Columns
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A Peek Into the Soul of the Great Cinematographer Gordon Willis (Videos)
Guest blog: Willis practically single-handedly reinvented the craft of cinematography and the nature by which films were and are composed, lit, and executed
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My SyFy Experience with Director Jim Wynorski
Guest blog: Jim Wynorski doesn't care if you're old or young, what "race" you are, a man or a woman, disabled or not — he truly is blind to those categorizations we as a society see far too often
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‘Fill the Void’ Fills the Romantic Void in the Dizzying ‘Great Gatsby’
Guest blog: Rama Burshtein’s “Fill the Void” captures an intimate story that is about the emotions confronting a young Orthodox woman faced with a romantic dilemma
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The Navajo-Dubbed ‘Star Wars’: It’s a Family Project to Debut on July 4
Guest blog: It's hoped that this project will intrigue the younger generation into learning more about their language — and keep the language alive
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I’m Caught in the Trap of a Scandalous Season
Guest blog: Shows like "Scandal" are a cut above standard soap-opera fare because they make you feel smart even as they stay three ludicrous steps ahead
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A Stepford Wife Remembers Her Director, Bryan Forbes
Guest blog: Bryan Forbes taught this actress the importance of listening
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‘Stars Wars’ Goes Navajo in Bid to Save Tribe’s Language
Guest blog: Lucasfilm and Arizona museum hope dubbing encourages tribe's youth to preserve their language and culture
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Independent TV Financing in the Digital Age: Who’s In?
Guest blog: What true appetite do potential financiers have for financing independent television productions, and where is the money coming from?
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In a Warming World, ‘Cli-Fi’ Is Here to Stay
Guest blog: For now, most cli-fi movies and novels are just old-fashioned yarns, so there's nothing to be afraid of — but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that climate chaos is going to have a chilling impact on the entire planet
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A First-Hand Account From the Front Lines of 21st Century DIY Distribution
We believe these seminal years will be looked back upon as the point when filmmakers and other artists discovered an alternative way to sustain themselves and their work, outside the system
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The Contingent Compensation Battle Only Gets Worse
Guest blog: The economic opportunities created by new distribution platforms have given rise to accounting practices that may be improper and deprive income participants of significant backend compensation
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Julian Assange Q&A Just One Highlight at Latest Filmfest DC
Guest blog: 27th installment of the festival also screened Deepa Mehta's adaptation of Salman Rushdie's "Midnight Children"
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3 Steps to Writing Good Historical Fiction
Guest blog: Many writers do not understand the power of ruminating and spending time at the pre-writing phase, what I call the “Golden Years”
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‘Game of Thones,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Chronicles of Narnia’: Where Are All The American Fantasy Characters?
Guest blog: The Fantasy novel realm is lacking American stories and American characters
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Liam Neeson Takes ‘Walk Among the Tombstones’
Actor Liam Neeson is on novelist Lawrence Block's mind a lot these days. The New York novelist is chock-a-block with anticipation as one of his novels, "A Walk Among the Tombstones," is being filmed on the streets of Manhattan, and Neeson is starring as the character Matthew Scudder. Recently, Block was invited by the producers…