Filmmaker Interviews

10/16/2025

10/16/2025

The cinematographer's credits include the series Grey’s Anatomy and Bridgerton, and the features Babysplitters and The Wedding Invitation.

10/15/2025

10/15/2025

Jon Landau, the late producer, writes in his posthumous memoir about the movie's four-minute trailer saving the film.

"We’d spent five years and $200 million. At times, it seemed like the whole world was rooting for us to fail. Time magazine ran a 'Titanic' cover story with the cover line 'Glub, Glub, Glub . . .' The sound of the big ship sinking. I sat nervously as our trailer played in that banquet hall in Las Vegas [at ShoWest], and just as it ended, Kurt Russell loudly announced, 'I’d pay ten dollars just to see that trailer again.' With that, we got a special dispensation from the Motion Picture Association — trailers were supposed to be 150 seconds, max — to release a four-minute-and-two-second trailer to audiences around the world. And from that day on, every negative article about the film ended with the sentiment that the movie might actually be good. It was a real turning point."

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10/15/2025

Christopher Nolan says Dwayne Johnson in 'The Smashing Machine' is the best performance of 'this year or most other years.'

10/15/2025

Iconic movie poster artist, Drew Struzan, has passed away at the age of 78. He created posters for a string of major hits, including Star Wars, Back to the Future, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, The Thing, and The Goonies. His signature style, which captured the "feeling" of a film, became synonymous with blockbuster cinema. Struzan designed many posters for films that defined the 80s, such as The Cannonball Run, Police Academy, First Blood, and Coming to America. R.I.P. 🙏

10/14/2025

Recently celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Newport Beach Film Festival is one of the largest luxury lifestyle film festivals in the United States. The event brings an internationally curated collection of films and vibrant cultural gatherings to the beautiful Southern California coast. Committed...

10/13/2025

10/08/2025