Jim Cummings

  • Movie News

Disfluency Is an Intensely Personal Debut from Anna Baumgarten — Who Almost Didn’t Direct It

Early in the development of Disfluency, writer-director Anna Baumgarten found herself at a crossroads. Her producing partner had to drop…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Meet the Panel of Cool for Our 25 Coolest Film Festivals 2022

We’re deeply indebted to the following experts who joined us in assembling this year’s of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals…

2 years ago
  • First Person

Jim Cummings on How to Make DIY Films and Put ‘Hollywood’ Out of Business

Jim Cummings is the co-writer, co-director and co-star of The Beta Test, with PJ McCabe. In this feature, Cummings explores…

2 years ago
  • The Rundown

Spencer Is a Motherhood Metaphor; Wicked Casting; Pity the Poor Agents; Addams Family Revisited

Spencer is actually about motherhood; the sad lives of struggling Hollywood agents; casting the long-awaited Wicked; Addams Family director Barry…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Beast Beast: Alec Baldwin and Danny Madden on Building a Sympathetic Gun Obsessive

Beast Beast does something you don't usually see in a Sundance darling: It presents a gun-obsessive who is, at least…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Movie News: Tarantino Mystery Women; $1 Million Snaps; Run Debate

In today's Movie News Rundown: Run producers catch actors faking disabilities to get a part; Snapchat is paying millions for good…

3 years ago
  • November Rundown

The Rundown: How Stacey Abrams Did It; Nolan’s Odd Habit; ‘the Audience Are Perverts’

In today's Movie News: A new documentary shows how Stacey Abrams helped accomplish what's happening in Georgia; Christopher Nolan has…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Jim Cummings on How to ‘Become Yorgos Lanthimos From Your Garage’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0-pSTE9FfM&feature=emb_logo Jim Cummings went from making a movie out of college that was "relatively boring" to writing a short film…

4 years ago
  • Oct Rundown

Movie News: Jim Cummings Q&A on Breaking In; NXIVM Leader Gets PRSIVN; Robert Forster Movie Recommendations

In today's Movie News Rundown: Indie champion Jim Cummings tells you how to stop making excuses and be your own…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Chloe East Asked Wolf of Snow Hollow Co-Star Robert Forster for Movie Recommendations. Here’s What He Said

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/jim-cummings-the-wolf-of-snow-hollow The Jim Cummings film The Wolf of Snow Hollow was one of the last projects for the late Robert…

4 years ago
  • Oct Rundown

Movie News: Giuliani v. Borat; Quibi Folds; Hail The Donut King

In today's Movie News: Quibi, we hardly knew ye; Ron Howard and Brian Grazer have a new app for writing…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Wolf of Snow Hollow Director Jim Cummings on the Power of Public Freakouts (Podcast)

https://shows.acast.com/moviemaker-interviews/episodes/jim-cummings-the-wolf-of-snow-hollow Jim Cummings is very good at playing men in meltdown. One of the funniest set pieces in his new…

4 years ago
  • Oct Rundown

Movie News: China Wins; Baby Yoda’s Co-Star; Horror Recommendations

Oops. If you found this link through our newsletter Tuesday, this is yesterday's Movie News. Today's Movie News is right…

4 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

Working the Crowd: How Indie Crowdfunding Campaigns Have Evolved, and Some Savvy Ways to Keep Up

Why this film? Why you? Why now? Each arm of your crowdfunding campaign—from video, to narrative, to rewards, to backer…

5 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

The Road Less Traveled: To Get Your Indie Made, Treat Your Crew Like Your Family and Put Your Audience Above Yourself

Soon after my film “Thunder Road” won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, I…

6 years ago