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What Was the Petrozavodsk Phenomenon, the Jellyfish-Shaped UFO Seen Over Russia in 1977?

On Sept. 20, 1977, what would later become known as the Petrozavodsk phenomenon occurred when sightings of a huge, jellyfish-shaped…

3 years ago
  • Directing

Foreign Contenders: Andrey Zvyagintsev Breaks Down the Technical Aspects of Shooting Russia’s Melancholic Loveless

Not far removed from the philosophical and ethical inquiries that 19th century literary masters like Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoyevsky debated…

6 years ago
  • How They Did It

From Russia With Love… and Money: How Moscow Never Sleeps Secured Funds By Any Means Necessary

The Nazis reached the outskirts of Moscow. Napoleon entered it. Stalin loomed over it for decades. Monuments to past glories…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Foreign Contenders: Ukrainian Sheriffs is a Buddy Cop Doc Set Against the Annexation of Crimea

MovieMaker's weekly series “Foreign Contenders” features interviews with the heavyweight helmers behind their respective countries’ entries for the Academy Award for…

7 years ago