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Tag: film essay

The Problem with Spoiler Culture

Film
By Clay Liford | October 20, 2016
By Clay Liford | October 20, 2016

The Problem with Spoiler Culture

Clay Liford tries to work through his issues with the current fixation on spoilers and get to the root of why it all annoys him so much.

Damn You, Hollywood, For These Unrealistic Expectations

Film
By Sasha Gordon | October 18, 2016
By Sasha Gordon | October 18, 2016

Damn You, Hollywood, For These Unrealistic Expectations

Sasha Gordon, writer-director of It Had to Be You, on those disappointing moments when life falls short of the movies.

Motherhood Made Me Invisible. Making My First Film Made Me See Myself Again.

Film
By Hope Dickson Leach | October 17, 2016
By Hope Dickson Leach | October 17, 2016

Motherhood Made Me Invisible. Making My First Film Made Me See Myself Again.

Hope Dickson Leach on her struggles to combine parenthood and a filmmaking career, and how her debut feature, The Levelling, has changed her.

The Missing Masterpiece of the Found-Footage Horror Genre

Film
By Jim Hemphill | October 14, 2016
By Jim Hemphill | October 14, 2016

The Missing Masterpiece of the Found-Footage Horror Genre

Jim Hemphill bangs the drum for Michael Goi's Megan is Missing, the one found-footage movie he thinks is worth a damn.

Black-Masked Bands, Cannibals, Deranged Old Men and Other Highlights of Fantastic Fest

Film
By Zach Clark | October 13, 2016
By Zach Clark | October 13, 2016

Black-Masked Bands, Cannibals, Deranged Old Men and Other Highlights of Fantastic Fest

Writer-director Zach Clark recounts his adventures, both on and off screen, at the beloved genre film festival in Austin, Texas.

Why We Must Rethink the Metrics of Success (When Even Stranger Things Can’t Rescue a Film from Obscurity)

Film
By Alex Ross Perry | October 7, 2016
By Alex Ross Perry | October 7, 2016

Why We Must Rethink the Metrics of Success (When Even Stranger Things Can’t Rescue a Film from Obscurity)

Alex Ross Perry ponders the problems caused by the non-disclosure of digital film sales numbers and the inability of movies to stand out on VOD.

Open Up the Gates: Women Want to Direct Action Movies

Film
By Jennifer Reeder | October 5, 2016
By Jennifer Reeder | October 5, 2016

Open Up the Gates: Women Want to Direct Action Movies

Jennifer Reeder sets the record straight once and for all about female directors and big action movies. Yes, they want to make them. And now.

Why I Stopped Wanting to Make Serious Art Films and Came to Believe Movies Should Be Fun

Film
By Jim Hosking | October 4, 2016
By Jim Hosking | October 4, 2016

Why I Stopped Wanting to Make Serious Art Films and Came to Believe Movies Should Be Fun

Jim Hosking, director of The Greasy Strangler, makes the case for the value and importance of cinema being, you know, enjoyable.

The Hustler and the Queen, Or How Mira Nair Helped Me Leave Anti-Heroes Behind to Tell Stories of The Other

Film
By William Wheeler | September 30, 2016
By William Wheeler | September 30, 2016

The Hustler and the Queen, Or How Mira Nair Helped Me Leave Anti-Heroes Behind to Tell Stories of The Other

Queen of Katwe screenwriter William Wheeler on how his current collaborator shifted his perspective on storytelling and the world.

Goodbye, Godfather: A Personal Remembrance of Herschell Gordon Lewis

Film
By Ted Geoghegan | September 27, 2016
By Ted Geoghegan | September 27, 2016

Goodbye, Godfather: A Personal Remembrance of Herschell Gordon Lewis

Ted Geoghegan pays tribute to the late Godfather of Gore, an unabashed fan of sleaze and goofy ultraviolence – and a born entertainer.

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