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Tag: film essay

The Final Scene

Film
By Lone Scherfig | February 13, 2020
By Lone Scherfig | February 13, 2020

The Final Scene

Writer-director Lone Scherfig spotlights the closing moment of her latest film, The Kindness of Strangers, and the two special actors in it.

Thank You, Kathryn Bigelow

Film
By Chelsea Stardust | February 12, 2020
By Chelsea Stardust | February 12, 2020

Thank You, Kathryn Bigelow

A letter of appreciation from one director to another.

Help a Sister Out

Film
By Krys Marshall | February 11, 2020
By Krys Marshall | February 11, 2020

Help a Sister Out

Krys Marshall, currently starring in Apple TV+'s For All Mankind, rejects the tired myth of scarcity and cattiness amongst women in Hollywood.

How Horror Movies Help Me Cope With Difficult Emotions

Film
By Anita Flores | February 3, 2020
By Anita Flores | February 3, 2020

How Horror Movies Help Me Cope With Difficult Emotions

Most people watch horror movies to scare themselves silly. For comedian Anita Flores, it’s a little more complicated.

The Mythos Meme or, How Great Cthulhu Ate My Brain and Made Me Like It!

Film
By Richard Stanley | January 24, 2020
By Richard Stanley | January 24, 2020

The Mythos Meme or, How Great Cthulhu Ate My Brain and Made Me Like It!

Horror director Richard Stanley on the legacy of H. P. Lovecraft, the emergence of a post-truth religion, and his new film, Color Out of Space.

In Celebration of the Darkness: What Can Happen When the Lights Are Out

Film
By Lynne Sachs | January 22, 2020
By Lynne Sachs | January 22, 2020

In Celebration of the Darkness: What Can Happen When the Lights Are Out

Documentary director Lynne Sachs sheds light on the innovative approach she took while making her new film, Film About a Father Who.

The Benefits of Being Hungover as a Documentary Filmmaker

Film
By Ben Mullinkosson | January 21, 2020
By Ben Mullinkosson | January 21, 2020

The Benefits of Being Hungover as a Documentary Filmmaker

Making his new film in China, the director of Don't Be a Dick About It had an epiphany. It might sound a bit odd, but hear him out!

Bert&Bertie’s Great Girl Adventure

Film
By Bert&Bertie | January 17, 2020
By Bert&Bertie | January 17, 2020

Bert&Bertie’s Great Girl Adventure

Troop Zero's directing duo on the importance of female collaboration and making the female answer to Stand By Me and The Goonies.

In a Bubble

Film
By Andrew Desmond | January 10, 2020
By Andrew Desmond | January 10, 2020

In a Bubble

The Sonata's writer-director examines the roots of how fascination with deviating wildly from portrayals of everyday life in his films.

Looking Backwards and Forwards

Film
By Liz Manashil | January 8, 2020
By Liz Manashil | January 8, 2020

Looking Backwards and Forwards

Writer-director Liz Manashil on traveling through time in Speed of Life and on the eve of 2020.

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