How ‘Chernobyl’ Creator Craig Mazin Morphed From Comedy Screenwriter to Emmy-Contending HBO Showrunner
Two scenes in “Chernobyl” reveal the genius of Mazin’s process: matching clear intentional writing with masterful acting and mise-en-scene.
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How Series Director Newbie Ben Stiller Brought ‘Escape at Dannemora’ to Anxious Cinematic Life
By tackling the series as one long movie, the director applied studio standards and painstaking verisimilitude to an intricate and cinematic true story.
Peter Fonda, Star of ‘Easy Rider,’ Dies at 79
The lanky actor and Oscar nominee, who became Hollywood’s face of the ’60s, died of respiratory failure surrounded by family in his home.
‘Aquarela’: Inside the Most Dangerous Documentary Ever Made
When the filmmakers first watched the rough cut of the movie, they asked each other, “Did we experience this and we are still alive?”
Film Stars Narrate Mark Cousins’ ‘Women Make Film’ 14-Hour Documentary Epic — Exclusive
Finding the right narrators for “Women Make Film” was crucial to filmmaker Mark Cousins. He found seven.
From ‘Schindler’s List’ to ‘A Hidden Life,’ the Unsung Hero of Awards-Season Trailers Is Mark Woollen
He’s the first to say he doesn’t know marketing, but filmmakers trust Woollen to capture their hard-won two-hour movies in two minutes.
‘Leaving Neverland’: Inside the Production of the Acclaimed Michael Jackson Documentary
British documentarian Dan Reed’s decision to focus on families over courtroom drama turned the work into a shocking must-see.
‘The Great Hack’ Terrified Sundance Audiences, and Then the Documentary Got Even Scarier
The story was Sony, then Cambridge Analytica, then Facebook, then Trump. And then it changed again.
PMK-BNC and Rogers & Cowan, Now Hollywood’s Biggest PR Firm — But Is That Better?
Two companies merge their client lists to become one of the top 20 PR firms in the world, but boutiques have their own advantages.
‘Euphoria’: How the Casting Directors Discovered So Many Blazing Breakout Talents
Casting directors like Mary Vernieu are rarely able to make as many discoveries at one time as the actors in Sam Levinson’s HBO high school drama series.
WGA Challenger Craig Mazin: Union Needs to See the Agents’ Side on Packaging
Craig Mazin tells IndieWire that solving the Writer’s Guild of America’s agency battle will require compromise, not the courts.
TIFF and Venice Lineups Are Good Reasons to Get Excited For the Fall — IndieWire’s Movie Podcast
Screen Talk, episode 252: With some big premiere dates finally on the calendar, September suddenly holds a lot of potential. Here’s why.
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