Paul Schrader

  • Movie News

In Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener Trailer, Joel Edgerton Likes Plants and Killing People

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzuJ9tv1eM0 The trailer for Paul Schrader's Master Gardener is out, and it finds Joel Edgerton in the lead role as…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Schrader Throws Shade; A Christmas Story Story; New Knock at the Cabin Trailer

Paul Schrader throws shade at fellow director Damien Chazelle and his new movie Babylon; A story about the making of A…

1 year ago
  • Movie News

Paul Schrader Torches Historical Accuracy of Babylon: ‘I Was Scratching My Head’

First Reformed director Paul Schrader is speaking critically of Damien Chazelle's latest movie Babylon, accusing the 1920s historical drama of being…

1 year ago
  • The Rundown

Dinklage as Cyrano; The Last Duel First 4 Minutes; What Are You Working On?

Peter Dinklage stars in a sweeping new Cyrano; watch Matt and Ben and their new friend Adam in the first…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Paul Schrader Says Shooting The Card Counter Digitally Helped Him Retain Final Cut

The Card Counter writer-director Paul Schrader has been making classic films since the 1970s — but he still embraces digital…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

R.I.P. Ben Best; Herzog’s Advice; Hawkeye Trailer; All the Queen’s Emmys

In today's Movie News Rundown: R.I.P Eastbound & Down co-creator Ben Best; Werner Herzog's advice on just doing it; a…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Inside Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese’s Decades-Long Quest to Make a George Gershwin Biopic

The Internet is littered with cinematic what-ifs: castings that almost happened, sequel ideas someone scotched, amazing-sounding pitches that proved to…

3 years ago
  • The Rundown

Lindsay Lohan Comeback; Kevin Spacey Defended; Couples Therapy for Moviemakers

Lindsay Lohan lands a rom-com; the producer who hired Kevin Spacey speaks out — and so does Paul Schrader; how…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

Paul Schrader Revenge Thriller The Card Counter Goes to Focus Features

Focus Features has acquired the Paul Schrader revenge thriller The Card Counter out of Cannes’ virtual market.  Written and directed…

4 years ago
  • Inside MM - Screenwriting

Bret Easton Ellis: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker

In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis’ debut novel, Less than Zero, was published, introducing the 21-year-old author as a cataloguer of…

5 years ago
  • Book Reviews

Book Review: Transcendental Style in Film

In 1972, film student and aspiring critic Paul Schrader published his landmark study on spirituality in cinema, Transcendental Style in…

6 years ago
  • Directing

“Our Selfishness is Our Legacy”: 2018 Moviemaker of the Planet, Paul Schrader

It’s not that the planet is in danger. The planet is just fine. If we have an all-out nuclear war,…

6 years ago
  • Festivals

Context and Conversation: The Discourse within Telluride’s Programming

It is a common feature of film festivals for the selections in the program to be conversant with one another.…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Telluride or Die: Telluride’s Student Symposium is a Young Filmmaker’s Dream Come True, Says a 2017 Grad

I had the honor of attending last weekend's Telluride Film Festival as a member of its 44th Student Symposium, which…

7 years ago
  • Things Learned

Paul Schrader: Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker

Paul Schrader is learning a lot these days. Simultaneously excited about the future of moviemaking and pessimistic about its finances,…

7 years ago
  • Movie News

Still Worth the Fare: Taxi Driver Screens at Tribeca Film Festival to Celebrate its 40th Anniversary

The Tribeca Film Festival nearly stopped all traffic for the 40th anniversary of Taxi Driver at the Beacon Theater on…

8 years ago