‘BlacKkKlansman’: Spike Lee Sought Out the Radical Cinematographer Who Shot Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’
Cinematographer Chayse Irvin’s free-form approach to images is unconventional, but it was a perfect fit for Lee’s timely film.
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‘BlacKkKlansman’ Writers On Handing ‘Our Baby’ to Spike Lee and Finding a Home for Their Screenplay Without an Agent
David Rabinowitz and Charlie Wachtel found the story that became Lee’s best film in years. For IndieWire, they write about how they pulled it off.
‘Twin Peaks: The Return’: 30 Photos That Capture David Lynch’s Unique Production Design
Check out 30 examples showing how production designer Ruth De Jong and David Lynch created the unique world of “Twin Peaks: The Return.”
Pixelvision: How a Failed ‘80s Fisher-Price Toy Camera Became One of Auteurs’ Favorite ’90s Tools
The children’s camera was put to use by Richard Linklater, Michael Almereyda and Sadie Benning – and now, a new series is bringing them back.
Nicolas Winding Refn Explains Why He’s Stopped Making Movies to Direct a Series and Launch a Free Streaming Platform
Refn spoke to IndieWire about how his new free streaming service and Amazon series “Too Old To Die Young” both reflect his desire to embrace a new way of storytelling.
11 Great Female Cinematographers Who Subvert the Male Gaze
IndieWire celebrates the work of Rachel Morrison, Ellen Kuras, and nine other cinematography greats with the help of some of their greatest collaborators and admirers.
Teen Comedies Have a Class Problem, and Augustine Frizzell’s ‘Never Goin’ Back’ Tries to Fix It
Writer-director Augustine Frizzell writes for IndieWire about creating a cinematic space to reflect on her wayward years.
MoviePass Was Doomed to Fail — But We Also Need to Learn From Its Success
As the subscription service many thought was too good to be true collapses, let’s not learn the wrong the lesson from its demise.
IATSE: Union Leaders Face Hard Questions and a Campaign To Kill the Tentative Agreement
The unorthodox labor negotiation enters a new chapter, with crew turning to Facebook instead of their locals for answers and an electoral college style vote that could wreak havoc.
’Mission Impossible – Fallout’: How Christopher McQuarrie Mastered Directing Action – Podcast
Toolkit Podcast Ep. 60: With “Fallout,” McQuarrie takes an enormous step as a director by unlocking how to inject his action sequences with the same emotional clarity he brings to his writing.
IATSE and AMPTP Reach a Tentative Agreement, But at Least One Local Is Poised to Reject It
West coast crew win a pay raise and some concessions on streaming content, but Local 700’s leadership warns the deal is an undefined band-aid that leaves pensions vulnerable.
After a Decade of Tom Cruise Blockbusters, Christopher McQuarrie Wants to Return to the Indies He Abandoned
McQuarrie’s career changed when he started walking through the doors that were open to him in Hollywood. Now, off his “Mission: Impossible” success, he wants to go back to movies he dreamed of making, but never could.
