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Scarface
June 7, 2024
Scarface, Brian De Palma’s crime-kingpin masterpiece starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana, is one of the most stylishly flamboyant and
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July 22, 2020
In today's movie news: Oliver Stone talks in his new memoir about how Scarface tested loyalties; the best opening scenes…
Scarface Chasing the Light Exclusive Book Excerpt Oliver Stone
July 21, 2020
In this exclusive excerpt from Chasing the Light, Scarface screenwriter Oliver Stone finds himself caught between Al Pacino and director…
Oliver Stone Red Sea
February 17, 2020
Oliver Stone will lead the jury of the first Red Sea International Film Festival. It will also include classes with…
April 25, 2017
We wanted to follow up on some of the screenwriters to watch from 2016, to see just how bright and…
Oliver Stone Red Sea
January 26, 2017
The warm sea air hits my face as soon as I exit the Los Cabos International Airport. I’m greeted by…
October 5, 2016
The Zurich Film Festival is about to begin. After swimming through 16 hours of international air travel, it’s a joy…
September 26, 2016
On October 4, 2016, the Austin Film Festival releases the book On Story—Screenwriters and Filmmakers on Their Iconic Films.
September 13, 2016
“It’s an Oliver Stone movie about Oliver Stone, but in the form of a book.” That’s how Matt Zoller Seitz…
June 25, 2015
Watching movies is escape: It’s a tired cliché, but one brought hauntingly to life in first-time director Crystal Moselle’s startling…
January 5, 2015
This week at MovieMaker, we're doing a little bit of a 2014 in Review thing, which means we'll be revisiting…
April 23, 2014
In our Spring issue, we asked Academy-Award winning director Oliver Stone if film can make a difference in vanquishing the…
MovieMaker #108 Spring 2014 Cover Slider
April 2, 2014
MovieMaker Magazine #108: The Activism in Film Issue - The spring 2014 issue of MovieMaker Magazine is on stands and…
April 2, 1996
If there were a director’s hall of fame, John Frankenheimer would be elected on the first ballot.
April 15, 1995
Oliver Stone remains the Hollywood rebel, unfazed, unflinching, a stone unturned. He has his fame, his fortune, and his Oscars.…