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Julianne Moore Tells Us About Getting In Touch With Her Inner Bookworm in 'The English Teacher'

After romancing Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the Sundance/Berlinale hit "Don Jon" (formerly titled "Don Jon's Addiction"), Julianne Moore is at it again, putting the moves on her much younger co-star Michael Angarano in the raucous indie comedy "The English Teacher," currently playing in select theaters ...

How Jeremy Saulnier Went From Corporate Videos to Premiering 'Blue Ruin' at Cannes

In early April, Brooklyn-based cinematographer and filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier was en route to shooting a corporate video in Cleveland when he learned that his movie had been accepted to the Cannes Film Festival. It was quite the validation: To make the tense, violent crime drama "Blue Ruin," the firs...

Can We Talk New Forms Of Content Exhibition vs Old? Where & How Are You Watching? (Survey)

I like to do this once in every year or so, just just gauge any shifts in trends... 

Why Society Needs Feminism

I found this through my twitter feed today and think it is appropriate and is a good thought for the weekend.  I think this should answer all the naysayers who think young women aren't feminists.  This is one of the most feminist things I have read in a long time and it's from a young woma...

Immersed in Movies: VFX Retrofitting for Abrams' Hybrid Vision of Old and New in 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

Like "Skyfall," "Star Trek Into Darkness" is a hybrid of the old and the new in completing its rite of passage reboot. Except J.J. Abrams has the advantage of time travel, which he introduced in the first movie, for creating a parallel universe that allows him to break the rules of the beloved sci-f...

Odes to Female Friendships Rule The Weekend with Katie Aselton's Black Rock and Frances Ha

This weekend, two very different films that explore the intricacies of female friendships are hitting theaters (and VOD) near you: Katie Aselton's thriller Black Rock and Noah Baumbach's wry Frances Ha.

Guest Post: Screaming With Your Body

Hysteria is the way to express with your body desires that the society does not accept. It’s like screaming with your body.  

Movie Lovers We Love: Nick Dawson Unleashes the Clues to IFP & Filmmaker Magazine's Secret Film Club Screenings

A few months after film critic Aaron Hillis left his post as the curator of the microcinema in Brooklyn's DUMBO neighborhood, reRun, IFP and Filmmaker Magazine have taken his place as the space's programmers. 

S&A 'Scandal' Recap - A Flurry Of Activity & One Heck Of A Cliffhanger Ends The Season