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October 29, 2018
Frequent collaborators Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair shared secrets on adapting source material and conjuring on-screen atmosphere at Fantastic Fest…
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 9, 2018
Jeremy Saulnier is back with Hold the Dark, an Alaska-set thriller surrounding the search for a young boy who may…
February 21, 2017
Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner Macon Blair shares what he learned in the director's seat making his debut film I Don't…
Quentin Tarantino Reservoir Dogs
October 23, 2016
The Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs reminds us about the challenges of portraying violence, when you prepare to shoot your…
June 20, 2016
The MovieMaker staff was shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely passing of actor Anton Yelchin on Sunday, June…
April 18, 2016
This week's subscription offer: With the code GREENROOM, get two subscriptions - either print or digital - for the price…
April 15, 2016
Today we round out our exploration of Jeremy Saulnier's siege thriller Green Room with an extended interview with DP Sean…
April 13, 2016
For our Spring 2016 issue's cover story on Green Room, we spoke with the film's trio of young stars—Anton Yelchin,…
April 12, 2016
Saulnier had been on the festival circuit for Blue Ruin for nearly a year. Green Room was an idea he'd…
January 7, 2015
Does second album syndrome apply to moviemaking, too? Absolutely. It's one thing to cobble together favors and enthusiasm for your…
January 5, 2015
This week at MovieMaker, we're doing a little bit of a 2014 in Review thing, which means we'll be revisiting…
Jeremy Saulnier Blue Ruin
April 23, 2014
Director Jeremy Saulnier retraces his path to winning the Indie Film Lotto with his sleek bullet of a revenge flick,…