Interviews

Minhal Baig on Making ‘Hala,’ Healing Through Creativity, and Rethinking Film Distribution

As her superb film Hala becomes available in movie theaters starting this week and on Apple TV+ next month, we sat down with writer-director Minhal Baig to discuss the long road to realizing the project as a feature....

Todd Haynes on ‘Dark Waters,’ Michael Mann, Parallels to ‘Safe,’ and the Embrace of ‘Carol’

We spoke with Haynes about his clear-eyed direction, the use of John Denver in unexpected ways, subverting the legal drama, and more....

‘The Lighthouse’ Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke on Natural Lighting and the Devolution of Film Language

At EnergaCAMERIMAGE, we talk to the cinematographer about his work from concept to execution to presentation....

A.J. Edwards on ‘Age Out,’ Gus Van Sant’s Influence, Weyes Blood, and Impossible Forgiveness

Age Out tells the story of Richie (Tye Sheridan), a teenage drifter just out of foster care who finds a new love and trouble in Texas, with a cast also including Imogen Poots, Caleb Landry Jones, and Jeffrey Wright....

‘Shadow’ Cinematographer Zhao Xiaoding on Zhang Yimou’s Style and the Principle for Great Action Filmmaking

We talk to Zhang Yimou's frequent cinematographer about conceiving stunning action sequences....

Mati Diop on Her Feature Debut ‘Atlantics,’ Giving Meaning to Lost Lives, and the Hysteria of Cannes

We spoke with Mati Diop at the 57th New York Film Festival about crafting her debut feature film as the completion to her 2009 short Atlantiques....

Cinematographer Natasha Braier on the Response to ‘The Neon Demon’ and the Playground of Music Videos

Few working DPs can boast as muscular an interplay between feature films, commercials, and music videos as Natasha Braier....

Trey Edward Shults on How Frank Ocean and Kanye West Inspired ‘Waves’

The director's third feature follows Tyler (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) through a tumultuous year of high school....

‘Parasite’ Stars Park So-dam and Choi Woo-shik on Breaking Barriers and Cultural Differences

Choi and Park—who like Ki-woo and Ki-jung, have an intimate understanding of what it’s like to take rejection with a grain of salt in a competitive labor market—reflect on how they became involved in Parasite....

Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on the Visual Storytelling of ‘The Irishman’ and Collaborating with Martin Scorsese

We talk to the cinematographer at this year's EnergaCAMERIMAGE about the scope of The Irishman from both the most specific angle and on a gut level....

News

Watch: Adam Sandler & the Safdies Reunite for Times Square-Set Short Film About Street Performers

SXSW 2020 Line-Up Announced as Trailer for Michael Showalter’s The Lovebirds Arrives

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch Runtime Revealed

Trailers

SXSW 2020 Line-Up Announced as Trailer for Michael Showalter’s The Lovebirds Arrives

Daniel Radcliffe Enters a Death Match in First Trailer for Guns Akimbo

Sundance Film Festival 2020 Trailer Round-Up

Reviews

Bad Boys For Life Review: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Return With Less Bayhem, More Camaraderie

VHYes Review: A Wistful Look Back to the Days of Analog

The Wave Review: Justin Long Has a Hallucinogenic Nightmare of an Adventure

Features

New to Streaming: Parasite, Asako I & II, Pain and Glory & More

NYC Weekend Watch: 2001 Influences, Paul Schrader Double, Secret ’90s & More

Photos: 2001: A Space Odyssey Exhibition at Museum of the Moving Image Explores Stanley Kubrick’s Masterpiece

Interviews

Bombshell Director Jay Roach on the Cult-Like Environment of Fox News and How Men Can Support MeToo

Andrei Konchalovsky on Sin, Michelangelo, Tarkovsky, and Andrei Rublev

Invisible Life Director Karim Aïnouz on the Power of Melodrama in a Time of Crisis

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 381 – 1917

The B-Side – Jack Nicholson

The Film Stage Show Ep. 380 – Uncut Gems

Interviews

Minhal Baig on Making ‘Hala,’ Healing Through Creativity, and Rethinking Film Distribution

Todd Haynes on ‘Dark Waters,’ Michael Mann, Parallels to ‘Safe,’ and the Embrace of ‘Carol’

‘The Lighthouse’ Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke on Natural Lighting and the Devolution of Film Language

A.J. Edwards on ‘Age Out,’ Gus Van Sant’s Influence, Weyes Blood, and Impossible Forgiveness

‘Shadow’ Cinematographer Zhao Xiaoding on Zhang Yimou’s Style and the Principle for Great Action Filmmaking

Mati Diop on Her Feature Debut ‘Atlantics,’ Giving Meaning to Lost Lives, and the Hysteria of Cannes

Cinematographer Natasha Braier on the Response to ‘The Neon Demon’ and the Playground of Music Videos

Trey Edward Shults on How Frank Ocean and Kanye West Inspired ‘Waves’

‘Parasite’ Stars Park So-dam and Choi Woo-shik on Breaking Barriers and Cultural Differences

Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on the Visual Storytelling of ‘The Irishman’ and Collaborating with Martin Scorsese