All posts tagged "Wonder Woman"
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70mm Survives: Somerville Theatre Festival Attracts Classic Film Enthusiasts
Building on the success of its inaugural run, the Somerville (Massachusetts) Theatre’s 70mm and Widescreen Festival is currently screening films that run the... -
Muddled Mythology: Hollywood’s Gluttonous Appetite For Franchises Undermines Fantastical Films’ Potential to Inspire
In the run-up to the release of this summer’s superhero saga Wonder Woman, articles hyping the film noted that it had taken... -
ICYMI: The Best of June 2017 on MovieMaker.com
June 2017 came out swinging as the first month of a summer of wonder women. Giving a nod to the overwhelming critical... -
First Draft: Break Tired Screenwriting Conventions By Embracing the Heroine’s – Not Hero’s – Journey
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Katniss. Moana. Rey. Jyn. Wonder Woman. The... -
Wonder Women: 10 Female Directors Who Made the Jump From Indie to Mainstream
It’s always been tough for female directors to find the same amount of work that male directors have. Thankfully, in recent years,... -
Festival Wrap: Bentonville Film Festival 2017 Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
As the third woman from MovieMaker to attend the Bentonville Film Festival (May 2-7, 2017) in so many years of its existence,... -
Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: Patty Jenkins
Patty Jenkins is an American writer and film director, best known for her breakthrough, critically acclaimed debut film Monster. Monster follows Charlize Theron...
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Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2