Margaret Brown on Documentary Complexity and 'The Great Invisible'
'The Great Invisible' demonstrates the significant narrative complexities documentary filmmakers often have to navigate.
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Under The Hood: 'Force Majeure' and The Beauty of Simplicity
Ruben Ostlund's latest is a great example of how simplicity is often the best organizing principle for narrative cinema.
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Jeff Preiss On The Connections Between Jazz And Cinema In 'Low Down'
Jeff Preiss on jazz and cinema, John Hawkes, and his decision to shoot 16mm.
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Racking Focus: What The HBO/CBS/ESPN News Really Means
The TV world was rocked last week by the news that major networks are creating online subscription services.
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Under The Hood: Plot Holes, Implausibility and Taking the Journey
'Gone Girl' illustrates some excellent points about storytelling.
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Racking Focus: The Dissolving Divide Between Web Content and TV
Maker Studios's new initiative with Fusion brings to mind ideas about the future of web content.
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Under The Hood: 'Open Windows' and How To Make Transmedia Work
Nacho Vigalondo's new film demonstrates an effective way to approach transmedia storytelling.
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Racking Focus: Adam Sandler, Netflix the Global Marketplace and De-Centralization
Adam Sandler's landmark deal with Netflix places the importance of the global filmgoing audience front and center.
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Under The Hood: 'Gone Girl' and the Unreliable Narrator
'Gone Girl' makes excellent use of a classic narrative trope.
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Jason Reitman on Ensemble Storytelling, Virtual Graphics and 'Men, Women & Children'
The director opens up about his latest, internet-centric film.
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Under The Hood: When Genre Is Just The Skeleton
A recent Patricia Highsmith adaptation is the latest in a long line of excellent films that use genre to clever ends.
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Racking Focus: Jean-Luc Godard and the Future of 3D
Cinema's longest-standing practitioner of innovation is still discovering new tricks.
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Max Nichols on Creating Chemistry for a 'Two Night Stand'
Max Nichols discusses his two-hander feature debut starring Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton.
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Under The Hood: 'The Guest' and the Influences on the Influences
What Adam Wingard's stellar new indie thriller can teach filmmakers about how to do pastiche properly.
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Racking Focus: Indie Filmmakers Need More Screens
The IFP is now running a movie theater, and it's a big deal. Here's why.
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Vyer Films and The Evolution of Subscription Services
An upstart subscription service aims to introduce curation into the formula.
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John Curran on 'Tracks,' Mia Wasikowska and Solitude
Curran's latest stars Mia Wasikowska in the true story of a 1,700-mile trek across the Australian desert.
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Under The Hood: 'The Drop' and Retrospective Payoffs
'The Drop' illustrates an elegant way to reward a repeat viewing.
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Racking Focus: Michael Moore and Documentary Cinema
Michael Moore's comments on docs at TIFF have riled doc filmmakers - but does he have a point?
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Under The Hood: 'The Congress' & Kubrick's Non-Submersible Units
Ari Folman's new film, 'The Congress,' nicely illustrates a storytelling idea Stanley Kubrick put forth.
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Ned Benson's Three-Film Experiment: 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby'
A high-profile indie release that demonstrates innovation in cinema is very much alive.
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Racking Focus: The Collision of Cinema, Video Games and Virtual Reality
Samsung's upcoming VR headset is sure to blur an increasingly hazy border between these two realms.
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Interview: Director Tim Sutton On 'Memphis'
A fiercely stylish American filmmaker discusses his Venice College-selected latest feature, which hits theaters September 5.
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Racking Focus: The Changing Theatrical Experience
As competition from TV becomes increasingly strong, exhibitors will have to innovate.
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Under The Hood: What Narrative Filmmakers Can Learn From Essay Cinema
Ideas and insights from BAM's Chris Marker retrospective.
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