Everyone has a story to tell, but stories are fragile and can easily be forgotten. They must be cared for and saved for future generations. And if not for historical purposes, then for cultural ones. That’s the hope behind Forgotten Jewels, … Continue reading Judith Kreith on FORGOTTEN JEWELS
It started with an image. On Dec. 24, 1968, the astronauts of the first manned mission to orbit the moon—William Anders, Frank Borman, and James Lovell—were busy snapping photos of the moon’s surface when Borman noticed a beautiful blue Earth … Continue reading Jon Shenk and Bonnie Cohen on AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL
Who is Number One? So asks Number Six, the prisoner, played by actor and show co-creator Patrick McGoohan. And so asked the hoards of TV viewers across Canada, Britain, and the U.S. when The Prisoner was first broadcast in 1967 and 1968. … Continue reading Alex Cox decodes THE PRISONER
If someone asks you to name a mermaid, any mermaid, what’s the first name that comes to mind? Lorelei? Madison? Ariel? Probably the latter, right? You probably even conjured the image of the red-haired Disney princess. Just like when you … Continue reading David Derrick and Hyrum Osmond on MOANA
What makes you get up every morning? It’s a straightforward question, but rarely does it elicit a straightforward response. Ask that question of 20 different people, and you’re likely to get 20 different answers that all sound good and righteous … Continue reading Amy Fox on EQUITY
As the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock said, “Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.” And who does the cutting? Editors. Sifting through hours upon hours of footage, editors construct coherency from a multitude of takes and shape … Continue reading Nick Houy on MID90S
Somebody asked me, what would be a dream project of yours?” director Douglas Tirola recounts. “I immediately had this vision of a book on my shelf at home that I have had since I was a teenager—the 10th-anniversary collection of … Continue reading Douglas Tirola on DRUNK STONED BRILLIANT DEAD
Ask Boulder filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll when she got the idea for her latest documentary, A Small Good Thing, and she’ll go back a lot further than you might expect: “From as long as I can remember, even as a little girl, … Continue reading Pamela Tanner Boll on A SMALL GOOD THING
Stories of how movies get made are as varied as the movies themselves. For Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, two first-time writers/directors, the story of their debut feature goes back 13–14 years to an apartment building along the Santa Monica … Continue reading Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz on THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON
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