What a Screen Adaptation of ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Could Do
HarperCollins“The Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama reminds me of the California town I grew up in. The characters of the… Read More
August 4, 2015
Landon Palmer
Is There Room for Auteurs in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Marvel StudiosKenneth Branagh. Joss Whedon. Shane Black. James Gunn. Joe Johnston.While hardly a diverse list of filmmakers, much of the… Read More
July 28, 2015
6 Filmmaking Tips from D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus
Image via Documentary.orgLast Fall, the New York Times reported that D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus were searching for a suitable… Read More
July 22, 2015
The Look of Silence and the Violence of Memory
Drafthouse FilmsTwo years ago, when The Act of Killing was finally released in theaters after a long and rewarding festival… Read More
July 20, 2015
The Many Reasons Why Indie Filmmakers Are Heading to Detroit
Loki FilmsPartway through Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady’s observational documentary Detropia, the film transitions from tense union meetings and lyrical… Read More
July 17, 2015
6 Filmmaking Tips from John Waters
Welcome to Filmmaking Tips, a long-running column in which we gather up the shared knowledge of a particular filmmaker and assemble… Read More
July 15, 2015
6 Filmmaking Tips from Stan Winston
Warner Bros.During the 1980s and 1990s, the leftovers of special effects production created a cottage industry in of themselves. Theme… Read More
June 10, 2015
There Has Never Been a Golden Age of Undistracted Moviegoing
Alamo Drafthouse (Screenshot)Unwanted distraction in movie theaters is a near-universal experience amongst cinephiles, and it’s become a ritual of its… Read More
June 9, 2015
The Hidden Brilliance of The Wachowskis
In January of this year, shortly before the release of the delayed, bad-buzz attracting Jupiter Ascending, Lana Wachowski candidly recounted… Read More
June 2, 2015