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Ti West: Things I've Learned as a Moviemaker
December 29, 2022
Ti West released Pearl and X, two of the best horror films in years, just months apart. Here's how he…
Mia Goth Says That Creepy Smile Scene in Pearl Wasn't Scripted
December 21, 2022
Mia Goth says Ti West asked her to improve the creepy smile scene in Pearl at the last minute, and…
Ti West Almost Shot Pearl in Black and White, Then Did the Opposite
November 15, 2022
The color in Pearl, the latest from Ti West, is striking — but West almost shot the Mia Goth horror…
Ti West asked Mia Goth and every actor on X: Why the hell do you want to be in this movie?
November 1, 2022
Ti West, director of X and Pearl, knew X had potential drawbacks for his actors. So he asked them all:…
No, Pearl Did Not Cost a Mere $1 Million, Executive Producer Peter Phok Says
October 5, 2022
Pearl, the Mia Goth and Ti West collaboration, has been widely reported to have a very low $1 million budget.…
Defending de Armas; Ti West on Pearl; What a Colorist Does
September 15, 2022
Ana de Armas and the director of Blonde tell us why her Marilyn Monroe voice is just right; a Ti…
R.I.P. Jean-Luc Godard, Babylon Trailer; Meet MaXXXine
September 13, 2022
R.I.P. Jean-Luc Godard; Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt raise hell in Damien Chazelle's Babylon trailer; Ti West goes triple X…
MaXXXine
September 13, 2022
MaXXXine will be the third film in the Ti West and Mia Goth X horror franchise, after Pearl, which arrives…
Mia Goth Says That Creepy Smile Scene in Pearl Wasn't Scripted
July 27, 2022
Brendan Frasier as The Whale; Mia Goth plays Pearl in a quick-turnaround prequel to Ti West's X, Ethan Hawke looks…
X Ti West
March 24, 2022
X writer-director Ti West has a knack for nailing period details and he explains to MovieMaker his two rules that…
April 22, 2019
To make Claire Denis’ science-fiction saga High Life in multiple formats, DP Yorick Le Saux mixed meticulous prep with moments…