The Lobster

  • Directing

All-Seeing Eyes: How Director Yorgos Lanthimos and DP Robbie Ryan Defy Period Film Aesthetics in The Favourite

A caustic, royal love triangle is the new target of industrious Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’ delectably wicked gaze. Boasting absurd…

5 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: 15 Outside-the-Box Screenplays That Found Box Office Success

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. While pundits will testify to…

6 years ago
  • Producing

Weisz Beyond Her Years: From Optioned Novel to Arthouse Drama, Rachel Weisz Nurtured Disobedience at Every Stage

Facing down a casting system that has historically held out on women over the age of 40, Rachel Weisz, daughter…

6 years ago
  • Acting

Scene Stealer: Barry Keoghan on Learning from Yorgos Lanthimos in The Killing of a Sacred Deer

A quaint demeanor conceals his raging and unwavering yearning for retribution. His twisted take on the “an eye for an…

7 years ago
  • Distribution

Total Transparency: My Film Bread and Butter Has Almost Recouped Its Expenses—With These Revenue Streams

I am 32 years old. I am 32 years old. I am 32 years old! I avoid disclosing my age.…

7 years ago
  • Festivals

Festival Beat: The Love is Real and Personal at the Edmonton International Film Festival 2017

You’ve heard it said that Canadians are the nicest people in the world. Well, let’s get more specific: Edmontonians are,…

7 years ago
  • Interviews

Idiomatic Idiosyncrasy: Yorgos Lanthimos Talks The Lobster, Greek Cinema and Musical Subtlety

Whether depicting a family sheltering their children into madness, a group of people selling an unorthodox yet efficient cure for…

8 years ago
  • Festivals

Portland International Film Festival: A Challenging Global Line-Up in the Pacific Northwest

Portland, Oregon, isn’t exactly known for its diversity, but the old logging town–turned–“livable city” has, for decades, apparently, possessed an…

8 years ago