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September 14, 2018
Cool, cocky and complex, Ethan Hawke sits down for a spirited conversation about his unique quarter-century-plus trajectory in the film…
August 24, 2017
Gena Rowlands is one of our most revered and beloved actresses—her brilliant and always memorable work has influenced generations of…
March 20, 2017
Uncomfortable and hilarious, On the Rocks is a striking new independent production with two talented directors, Alex Kavutskiy and Ariel…
February 16, 2017
In recent days, From Nowhere, my film about three undocumented Bronx teenagers, has become extremely politically relevant.
January 3, 2017
Winter weather, the holidays, the end of 2016... All pretty damn cool. So was December 2016 on Moviemaker.com, the best…
December 7, 2016
Bogdanovich's association with John Cassavetes is not as famous. These two maverick filmmakers became close friends in the '70s.
February 2, 2016
Adam Rifkin says: If you're an aspiring filmmaker and haven't been lucky enough to get to shoot your opus yet,…
September 1, 2015
Collaborating with your crew is your greatest strength. As a confident movie-maker, don’t hesitate to ask your film crew for…
December 23, 2014
Widely considered the most influential moviemaker of all time, Orson Welles did it all - a writer, an actor, a…
October 1, 2013
Since his 2005 no-budget feature debut, Kissing on the Mouth, Joe Swanberg—at the age of 31—has already directed 17 feature…
March 14, 2013
Cassavetes can stand as a model of this kind of artist. He went into his films genuinely willing to learn…
March 1, 2013
Read Part 1 We want our knowledge easy. We want experiences that will snap like Legos into place with what
February 20, 2013
As Filmmaker Magazine reported in its latest issue, the seminal expert on John Cassavetes’ oeuvre, Ray Carney, has refused to
January 29, 2009
In 1985 a spec freelance article on John Cassavetes was shelved. It has since been unearthed and updated to mark…
25 Most Influential Directors Scorsese
July 7, 2002
From Scorsese to Kubrick to Hitchcock, we’ve compiled the 25 most influential directors of all time who will carry on…