Peter Bogdanovich

  • The Rundown

R.I.P. Cloris Leachman; the Mandalorian Plan; Making a Gay Muslim Love Story

In today's Movie News Rundown: The biggest surprise in The Mandalorian wasn't planned from the start; Breaking Fast director Mike…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

The Great Bogdanovich: The Moviemaker’s Varied Film Career Has Always Celebrated His Idols

Peter Bogdanovich has enjoyed a remarkably balanced career as both a film historian and acclaimed moviemaker. His latest documentary, The Great…

6 years ago
  • Other

Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious: How to Create Drama from Internal Conflict and Ironic Suspense

To stop a Nazi plot, an American agent pimps the woman he loves to a dangerous Nazi. This is the…

6 years ago
  • Movie News

ICYMI: The Best of December 2016 on Moviemaker.com

What do winter weather, the holiday season and the end of 2016 have in common? They're all pretty damn cool.…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

“I Loved John. I Miss Him a Lot.” Peter Bogdanovich Reminisces on His Friend John Cassavetes

Peter Bogdanovich's relationships with veteran filmmakers like Orson Welles, Howard Hawks and John Ford are well known. Before he became…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

“Wild Animals Are Infinitely Fascinating:” Hitchcock Star Tippi Hedren Talks The Birds, Lions and Tigers

"The interplay between Tippi Hedren and Suzanne Pleshette in The Birds tells me more about women than any number of…

7 years ago
  • Things Learned

Things I’ve Learned: Peter Bogdanovich

Think of essential American cinema, and Peter Bogdanovich comes immediately to mind. Of a certain breed of moviemaker, he’s one…

9 years ago
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  • How They Did It

The Legitimizor: Rian Johnson Fakes It for The Brothers Bloom

There’s a machine which, in the back of my mind, I always assumed existed. It’s called “The Legitimizor.” Housed in…

15 years ago
  • Articles - Screenwriting

The Cat’s Meow: A Classy Story of Classic Hollywood

Steven Peros is an award-winning writer and filmmaker with credits in Film, Television, and Theatre. Ten years of research into a mysterious…

17 years ago
  • Directing

Fritz Lang: The Lost Interview

If the 1960s gave rise to the young maverick director, it was also the era that spotlighted the grand old…

20 years ago