Jeremy Saulnier

  • Moviemaking

Novel Ideas: Moviemakers Jeremy Saulnier and Macon Blair on Adapting a Book for the Screen and Building Atmosphere

In September, director Jeremy Saulnier and screenwriter Macon Blair attended Fantastic Fest 2018 to present Hold the Dark—a fully-immersive cinematic…

6 years ago
  • Festivals

Fantastic Fest 2018: Peak Programming and Premieres and a Self-Reflective Tone Shape the Austin Hotspot’s 13th Year

At its heart, Fantastic Fest is not simply a film festival: It's a weeklong experience of controlled extremity, in which…

6 years ago
  • Interviews

Surrounded By Wolves: Jeremy Saulnier Teamed up with Netflix to Adapt His Latest Atmospheric Thriller Hold the Dark

Since Jeremy Saulnier’s second feature, the slow-burn revenge tale Blue Ruin premiered to rave reviews at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival,…

6 years ago
  • Directing

At Home Behind the Camera: Actor-Turned-Director Macon Blair Talks Making I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore

Macon Blair is no stranger to Sundance. The actor is the childhood friend of, and a long-time collaborator with, writer-director…

7 years ago
  • Directing

Three Things Reservoir Dogs Reminds Us About Tough, Thought-Provoking On-Screen Violence

24 years ago today, Reservoir Dogs, the debut from Quentin Tarantino, was released, bringing with it a vicious wake-up call to…

8 years ago
  • Crossing the Line

“Making Sense of Something That is Beyond Us:” Anton Yelchin’s Spring 2016 Interview

The MovieMaker staff was shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely passing of actor Anton Yelchin on Sunday, June…

8 years ago
  • Movie News

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Raising the stakes. That's what moviemaker Jeremy Saulnier does so well in his new film Green Room (read our full…

8 years ago
  • Interviews

Shooting the Green Room: Full Interview with DP Sean Porter

We've covered Green Room's director and cast in previous articles this week. Today we round out our exploration of Jeremy…

8 years ago
  • Interviews

Green Room Outtakes: Interviews with Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat and Imogen Poots

In Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room, a punk band dubbed The Ain't Rights (played by actors Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Joe…

8 years ago
  • Directing
  • Inside MM - Directing
  • Spring 2016

Back Against the Wall: Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room Lands like a Punch to the Gut

Is there a more overused word in film journalism than "visceral?" The adjective is applied and misapplied with such frequency…

8 years ago
  • Movie News

Best of 2014: Top Five Sophomore Features of 2014

Does second album syndrome apply to moviemaking, too? Absolutely. It's one thing to cobble together favors and enthusiasm for your…

9 years ago
  • Movie News

Best of 2014: 12 Articles to Sum Up the Year in MovieMaker

To ring in the new year here at MovieMaker, we're doing a little bit of a 2014 in Review thing,…

9 years ago
  • How They Did It

How They Did It: The Incredible-but-True Story of Blue Ruin

Prologue I’ve come to embrace the story of Blue Ruin as one of smashing success. My initial attempts to diminish…

10 years ago