Rick Alverson

  • Crowdfunder Pick

Crowdfunder Pick: Featuring Will Oldham, Topology of Sirens is Influenced by Rivette and ’90s Point-and-Click Adventures

Crowdfunding has become an invaluable tool for the indie filmmaker seeking funds for the start or completion of a project.…

5 years ago
  • Interviews

Threads of Melancholy: In Ensemble Piece Person to Person, Dustin Guy Defa Proves a Tonal Prowess

With his new ensemble comedy, Person to Person, Dustin Guy Defa seems poised to break through to a wider cultural…

7 years ago
  • Directing
  • Interviews

A Conversation with Convention: Rick Alverson’s Entertainment Demands a Better Movie-Watcher

"Strategically subversive:" That’s probably the term that gets closest to labeling Rick Alverson’s filmmaking. He sometimes refers to film as…

8 years ago
  • Festivals

Park City: 13 Breakthroughs from Sundance 2015

Sometimes calling someone a “Sundance darling” can feel patronizing, as if their onscreen achievements, whatever those may be, only rank…

9 years ago
  • Festivals
  • Inside MM - Festivals
  • Winter 2015

Park City 2015: 13 Picks from Sundance and Slamdance

After three exalted decades, Sundance maintains its spot on the international film festival circuit as the premiere U.S. event of…

9 years ago