Under the Silver Lake: How A24 Buried a Diamond
In a year when A24 released The Souvenir, The Last Black Man in San Francisco (a personal favorite), Midsommar, The Farewell, The Lighthouse, and Uncut Gems, along with a handful of other critical jewels, the studio also reluctantly released a ...
The French Connection: A Thin Blue Line.
The great American director Frank Capra once said, “ There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. The cardinal sin is dullness.” Being dull is the last word anyone would use in describing one of the seminal films of the ...
Lessons from Joel Potrykus’ “Relaxer”
This “Lessons From” column aims to spotlight low-budget films that filmmakers might find educational for the creation or development of their own projects. Michigan-based filmmaker Joel Potrykus has made films that focus on young members of the American underclass, who ...
Lessons from Barbara Loden’s “Wanda”
This “Lessons From” column aims to spotlight low-budget films that filmmakers might find educational for the creation or development of their own projects. In 1970, Barbara Loden premiered “Wanda,” a feature film that she wrote, directed, and starred in. Wanda ...
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