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  • The Rundown

Beatles Never-Before-Seen Footage; Jamie Lee Curtis Goes Psycho; J Law’s R-Rated Comedy

The Beatles: Get Back trailer includes never-before-seen footage of the Fab Four; Jennifer Lawrence has an R-rated comedy in the works…

3 years ago
  • Articles - Directing
  • Things Learned

Things I’ve Learned: Gus Van Sant’s Six Golden Rules of Moviemaking

Gus Van Sant is one of America’s most heralded, iconic independent auteurs.  Based in Portland, Oregon, the low-key Van Sant…

3 years ago
  • MM Guide 2019

Going to Extremes: To Create Horror That Shatters the Senses, Be Sensitive to Emotional Extremity

Everyone who knows me well knows that since I was very young—five, six years old—I kept saying, “I want to…

5 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Manipulate Your Audiences’ Psychological States With These Three Screenwriting Tricks

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Suspense is everywhere in film.…

7 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: Start and End With a Bang When Writing Your Screenplay’s First and Last Visuals

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Why the First and Last…

7 years ago
  • Fall 2016

Stranger Danger: How The Eyes of My Mother Uses the Audience’s Imagination for Maximum Scares

A mother sees a strange man talking to her daughter outside. The man says he needs to use the bathroom.…

7 years ago
  • Articles
  • Festivals

Festival Wrap: South Africa’s Durban International Film Festival Reflects on their 34th Year by Kelly Leow

MovieMaker’s exclusive interview with Durban International Film Festival's manager Peter Machen touches on the festival’s rich, emotional history: from apartheid…

11 years ago
  • Articles - Acting
  • Articles - Directing
  • Articles - Distribution
  • Articles - Moviemaking
  • blog-test

Sloppy Seconds: The Best (and Worst) Horror Remakes

Beware! Here are some of the best and worst horror remakes ever made.

11 years ago
  • Editing

Starting Strong: Using Your Movie’s Title Sequence Effectively

Released in the mid-1950s from the relatively static role of simply assigning credit, title sequences have evolved into an art…

17 years ago