Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker: James Ivory
It’s hard to believe that James Ivory grew up anywhere other than England—the Oregonian moviemaker’s name is so synonymous with a certain genre of lush...
How They Did It: Burning Annie Arrived at Distribution After a Long, Long Decade Of Catastrophes
If an indie film is lucky enough to get distribution at all, the release is its one shot, a match you can’t strike twice. Yet...
Improvised Anxiety: On the Rocks is a Painfully Hilarious Microbudget Feature
Incredibly uncomfortable and relentlessly hilarious, On the Rocks, the first feature from Alex Kavutskiy and Ariel Gardner, is a tragicomedy of epic proportions. The story...
Cinema Law: What You Should Know About Using Other Peoples’ Quotes in Your Film
Q: I’m making a film and I’d like to use a quote from a famous person in the script. Are quotes considered intellectual property and...
Viva Mexico: Walls Are Torn Down at Los Cabos International Film Festival 2016
The warm sea air hits my face as soon as I exit the Los Cabos International Airport. I’m greeted by what appears to be a...
Things I’ve Learned As a Moviemaker: John Turturro
Throughout Brooklyn-born John Turturro’s three decades in movies, his distinctive presence has been stamped onto such diverse classics as Do the Right Thing, Quiz Show and...
Don’t Call It a Comeback: Barbara Kopple Talks About Her New Doc, Miss Sharon Jones!
Barbara Kopple has a lot to celebrate this weekend. In addition to her 70th birthday, her newest documentary, Miss Sharon Jones!, opens in theaters today, adding...
Cannes Film Festival: The 2016 Official Selections Announcement
From A-list actors to unknown directors, sales agents to everyday film lovers, everyone at the Cannes Film Festival is focused on celebrating film and finding the...
Genre Hacks: Roy Price on How to Write Screenplays for Amazon
Genre Hacks, a blog by Sean Hood, covers 21st-century screenwriting (that is, writing for anything with a screen), and the evolving craft of storytelling in...
The Marriage of Character and Plot: Alex Ross Perry on Screenwriting
Listen Up Philip‘s writer-director, Alex Ross Perry, investigates the primary symbiosis of the writing process. A movie begins with a single image that I want...
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The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships that flourish in an academic setting are...
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What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature Chasing Coral follows an impassioned team of...
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Of Bad Apes and Twisted Revenge: Matt Reeves, Steve Zahn, Weta Digital and Others on War for the Planet of the Apes
Actor Steve Zahn—known for his roles in That Thing You Do, Riding in Cars With Boys, and Dallas Buyers Club—once stumbled onto an online post about his role in...