John Michael McDonagh Discusses His Dark Comedic Western ‘The Guard’
The filmmaker talks about his writing process, the button-pushing ways of Sergeant Gerry Boyle, and twisting conventions. Read More
August 12, 2011
Filmmaking
Comic-Con 2011: Spielberg and Jackson Discuss Their Grand Adventure on ‘Tintin’
While waiting for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson for The Adevtnures of Tintin press conference, I kept imagining how the… Read More
July 25, 2011
Why You Might Want to Wait Until the End of Summer to Start Shooting That Documentary
In 2009, Lee Storey made the documentary Smile ’Til It Hurts: The Up With People Story after finding out that… Read More
June 13, 2011
Blood, Sweat, and Latex: Discovering ‘Star Wars’ in The Age of Enlightenment
by Shannon SheaFor those of you new to the column, I am recalling pivotal events in my life that contributed to… Read More
May 16, 2011
Iran Ends Acclaimed Filmmaker’s Career For Him
Back in May, Jafar Panahi was released by the Iranian government on bail while under charges of creating an “anti-regime”… Read More
December 20, 2010
Danny Boyle Stays Hopeful With ‘127 Hours’
From 2010, we interview the filmmaker about his latest feature, the James Franco-led '127 Hours.' Read More
November 12, 2010
Interview: Will Gluck Talks Emma Stone’s Scandalous Reputation in ‘Easy A’
We interviewed director Will Gluck about 'Easy A' following the movie's Toronto Film Festival premiere. Read More
September 14, 2010
Video Interview: Joe Dante on The Necessity of Horror
Joe Dante was recently at Comic-Con and as for what he was promoting, I have no idea. As far as… Read More
July 30, 2010
Veteran Director Mark Rydell Will Answer Your Questions About Filmmaking
If you’re among the massive group of FSR readers that aspires to create films yourself, draw a giant X on… Read More
July 14, 2010