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Gary Oldman Explains What Non-Alcoholics Might Miss in Mank
February 28, 2021
Gary Oldman explains what non-alcholics might miss about his performance as Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank.
Gary Oldman Doesn't Think Citizen Kane is the Greatest Movie Ever — Or Even the Best Orson Welles Movie
February 8, 2021
Gary Oldman plays Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank. But he doesn't share the view that Citizen Kane…
September 28, 2018
Acclaimed film historian and moviemaker Peter Bogdanovich's latest doc, The Great Buster: A Celebration, is a jubilant tribute to Buster…
July 27, 2017
Absent from the limelight for over 20 years, Alejandro Jodorowsky chose to step away from cinema rather than bargain with…
June 20, 2017
Why is “winning the hand of the princess” so often an integral part of hero films? What are the meanings…
June 7, 2017
Although May 2017 was a crazy start for the summer politically, there's always movies to look forward to. But what's…
May 6, 2017
Watch this video essay to learn how Orson Welles' game-changing cutting scheme in F For Fake juggles multiple plot lines,…
March 3, 2017
Question: Are quotes considered intellectual property and if so, would I need legal permission to use one in my feature…
September 13, 2016
Criterion Crash Course, our series focusing on new Criterion Collection titles, draws moviemaking lessons from The Story of the Last…
March 20, 2015
The Sedona International Film Festival 2015 celebrated 21 years in February and rolled out the proverbial red carpet in all-round…
December 23, 2014
Widely considered the most influential moviemaker of all time, Orson Welles did it all - a writer, an actor, a…
August 6, 2014
You've got this clever little screenplay you've been working on really hard for some time now. Recently, though, you've started…
January 18, 2008
Earlier this year, the Visual Effects Society membership selected the 50 films most worthy of such an honor. Here are…
25 Most Influential Directors Scorsese
July 7, 2002
From Scorsese to Kubrick to Hitchcock, we’ve compiled the 25 most influential directors of all time who will carry on…