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  • Interviews

Was Lost, But Now It’s Found: Alan Elliott on Completing the 1972 Aretha Franklin Music Doc Amazing Grace

Among the many disparate and overlapping interested parties—lovers of soul, lovers of concert documentaries, Sydney Pollack fans, Christians—the news of…

5 years ago
  • Articles - Festival Beat
  • Articles - Festivals
  • Festivals

Festival Spotlight Friday: Los Angeles Film Festival Celebrates 19th Year by Lara Colocino

The Los Angeles Film Festival began with a bang June 13 and runs through this Sunday, June 23rd Our new…

11 years ago
  • Festivals

2013 Los Angeles Film Festival: 10 Premieres to Catch at LAFF

This year's Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF) offers a uniquely broad-ranging view of contemporary cinema. Aside from their World Premiere-heavy…

11 years ago
  • Directing

Adaptive Directing: Johan Renck Juggles Downloading Nancy

Madonna, Beyoncé, New Order. Nike, Mercedes, Dom Perignon. As a music video and commerical director, Swedish auteur Johan Renck has…

15 years ago
  • Screenwriting

Charlie Kaufman: Outlaw Scribe

Screenwriters have a tendency to operate by a specific set of traditional rules: Establish your characters and their situation, introduce…

20 years ago