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Paradise Highway Star Juliette Binoche Learned How to Drive a Truck From a Real Woman Truck Driver

Juliette Binoche learned how to play a truck driver in her new movie Paradise Highway from a real-life woman truck driver…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: ‘Surreal and Awful’ Making-Out-With-Himself Scene Was Nicolas Cage’s Idea

Nicolas Cage came up with the idea for one particularly "surreal and awful" scene in his new Tom Gormican-directed Lionsgate…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

‘It Was Terrifying’: Nicolas Cage Reflects on Playing Himself in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Nicolas Cage says the concept of playing himself in Tom Gormican and Lionsgate's new action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

A Day in the Life of Nicolas Cage, From Feeding His Pet Crow to Watching UFO Shows

When Nicolas Cage, now starring in Dream Scenario,  was the subject of a recent MovieMaker cover story, we asked him…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Nicolas Cage Cover Reveal; More Sex-Scene Discourse; Anthony Bourdain Would Laugh

Nicolas Cage is our spring cover star; Paul Verhoeven continues the never-ending sex scene debate; Anthony Bourdain "would have gotten…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Nicolas Cage: The Man, The Myth, The Meme (Cover Story)

Nicolas Cage is coming to terms with his own memefication. In fact, he’s very self-aware — even philosophical — about…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Moonfall Director Roland Emmerich Doesn’t Love Shooting Action Scenes

Moonfall director Roland Emmerich is known for action movies like Independence Day, Godzilla, and The Day After Tomorrow. But that…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Why John Ridley Doesn’t Explain Time Travel in Needle in a Timestack

Screenwriter John Ridley didn't feel the need to explain time travel in Needle in a Timestack, his romance drama starring Orlando…

2 years ago
  • Moviemaking

Merchants of Empathy: Carlos López Estrada, Rafael Casal, and Daveed Diggs’ Blindspotting Taps Into the Cultural Consciousness

Artistic expression feeds on hardship, thrives on restrictions, adjusts to turbulence, and withstands setbacks. That’s the philosophy that assembled the…

6 years ago
  • Movie News

Feat Of Clay: Aardman Animation Legend Nick Park on Stop-Motion in the 21st Century, and Cavemen Soccer in Early Man

Historical revisionism meets Aardman’s signature clay animation for a comedy about cavemen playing soccer in the beloved studio’s newest stop-motion…

6 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Wield These Tips To Conceive, Write, and Format Your Feature-Length Musical

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. You have a great story,…

6 years ago
  • Film School Advice

Film School Alumni Advice: The Hitman’s Bodyguard Director Patrick Hughes

Every year, MovieMaker asks a range of successful indie filmmakers to reflect on their time in and after film school…

7 years ago
  • Moviemaking

Global Perspective: Extortion Director Phil Volken Moves From a Local First Film to an International Follow-Up

Peaceful, isolated islands, tranquil seascapes and the slow lull of waves crashing on the beach seem like the ideal setting…

7 years ago
  • Fall 2016

The Blair Necessities: Eduardo Sánchez and Simon Barrett Talk Blair Witch, Then and Now, and Changes in Horror

Between Eduardo Sánchez co-directing The Blair Witch Project in 1999 and Simon Barrett writing Blair Witch in 2016, we’ve seen generational…

8 years ago
  • Interviews

Tailor-Made Songs: Mexican Pop Band Reik on Composing for the Movies With No Manches Frida

Tapping into a typically under-served demographic, Pantelion Films, the joint venture between Lionsgate and Mexico’s Televisa, has found a production…

8 years ago
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Halloween Retro-SPOOK-tive: Drew Goddard – The Genre Slayer by Bryan Reesman

"Trick or Treat? Smell my feet. Give me something good to eat!" MovieMaker is preparing for Halloween by digging into…

11 years ago
  • MM Guide 2013
  • Other

Cheap Effects: Ways to Pull Off Impressive FX in a Pinch

When it comes to a movie of any budget, good storytelling is always key. Sometimes, though, part of that storytelling…

11 years ago
  • Articles - Digital

Vision to Viewed: Maverick Mark Cuban Takes On Film Distribution

Just in case you just woke up from a long winter's nap and haven't yet heard of Mark Cuban, let…

17 years ago