#filmmaking

#filmmaking

I do have tremendous amounts of peace and acceptance around what happened because of how we were able to make it for her. Winslet's eldest son, Joe, was then 13. For him as a child, seeing that love poured into this moment was huge. And then he discovered through conversations with friends that that's so rarely the case. Six years later, in 2023, Joe decided to turn the experience into a screenplay.

With all this boundless possibility, why is AI focused on replacing screenwriters instead of, say, figuring out a solution to fixing plastic bottles polluting the oceans? "I don't think that's an accident," said Lyonne, 46. "It's about cutting costs." What the co-founder of the media production company Animal Pictures would like to see is people paid for their expertise, work, and creative ideas, and the democratization of filmmaking so more people can engage in a business that has traditionally had sky-high barriers to entry.

Born in Beijing, in 1982, she wound up at New York University's film school, where she studied under Spike Lee. Starting in 2015, she directed three small-scale, slow-burn features set in the American heartland: "Songs My Brothers Taught Me," "The Rider," and "Nomadland." All three capture the expansive beauty of the West-in particular South Dakota, with its moonlike badlands and wide, grassy plains-while using local nonprofessional actors to achieve documentary-like naturalism.

Though I haven't loved all their films, Norwegian director Joachim Trier and his writing collaborator Eskil Vogt remains among the hopes of the medium-an accomplished team whose work is intelligent, involving, thematically ambitious but very human in scale. Their latest Sentimental Value won the Grand Prix at Cannes, and it again largely revolves around Renate Reinsve, the star of their last effort The Worst Person in the World.

At December's event, you can expect talks from Charlotte Mei, a London-based contemporary artist, painter and illustrator who has worked with Sony Music, Hermés, Panasonic and the New York Times, as well as having her work exhibited in London, Hong Kong, Berlin and New York. She'll be talking about the evolution of her work which has gone through considerable changes. We'll also be joined by the creator of A View,

From college football fields to the sets of Star Trek: Picard and independent film festivals around the globe, Brian DeRozan's career is anything but ordinary.

The right way to describe the project and our reasons behind it will reveal itself through process. Let's slow down. Let's open the windows. In the afternoon, the air from the windows is so soft and gentle. The crows are back, talking to the dog again, and the other birds are singing in the trees. They are all a part of this. The best way to write this would be

"We made this in an academic space," Magbanua says. "To have it be screened and experienced in a space surrounded by professionals and people who are established, seasoned and esteemed, it's really surreal, because we were just making this in a classroom a couple months ago."

In "Nouvelle Vague," a new film from the director Richard Linklater, an impassioned young movie critic expresses his belief in what cinema could be-and frets about what he himself may never be. It's 1959, and the critic is Jean-Luc Godard, a soon-to-be leader of the French New Wave, a nascent movement of journalists who are trading in their typewriters for film cameras, aiming to ignite a cinematic revolution. But Godard, unlike some of his comrades, has yet to direct his first picture.

In a sad case of tragic irony, a 34-year-old filmmaker struck and killed by a driver who blew a red light in Brooklyn last Sunday was the son of a famous Dominican documentarian - who was also killed in a car accident seven years ago.

Tim Blake Nelson is a celebrated actor, writer, and director. His nearly 100 screen credits include The Thin Red Line, Lincoln, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Watchmen, and O Brother, Where Art Thou? For his latest, the independent film Bang Bang, he plays an aging boxer whose glory days are long past. On this episode, he details how his process has changed by comparing the patience he has now to his approach for O Brother, Where Art Thou? where "fear inspired hubris" fueled him.

"I've always really loved storytelling. When I discovered I was queer at a very young age, the YouTube film community was a huge kind of anchor for me, which inspired me to go more into film. But I also think just generally, I've always had a love of movies."

"War of the Worlds focuses on the computer screen of Homeland Security officer Will Radford as he monitors a huge network of surveillance videos to keep the country safe."

DiCaprio reflected on turning 50, noting that he feels like he's in his early 30s, emphasizing a desire to be honest and not waste time.

Matt Reeves' final draft of The Batman Part II is a 'big swing' and he and co-writer Mattson Tomlin are 'really going for it.'

Universal Pictures has embedded a warning in the end credits of 'How to Train Your Dragon' stating that the film may not be used for AI training.

One night, 17 third graders living in a small town all left their houses at 2:17 AM and vanished without a trace, leading to chaos and grief in the community.

Simon West's work often presents a mix of compromised studio projects with a grotesque and visually appealing style, emphasizing what he can 'get away with'.

Maio Mackay's latest is a demonic lesbian love story that's inspired by the hazy pop-horniness of 'The L Word' and her favorite episodes of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'

In immigration limbo, she found herself bonding with her brother's dog, a German Shepherd named Turbo. Santos's autobiographical short documentary, A Film Is a Goodbye That Never Ends, lingers on the quiet gestures that characterise her relationship with Turbo—walks, snuggles, and relentless companionship.

"I actually have a lot of hope in American cinema," said "Christmas Eve in Miller's Point" director and Omnes founding member Tyler Taormina.

"I've always wanted to be a filmmaker first and an actor second," Paxton said in that Texas Monthly profile, the (delightful) headline of which is Bill, Due.

During long night shoots, a sense of giddiness emerges around 4am, making the experience memorable. Celebrating the 40-year anniversary of such projects is special.

After working as a bartender for six years and an accountant for ten, I aim to shift my career towards a passion for film and media production.

Agnès Varda is a filmmaker whose art and life were inseparable, creating movies that reflect her transformative energy. Her achievements are celebrated in an exhibition at the Musée Carnavalet.

I was born in a small town in the Mekong Delta in 1986. My parents left Vietnam through the Humanitarian Operation program, which helped former re-education camp detainees immigrate to the US.

Jurassic World Rebirth reimagines the dinosaur-inhabited world on Ile Saint-Hubert, combining real-world locations in Thailand with sets in Malta, New York City, and London. The story follows operatives, including Zora Bennett and Dr. Henry Loomis, infiltrating the island to acquire DNA samples from dinosaurs while encountering a shipwrecked family. The island features a deserted InGen research facility that bred dinosaur hybrids, striving to feel advanced yet reminiscent of the original film.

"The secret to his success? Instead of begging for development deals, he decided to chase something more practical: money. I found it way easier to find people with money than it is to get a company to say 'Yes,' Grashaw said."

The zombie movie genre has remained resilient against critiques of derivativity, as it draws inspiration from influential classics like Romero's masterpieces, nurturing new cinematic visions.

Miller stated, 'I came to Cannes to support one of my closest friends in the world, Lynne Ramsey, who is one of the greatest living filmmakers.'

"I feel so grateful to the producers and for this opportunity to go back in and continue to learn about the filmmaking process and be able to re-edit this movie."