Moonlight

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The Inspection Director Elegance Bratton on a Mother’s Love — and Rejection

The Inspection director Elegance Bratton had a long journey to bring his latest opus to the big screen: Kicked out…

1 year ago
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The Underground Railroad Director Barry Jenkins Talks With DP James Laxton: ‘This Is the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Done’

Cinematographer James Laxton remembers his first collaborations with director Barry Jenkins at Florida State University’s film program almost two decades…

3 years ago
  • Cinematography

If Beale Street Could Talk DP James Laxton on Using the Large Format Alexa 65 Freely for Barry Jenkins’ Period Romance

Director Barry Jenkins and cinematographer James Laxton have enjoyed a meteoric rise through the industry together, from collaborating on shorts…

5 years ago
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Crested Butte Film Festival 2017: Strong Shorts, Doc Blocks, and Beer-Slinging Round Out This Rocky Mountain Hub

I felt a bit jostled as I disembarked from the puddle-jumper out of Denver. The ride over the Rockies had…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

The Cutting Edge: Tips on Working Better With Your Editor, From the Sundance NEXT FEST 2017 Panel

Cinema royalty descended on Downtown Los Angeles from August 10-13, 2017 for another year of Sundance NEST FEST: from Quentin…

7 years ago
  • Editing

Moonlight Co-Editor Nat Sanders Talks Quitting Your Day Job, Disagreeing With Directors and That Awkward Oscars Moment

Though his nomination for a Best Editing Oscar for Moonlight wasn't as monumental as his co-editor Joi McMillon's—she was the first African-American to…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Wrap: A Weekend Film School, Spaceballs Screening and Joe Pantoliano at Sunscreen Film Festival 2017

Through its unprecedented success on both the festival circuit and mainstream awards platforms, Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight has become the flagship…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Getting With the Program: Quad Cinema Is the Latest Addition to a Growing Wave of NYC Indie Arthouse Exhibition

"The economics of an arthouse cinema are not kind, I'll admit," says C. Mason Wells, Director of Programming at Quad…

7 years ago
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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
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Independent Spirit Awards 2017: Spirits Stick to Their Essence, Rewarding Moonlight, The Witch and Spa Night

Breaking with what in recent editions served as a preview to the Academy Awards, the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards delivered…

7 years ago
  • Acting

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…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Janelle Monáe, Ruth Negga, Dev Patel and More: Eight Rising "Virtuosos" Dropped Serious Wisdom in Santa Barbara

Through characters as eclectic as a kindhearted drug dealer, a woman heading to court for love, a young man searching…

7 years ago
  • Video - Directing

Watch: Barry Jenkins Rides the Cinematic High of Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood For Love

How can a film's setting feel so massive in scope and scale, yet so insular, as if it's a microcosm of…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Indie Spirit Nominations: 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards Name Their 2016 Film Picks

The Film Independent Spirit Awards announced the nominations today for the 32nd edition of the awards, which honor indie cinema…

7 years ago
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ICYMI: The Best of October 2016 on Moviemaker.com

Take a break from crafting that last-second DIY costume to revisit the best articles of October 2016 on moviemaker.com. We've picked out…

8 years ago
  • Fall 2016

Eye Piece: Moonlight DP James Laxton Illuminates Miami’s Bold, Blue, Beautiful Darkness

Following the life of Chiron, a young man coming of age in Miami during the “War on Drugs,” Moonlight is…

8 years ago