5 Surprises from the Oscars Craft Nominations and What They Say About Filmmaking Now
“The Lighthouse” surprise, Ruth Carter’s snub, what’s bizarre about the “Joker” nomination haul, and what the editing noms really tell us.
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Sundance 2020: 20 Must-See Films and Series At This Year’s Festival, From ‘Zola’ to ‘Kajillionaire’
This year’s Sundance Film Festival is mere days from unspooling in Park City, Utah, heralding a brand new year of indie filmmaking.
Olivia Wilde on Her No Film School Fears, Clint Eastwood’s Advice, and a Secret Short
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, Ep 107: 5 things we learned talking “Booksmart” with director Olivia Wilde.
Why ‘Honeyland’ Is Oscar Season’s Cinematic Nonfiction Masterpiece
Light, cinema, conflict: The deceptively simple brilliance of “Honeyland.”
Working with Malick: Inside the Dance Between Camera, Actor, and Light in ‘A Hidden Life’
Malick’s camera op-turned-DP and two stars on movement, improv, “The Tree of Life” dogma, even wider lenses, and the switch to digital.
‘The Farewell’: Lulu Wang Used a Widescreen Frame to Create a Stage for Her Performers
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast: With a large family ensemble and 24 days to shoot, Wang’s cinematic language was a necessary risk that paid off.
‘Dark Waters’: How Todd Haynes and Ed Lachman Created a Masterful Nightmare
Using Gordon Willis and Alan Pakula’s ‘70s Paranoia Trilogy as a starting point, Haynes and Lachman lensed a visual world of oppressive forces.
35 Directors Pick Their Favorite Movies of 2019
Bong Joon Ho, Guillermo del Toro, Sofia Coppola, Luca Guadagnino, Lulu Wang, Bill Hader, Adam McKay, and more reflect on the best of 2019.
‘Little Women’: The Ache at the Heart of Greta Gerwig’s Bold Adaptation
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast Ep 105: Gerwig goes deep on adapting Alcott’s Amy and the ending, and how she gave the film a modern sense of dance.
‘1917’: Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins Wrote a Second Script for Their One-Take Camera Movements
Filmmaker Toolkit Ep 104: Mendes and Deakins explain why choosing to shoot on a large format camera was their most important decision.
Quentin Tarantino Goes Deep on ‘Hollywood’ and Why He Is a ‘Director, Not a Selector’ — Podcast
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast: Tarantino and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” DP Robert Richardson look back at their five-film love affair.
Inside the Safdies’ 10-Year Gamble to Stage ‘Uncut Gems’ Within the Real NBA
From fair use to Kobe Bryant, Josh and Benny Safdie were determined (at any cost) to set their fantastical film in reality.
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