All posts tagged "Martin Scorsese"
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Labors of Love: With the Robert Pattinson-Starring Good Time, the Safdie Brothers Have Officially Made It
On the back of the door to the office of Elara Pictures, the production company created and run by fraternal filmmaking team... -
Shine a Light: Scorsese’s Film Foundation Leads a Charge to Preserve 50 Endangered Gems of Africa’s Cinema History
Having touched on the rich cultural heritage of West Africa with “Feel Like Going Home,” an episode in his 2003 documentary series... -
Fight of a Lifetime: Making The Bronx Bull Taught Its Director the Keys to a Knockout Biopic
“It’s better to be feared than to be loved,” goes the old adage—paraphrased from Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince by a world-weary mob boss... -
Flash Forward: Everybody Loves Somebody Star Karla Souza Has Ambition to Spare
Karla Souza is uninterested in pursuing work that perpetuates outdated depictions of Latinas in entertainment, thank you very much. The promising Mexican-born... -
15 Essential Empathetic Films: Movies to Change Minds, Mold Moral Consciousness and Heal the World
In Steve James’ beautiful documentary Life Itself (2014), these are the first words we hear from critic Roger Ebert, whose life and... -
First Draft: Want Hollywood’s Attention? Write a Showcase Short
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. It’s how Spielberg, Coppola, Lucas and Scorsese... -
All-Seeing Eye: God’s Front-Row Seat in the Films of Martin Scorsese (Video)
Many of Martin Scorsese’s characters fancy themselves masters of their own universe. But what makes them so sure? As we’ve learned from... -
ICYMI: The Best of December 2016 on Moviemaker.com
What do winter weather, the holiday season and the end of 2016 have in common? They’re all pretty damn cool. So was... -
The Perfect Match (Cut): Why An Extra Set Of Eyes (and Scissors) Could Be The Key To Editing Your Indie
A no-budget indie often demands that the director be his or her own editor—getting two for the price of one. At first... -
Scant Screentime, Huge Impact: Liam Neeson Looms Large in A Monster Calls and Silence
Liam Neeson is having a big week. First up, he voices a benevolent but scary monster in the form of an enormous...
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Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2