Macon Blair

  • 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
  • Movie News

ICYMI: The Best of February 2017 on Moviemaker.com

February 2017 was filled with plenty of surprise and controversy. If only the 2016 presidential election had had the same…

7 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
  • 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
  • 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