Ebertfest at 20: Roger Ebert’s Film Festival Keeps the Beloved Critic’s Passions Alive
Ebertfest held its anniversary five years after Roger’s death. But soon Ebert’s name will grace other projects, including original films.
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Didn’t Get That Theatrical Deal? The Sundance Creative Fellowship Wants You to Consider Self-Distribution
Exclusive: A new fellowship program enables indie producers to bypass signing with a traditional distributor, but be prepared to get your hands dirty.
Refugees and Nationalism: How Europe Is Questioning Its Identity Through the Movies
One of Europe’s biggest summer film events provided a unique window into the continent’s current challenges.
James Newton Howard On Why ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Was So Hard to Score And Why He’s Going On Tour
The composer reflected on some of his most challenging scores.
Quad Cinema Reborn: How Charles Cohen Gave an Old New York Theater a Second Chance
The Quad Cinema has been a part of the New York movie theater scene for years. But it’s about to reopen its doors with an exciting new agenda.
‘S-Town’ Revealed: Behind the Scenes of the Next Big Podcast From the Makers of ‘Serial’
In this spinoff of the true-crime megahit, an investigation of an alleged Alabama murder turned into a seven-part audio novel.
‘The A.V. Club’ Wants to Be Your Smart TV: How The Pop-Culture Site Is Moving Into the Entertainment News Circuit
Host John Teti says he won’t book a guest “if I hate their movie,” and other things that set Fusion’s new show apart from the pop TV crowd.
Why Sundance, SXSW, and Funders Are Falling in Love With This Tiny Collective of Black Women Filmmakers
Meet the New Negress Film Society, which works outside the mainstream and is very happy to stay that way.
Sean Penn’s Cannes Disaster ‘The Last Face’ Moved to a Summer VOD Release
Penn’s fifth outing as a director was originally supposed to come out in the first quarter of 2017, but now its status is uncertain.
From Paris to Netflix: The Long, Strange Journey of Orson Welles’ Last Movie, ‘The Other Side of the Wind’
For decades, numerous influential figures battled to get the famous director’s unfinished final project to the screen. Now, thanks to Netflix, it may finally happen. Here’s why it took so long.
Danny Boyle On How Storytelling Has ‘Dried Up’ in Cinema And Why It Took So Long to Make a ‘Trainspotting’ Sequel
The director of “T2” explains the 20-year gap between the first installment and its sequel. He also touches on his relationship to TV and his plans for a new film school.
How to Film Scientology Without Getting Into Trouble: Lessons From Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux tells IndieWire how Scientologists tried to avoid his cameras, and wound up making themselves part of the story.
