In the new Sean Baker film Red Rocket, Simon Rex plays a washed-up porn star forced to move home to a…
The Elvis trailer is here from Baz Luhrmann; two Bombshell stars reunite for Barbie; the Melbourne International Film Festival announces…
Bree Elrod is an NYU-trained stage actress who has appeared in Angels in America, cites Alan Rickman as a mentor,…
A suitcase pimp, explains Sean Baker, director of the brilliant new Red Rocket, is a man in the adult film…
James Gunn gets candid; Felicity Jones seeks raves; Sopranos stars say James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to not be on NBC's…
A Quiet Place Part II proves movie theaters won't go gentle into that good night; Cruella does fine; Clint Eastwood…
In today's Movie News Rundown: Tom Cruise going to see Tenet will someday be a lovely scene in a Tom…
The Film Independent Spirit Awards announced the nominations today for the 33rd edition of the awards, which honor indie cinema…
Moviemaker Sean Baker edits his own (brilliant) films—like the 2017 Cannes hit The Florida Project. Here, he argues that each…
Macon Blair is no stranger to Sundance. The actor is the childhood friend of, and a long-time collaborator with, writer-director…
While some independent films run like upscale union pictures, indie film is still, for many, synonymous with the terms “run-and-gun”…
Announcing MovieMaker's Guide to Smartphone Moviemaking! Available for purchase from Amazon, this is an eight-part special, adapted from our Winter…
If the phrase “independent film” has in recent years felt problematic to you, with one-time rebels “going studio” and A-listers…
Sometimes calling someone a “Sundance darling” can feel patronizing, as if their onscreen achievements, whatever those may be, only rank…
Kyle Patrick Alvarez Director/Editor: Easier with Practice I never intended to edit my own films. My “day job” is editing PSAs…
In 2004, moviemakers Sean Baker and Shih-Ching Tsou made their film Take Out on a budget of $3,000 out of…