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Tag: film essay

Terrifying and Beautiful: On A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40

Film
By Julia Marchese | October 29, 2024
By Julia Marchese | October 29, 2024

Terrifying and Beautiful: On A Nightmare on Elm Street at 40

For Halloween, Julia Marchese gives some love to her favorite horror movie of all time, which hits the big 4-0 this year.

“Where Else Can I Go?” Or, How I Reckoned With My Movie Almost Completely Falling Apart On Day One

Film
By Michael Felker | October 25, 2024
By Michael Felker | October 25, 2024

“Where Else Can I Go?” Or, How I Reckoned With My Movie Almost Completely Falling Apart On Day One

Writer-director Michael Felker looks back on the disastrous first week of his debut feature, Things Will Be Different.

Pink Elephants

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By Jack Dunphy | October 11, 2024
By Jack Dunphy | October 11, 2024

Pink Elephants

Sundance-winning filmmaker Jack Dunphy, whose new podcast Revelations with Jack Dunphy premieres next week, on his dad, drugs and dissociation.

My Runaway Life

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By Daisuke Miyazaki | October 4, 2024
By Daisuke Miyazaki | October 4, 2024

My Runaway Life

Japanese writer-director Daisuke Miyazaki, whose new film Plastic opens today, on opting out of school and society, before discovering cinema.

Weed & Wine & Kids & Time

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By Rebecca Richman Cohen | October 2, 2024
By Rebecca Richman Cohen | October 2, 2024

Weed & Wine & Kids & Time

Documentary filmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen on motherhood and realizing what her new movie, Weed & Wine, is actually about.

Grappling with Mind-blowing Kombucha Scoby Orgasms and the AI Conundrum

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By Susie Moon and Eric Laplante | September 27, 2024
By Susie Moon and Eric Laplante | September 27, 2024

Grappling with Mind-blowing Kombucha Scoby Orgasms and the AI Conundrum

Darla in Space’s directors on how they used AI in their film, got criticized, took it out and have now pretty much solved the whole AI problem.

Lynchian Delights

Film
By Julia Marchese | September 26, 2024
By Julia Marchese | September 26, 2024

Lynchian Delights

Filmmaker Julia Marchese on visiting David Lynch’s house, and her other disparate adventures in the world of the cinematic visionary.

My First (and Last) Film

Film
By Sheridan O’Donnell | September 17, 2024
By Sheridan O’Donnell | September 17, 2024

My First (and Last) Film

Filmmaker Sheridan O'Donnell on the seismic life event which completely changed how he approached making his debut feature, Little Brother.

Storyboarding Stick Men to the Finished Product

Film
By Rodger Griffiths | September 10, 2024
By Rodger Griffiths | September 10, 2024

Storyboarding Stick Men to the Finished Product

Writer-director Rodger Griffiths shows the unconventional path he took in visualizing his debut feature, Betrayal, out now on VOD.

How to Create in Darkness and (Mostly) Stay Sane

Film
By Pascal Plante | September 6, 2024
By Pascal Plante | September 6, 2024

How to Create in Darkness and (Mostly) Stay Sane

Pascal Plante on plumbing the depths with his psychological thriller Red Rooms (which opens in theaters today), and living to tell the tale.

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