Originally appearing in issue 56 of MovieMaker in 2004 as told to David Konow, legendary cinematographer William Fraker's insight was gleaned…
Today, on Wisdom Wednesday, Academy Award-winning writer/director Paul Haggis stopped by to share a whopping 55 critical moviemaking lessons he's…
This Wisdom Wednesday, multi-talented writer/director/star of Trust Me, Clark Gregg, shares the things he's learned as one of the industry's…
In the mid-1960s, Claude Lelouch’s film A Man and a Woman achieved international success. Openly disliked by the pioneers of…
This Wisdom Wednesday, director Atom Egoyan tells us his golden rules for happiness, both in the realm of moviemaking and…
Actor-director Crispin Glover, best known for his performances in Back to the Future and Willard, as well as for directing the films…
Alexander Payne's bittersweet take on humanity's foibles have etched their way to the center of our idea of modern America--the…
Paul W.S. Anderson first gained recognition in his native England when he wrote and directed Shopping, starring Jude Law, in 1994.…
He has directed music videos for Sugar Ray, Cypress Hill, Sublime and Wyclef Jean... executive produced more than a dozen…
With more than 30 years at the forefront of American film, the multi-faceted, multi-talented Ethan Hawke is in a unique…
This week our golden rules of moviemaking come from none other than BAFTA award-winning director Mike Newell, director of Great…
Stop and think for a while - which working American director do you suppose would give the sagest, most no-nonsense…
South African director, writer and producer Gavin Hood shares his 31 Golden Rules of MovieMaking - riding the comet trail…
Already in the moviemaking industry for more than two decades, Robert Rodriguez knows the business and he knows it well.…
Legend has it (okay, well, actually it was the Los Angeles Times) that Joe Eszterhas once sold a script written on…
Two decades into his career, director Marc Forster has 10 films under his belt— 10 diverse, successful, star-studded films. The…
Billy Bob Thornton is a man who has lived many lives throughout his long, consistently intriguing career. The star of…
In his groundbreaking documentaries, Errol Morris has tackled pet cemeteries (Gates of Heaven), the torture of suspected terrorists at Abu…
This week's Thing's I've Learned, appearing in our upcoming 2014 Complete Guide to Making Movies special issue (on stands very…
This week, our Things I've Learned come from the Hollywood jack-of-all-trades that is Chris Weitz. The consummate professional reminds fellow moviemakers…
The young Taymor started her career on the Awaji Island, Japan, studying pre-Bunraku puppetry to learn more about experimental theater.…
This week's Things I've Learned are from actor Neal McDonough, who has come a long way since his debut film…
Director, screenwriter, sometimes actor, and all-around major geek Kevin Smith has deep roots in independent moviemaking, filming his first feature,…
Wim Wenders is known for his poetic and emotional films, like 1984’s Palme d’Or-winning Paris, Texas and 1987’s Wings of…