I was told to wear black. Black is the safe choice. But today, I take a page from formerly incarcerated Sing Sing star Clarence Maclin, who was wearing a galaxy-themed graphic tee when I met him at ...

A woman, a car, a gas station and a factory — from this minimalist set of locations Shannon Triplett has crafted a surprising work of supernatural suspense in her writing and directing debut, Desert ...

When Padraic McKinley first received The Weight screenplay from producers Nathan and Simon Fields, he loved the atmospheric world it summoned forth. Original screenwriter Matthew Booi, along with Leo ...

Few directors in the history of American film have presented a perspective on the human condition as complex, varied, and compassionate as that of John Sayles. The quintessential independent filmmaker ...

Come See Me in the Good Light, Cutting Through Rocks, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Oscars, The Alabama Solution, The Perfect Neighbor Best documentary has become the toughest Oscar category to predict in ...

Boots Riley has directed two movies and one TV show over the past decade, but he’s been telling stories through music for more than 30 years. “I usually think about my songs the same way I think about ...

“Delta, JetBlue, Hawaiian…”: Two young boys look up at the Watts, Calif. skies, identifying the logos of the planes that streak overhead. At night, one of those boys, Lil’ Ant (Anthony Harris, Jr.), ...

I think of the work of Frederick Wiseman, and my mind is drawn, immediately, to the faces. The blank stare of a monkey whose head, stem still attached, has been painstakingly severed from its body, ...

If NAB Show seems to inspire a mini–existential crisis in me each year, as I am forced to reckon with cinema’s diminishing relevance amidst other growth arenas in video, Cine Gear Expo invites more ...

When Padraic McKinley first received The Weight screenplay from producers Nathan and Simon Fields, he loved the atmospheric world it summoned forth. Original screenwriter Matthew Booi, along with Leo ...

Before the Berlinale announced its official selection, it presented a remarkable retrospective entitled Lost in the 90s. Spanning wide geographies, with particular emphasis on narratives surrounding ...

Before the Berlinale announced its official selection, it presented a remarkable retrospective entitled Lost in the 90s. Spanning wide geographies, with particular emphasis on narratives surrounding ...