2023 has been a great year for cinema, but there's one indie film that's truly stood out as the year's best - Celine Song's 'Past Lives.'
Filmmaking is expensive, but filmmakers have amazing tools at their disposal to tell stories of any shape or size, and their are few tools more powerful than single-location shooting.
Check out our sit down with Nicholas Manting-Brewer and Feixue Tang as we talk about their short documentary, 'Lumpkin, GA' — a powerful examination of immigration, private prisons, the American dream, and a small rural town trying to survive.
If you have imagination and can properly handle new technology, there seem to be no limits in making movies and TV programs.
There are so many things happening around us that could potentially be the next best story ever told, which you could tell, only if you keep a positive mindset and reach for that phone in your pocket. Skeptics would say you're delusional for making such a move, well I'd say, at least you're living the dream.
In the kingdom of cinema, Quentin Tarantino has reigned for decades now as the master of soundtrack and style.
Color is an undervalued element in film, but when used the right way color theory can elevate a film to next level and give a director their own unique feel and identity.
Hollywood may have proclaimed itself as the entertainment capital of the world, but Europe prides itself as the birthplace of cinema. While these two worlds oftentimes converge, there are significant differences.
'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' may have been criminally overlooked in this current awards season cycle, but the film is, frankly, a masterpiece; and if you agree with that sentiment, here's 3 more films you should check out.
With the increasing debate between film traditionalists and streaming services, and with the recent news that Netflix has pulled their films from Cannes, it's time to delve into what's at the heart of the issue.
Over the years the horror genre and its movies have continued to get smarter as audiences have stopped playing into established tropes. In the past few years the genre has really seemed to have reached a new level, in which they can really make comments on society, humanity, and more through its framework. What used to be a throwaway genre is now molding into something sophisticated and truly special.
Damien Chazelle's massive success as a director and storyteller are not only due to his innate talent for film making but also his appreciation and understanding of musicality; in particular with jazz. Filmmakers should listen to more music to give a musicality to the rhythm of their films and dynamic pulses of emotion.
