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Tag: film essay

How I Swayed the 2004 Presidential Election with My Pro-Bush 9/11 Movie (Even Though I’m a Leftie)

Film
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | November 2, 2016
By Brian Trenchard-Smith | November 2, 2016

How I Swayed the 2004 Presidential Election with My Pro-Bush 9/11 Movie (Even Though I’m a Leftie)

Veteran director Brian Trenchard-Smith on the story behind him making the propagandist TV movie DC 9/11: Time of Crisis.

One of Those Creatures: Remembering Michael Massee

Film
By Nicholas McCarthy | November 1, 2016
By Nicholas McCarthy | November 1, 2016

One of Those Creatures: Remembering Michael Massee

Director Nicholas McCarthy looks back on working with the late Michael Massee, a great actor and complex man, in his film At the Devil's Door.

Death, Grief and Why Horror Films Truly Matter

Film
By Steven Sheil | October 27, 2016
By Steven Sheil | October 27, 2016

Death, Grief and Why Horror Films Truly Matter

Steven Sheil looks at why people watch and make horror films, and the profound emotions and questions that are inherently rooted in the genre.

Protesting HBO’s Mogadishu, Minnesota and Why Filmmakers Must Not Take Ownership of Others’ Stories

Film
By Musa Syeed | October 21, 2016
By Musa Syeed | October 21, 2016

Protesting HBO’s Mogadishu, Minnesota and Why Filmmakers Must Not Take Ownership of Others’ Stories

Musa Syeed on the cable giant's new show now shooting in Cedar-Riverside, and his own film, A Stray, which he made about the same community.

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.

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