happy Christmas’ Melanie Lynskey On Improv, Lena Dunham, and Feminism

Melanie Lynskey has built a career on genuine, naturalistic portrayals of women in films like Up in the Air, Win Win Hello,…

10 years ago
  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: A Better You

This week’s crowdfunder, A Better You, is about a hypnotherapist that can cure his patients but can’t seem to get…

10 years ago