At 3,000 Feet, Shooting ‘Free Solo’ Was More Like ‘Mission: Impossible’ Than a Documentary
An inside look at how the crew behind the heart-stopping documentary shot the incredible footage of Alex Honnold’s death-defying climb.
Chris O'Falt
‘Spring Night, Summer Night’: One Film’s Bizarre 50-Year Journey to Its Long-Delayed New York Film Festival Premiere
The astounding production brought Italian Neo-Realism to Appalachia, but distributors recut it as an exploitation film. Years later, Nicolas Winding Refn has restored it to its former glory.
IATSE Members Avert Strike That Was Looming Over Hollywood By Voting to Ratify 3-Year Contract
Editors voted 89 percent against ratification. It’s been three bumpy months for the union representing film and TV crew, but the fight for IATSE’s future has just begun.
Netflix Buys New Mexico Production Hub: Why Hollywood Is Sinking Billions Into Albuquerque
Did Netflix just disrupt every other studio from shooting in Albuquerque? Four big takeaways from yesterday’s deal.
A Not So ‘Private Life’: How Tamara Jenkins Invaded Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti’s On-Screen Privacy
The filmmaker behind the new Netflix drama tells IndieWire how she worked to make her audience feels like they live in New York (complete with becoming emotionally undone in public).
How Showtime Made a Secret Documentary About the New York Times’ Big Story on Trump’s Tax Evasion
Originally hoping to qualify the short documentary for Oscar consideration, Showtime decided instead to air “The Family Business: Trump and Taxes” this Sunday.
‘The Old Man & the Gun’: How David Lowery Brought 1970s Cinema Back to Life for a Modern-Day Robert Redford
Toolkit Podcast, Ep. 61: Lowery talks about his plans to make “the definitive ‘Peter Pan'” and the smaller film he’ll quickly make before production of the children’s classic.
‘The Other Side of the Wind’: How to Salvage an Unfinished Orson Welles Movie Without Orson Welles
Behind the scenes of the unprecedented restoration: How digital technology was used to solve an analog nightmare, Danny Huston ADR’ing his father’s dialogue, ILM effects shots, cracking Welles’ unique editing vision, and more.
Cary Fukunaga Wants to Screw with Your Expectations of Him As a Director, From ‘Maniac’ to Bond and Beyond
The “Maniac” director on his love for “Airplane,” his lifelong dream of doing a Bond movie, and how he transferred plans from “It” to his new Netflix series.
The Indie Film Preservation Crisis: We Are Losing the Films That Defined the ’80s and ’90s
Many movies are costly to preserve. Others have disappeared. It’s a problem no one saw coming.
NYFF 2018: 10 Films to Seek Out at This Year’s Festival, From a 14-Hour Argentinian Epic to a Puppy-Filled Cult Classic
From buzzy awards players to unexpected gems, this year’s edition of the festival is packed with thrilling choices for every taste.
Inside Michael Moore’s Smear Campaign Against the Man Who Helped Build His Film Festival
With Traverse City Film Festival facing financial instability, Moore’s attacks on the credibility of Boston Light & Sound’s Chapin Cutler and his former executive director Deb Lake are raising eyebrows.
