MovieMaker Magazine Articles http://www.moviemaker.com/articles/ Articles en staff@moviemaker.com Copyright 2009 2009-06-29T05:01:00-05:00 Transformers Sequel Easily Claims Box Office http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/f7penP5rEdc/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen_wins_box_office_megan_fox_20090629/#When:05:01:00Z Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen smashed records at the box office with a five-day total gross of $201.2 million. The sequel to 2007's Transformers, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, scored the best opening ever for a June release (its weekend numbers came in at $112 million) and finished with the second biggest five-day start ever, trailing the The Dark Knight's $203.8 million by only a few million. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen smashed records at the box office with a five-day total gross of $201.2 million. The sequel to 2007's Transformers, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, scored the best opening ever for a June release (its weekend numbers came in at $112 million) and finished with the second biggest five-day start ever, trailing the The Dark Knight's $203.8 million by only a few million.

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]]> Top of the Box Office, Distribution 2009-06-29T05:01:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/transformers_revenge_of_the_fallen_wins_box_office_megan_fox_20090629/#When:05:01:00Z The Proposal Cures the Box Office’s Hangover http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/aKlws0NQt5A/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/top_of_the_box_office_the_proposal_hangover_up_20090623/#When:05:01:01Z Never doubt the combined power of two aging American sweethearts and one muscular Canadian. Not to call Sandra Bullock and Betty White old, but the two stars destroyed the younger, more novel competition with The Proposal. The romantic comedy (also starring Canuck Ryan Reynolds) took the number one spot at the box office with an estimated $34 million (the biggest opening in Bullock's career.) The Proposal. The romantic comedy (also starring Canuck Ryan Reynolds) took the number one spot at the box office with an estimated $34 million (the biggest opening in Bullock's career.)

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]]> Top of the Box Office, Distribution 2009-06-22T05:01:01-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/top_of_the_box_office_the_proposal_hangover_up_20090623/#When:05:01:01Z Video Views Pick: Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/POO1ImlR2Is/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/tyler_perrys_madea_goes_to_jail_video_views_20090616/#When:16:46:00Z Joshua Hardaway (Derek Luke) and his fiancée, Linda Holmes (Ion Overman), are assistant district attorneys in Atlanta watching a videotape of Mable Simmons, a.k.a. Madea (Tyler Perry), whose antics have kept the police busy for years. And now the crazy old woman is up in front of the judge again, with Linda there to prosecute. Read the Whole Item...

]]> Video Views Pick, Distribution 2009-06-16T16:46:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/tyler_perrys_madea_goes_to_jail_video_views_20090616/#When:16:46:00Z 50 Best Websites for Moviemakers 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/uWq8nvSW25w/ http://www.moviemaker.com/producing/article/50_best_websites_for_moviemakers_2009_20090610/#When:20:11:00Z The Internet offers moviemakers a unique opportunity for sharing their work with the world. But distribution is not the only way the Web can assist aspiring and seasoned auteurs alike. From pre-production through post, millions of Websites help today’s cinema artists further their careers. How can you separate the best from the rest? For starters, you can use our second annual roundup of the 50 Best Websites for Moviemakers. Read the Whole Item...

]]> Moviemaking, Acting, Cinematography, Directing, Distribution, Editing, Education, Festivals, Locations, Producing, Screenwriting 2009-06-10T20:11:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/producing/article/50_best_websites_for_moviemakers_2009_20090610/#When:20:11:00Z Video Views Pick: Revolutionary Road http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/4N_DiAGvrNg/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/video_views_pick_revolutionary_road_20090602/#When:16:37:01Z When they met at the close of World War II, April (Kate Winslet) was an aspiring actress. Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) had no ambition, except to return to Paris, where as a soldier he felt excitement. Several years and two children later, the Wheelers are living in a quiet Connecticut suburb. Read the Whole Item...

]]> Video Views Pick, Distribution 2009-06-02T16:37:01-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/video_views_pick_revolutionary_road_20090602/#When:16:37:01Z Oscar-Qualifying Fests http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/6WCAYCvTQ0g/ http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/oscar_qualifying_film_festivals_20090506/#When:05:01:00Z Every short film that’s ever won an Oscar has started out at a film festival and that’s because the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences selects nominees from a list of festival winners around the world. Out of 7,000 film festivals worldwide, only 63 have award-qualifying accreditation. The following list of 26 are located in the United States. Read the Whole Item...

]]> Moviemaking, Festivals 2009-05-27T05:01:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/oscar_qualifying_film_festivals_20090506/#When:05:01:00Z Video Views Pick: Valkyrie http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/YETh9E4BRZg/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/video_views_pick_valkyrie_tom_cruise_bryan_singer_20090518/#When:15:09:00Z This week's Video Views pick is Bryan Singer's Valkyrie, the true story of the 15th, final—and certainly the most exciting—attempt to assassinate Adolph Hitler during the final year of World War II. Read the Whole Item...

]]> Video Views Pick, Distribution 2009-05-18T15:09:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/video_views_pick_valkyrie_tom_cruise_bryan_singer_20090518/#When:15:09:00Z Video Views Pick: Taken http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/UPUzv-EwFZQ/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/video_views_liam_neeson_taken_20090511/#When:19:38:00Z He loves his daughter very much, never missing her birthday. But Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), a specially skilled government spy, was hardly ever around. His wife (Famke Janssen) left him and remarried a wealthy man with whom his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), now 17 years old, has also established a strong relationship. Now Bryan has retired and moved to California to spend more time with Kim. Read the Whole Item...

]]> Video Views Pick, Distribution 2009-05-11T19:38:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/video_views_liam_neeson_taken_20090511/#When:19:38:00Z Wolverine Premieres in Tempe, Arizona http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/hKBYmox8ovk/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/wolverine_premiere_hugh_jackman_ryan_reynolds_20090428/#When:15:40:00Z MM's on the scene of the hotly anticipated premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman, at Harkin's Theaters Tempe Marketplace on April 27, 2009 in Tempe, Arizona. MM's on the scene of the hotly anticipated premiere of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman, at Harkin's Theaters Tempe Marketplace on April 27, 2009 in Tempe, Arizona.

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]]> Moviemaking, Distribution 2009-04-28T15:40:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/wolverine_premiere_hugh_jackman_ryan_reynolds_20090428/#When:15:40:00Z Dan Fogler: Comedy Genius or Hysterical Psycho? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/UcsuipWxpwQ/ http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/dan_fogler_hysterical_psycho_tribeca_20090420/#When:15:48:00Z Throughout his decade-long career, Dan Fogler has done many things. Like winning a Tony Award for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and making short shorts, ping pong and pandas cool with Balls of Fury. And though he's directed plays in the past, he's never stepped behind the camera to direct a feature film. Until now. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and making short shorts, ping pong and pandas cool with Balls of Fury. And though he's directed plays in the past, he's never stepped behind the camera to direct a feature film. Until now.

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]]> Moviemaking, Acting, Directing, Locations, Screenwriting 2009-04-24T15:48:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/dan_fogler_hysterical_psycho_tribeca_20090420/#When:15:48:00Z Family Matters on the Set of Lymelife http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/_-ijtLyi-6g/ http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/lymelife_derick_martini_alec_baldwin_emma_roberts_20090407/#When:20:29:00Z Have you ever heard the cliché “don’t work with family?” Well, it’s all true—yet entirely false. For my directorial debut, Lymelife, which I co-wrote with my only sibling Steven, I found myself not only working with my brother, but also casting brothers Rory and Kieran Culkin alongside Alec Baldwin, who comes from a well-known family of brothers. Lymelife, which I co-wrote with my only sibling Steven, I found myself not only working with my brother, but also casting brothers Rory and Kieran Culkin alongside Alec Baldwin, who comes from a well-known family of brothers.

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]]> Moviemaking, Directing, Screenwriting 2009-04-07T20:29:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/lymelife_derick_martini_alec_baldwin_emma_roberts_20090407/#When:20:29:00Z Sugar Is One Sweet Tale http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/UioszOmuZq4/ http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/sugar_ryan_fleck_anna_boden_algenis_perez_soto_20090407/#When:20:17:01Z Following the screening of their new film, Sugar, at the recent Bahamas International Film Festival, I had the good fortune to spend some time with Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the acclaimed moviemaking team behind Half Nelson. While we spoke outside the theater in the gentle Bahamian night air, we saw a rat nosing through an old popcorn tub. It occurred to me that its presence in this unpretentious, un-touristed sliver of Nassau was a strikingly real contrast to the opulent, resort-based festival we were attending, and somehow it all seemed very appropriate. Sugar, at the recent Bahamas International Film Festival, I had the good fortune to spend some time with Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, the acclaimed moviemaking team behind Half Nelson. While we spoke outside the theater in the gentle Bahamian night air, we saw a rat nosing through an old popcorn tub. It occurred to me that its presence in this unpretentious, un-touristed sliver of Nassau was a strikingly real contrast to the opulent, resort-based festival we were attending, and somehow it all seemed very appropriate.

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]]> Moviemaking, Directing, Screenwriting 2009-04-07T20:17:01-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/sugar_ryan_fleck_anna_boden_algenis_perez_soto_20090407/#When:20:17:01Z In Theaters Now: Fast and Furious, Adventureland, Sugar & Gigantic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/2Zpg9jtrLqo/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/gigantic_fast_and_furious_sugar_adventureland_20090309/#When:05:01:00Z In this weekend of returns the moviemakers behind Superbad and Half Nelson try to follow up past successes, Paul Dano tries to come back from what Daniel Day-Lewis did to him in There Will Be Blood and Vin Diesel and Paul Walker try to relive their salad days—in theaters now! Superbad and Half Nelson try to follow up past successes, Paul Dano tries to come back from what Daniel Day-Lewis did to him in There Will Be Blood and Vin Diesel and Paul Walker try to relive their salad days—in theaters now!

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]]> In Theaters Now, Distribution 2009-04-03T05:01:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/gigantic_fast_and_furious_sugar_adventureland_20090309/#When:05:01:00Z Video Views Pick: Milk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/1r8yNdnfOLM/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/milk_sean_penn_gus_van_sant_video_views_20090309/#When:20:59:00Z This week's Video Views pick is Gus Van Sant's Milk, starring Josh Brolin, James Franco and Sean Penn in his Oscar-winning performance. Milk, starring Josh Brolin, James Franco and Sean Penn in his Oscar-winning performance.

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]]> Video Views Pick, Acting, Distribution 2009-03-09T20:59:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/milk_sean_penn_gus_van_sant_video_views_20090309/#When:20:59:00Z Palm Springs International ShortFest Moves to June http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/8rjLGqrm2EM/ http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/palm_springs_international_shortfest_june_2009_20090305/#When:19:17:00Z The Palm Springs International ShortFest has moved from the dog days of August heat to the refreshing air of June. The most acclaimed short film showcase will now kick off at the Camelot Theater on June 23rd and will end on the 29th. Palm Springs International ShortFest has moved from the dog days of August heat to the refreshing air of June. The most acclaimed short film showcase will now kick off at the Camelot Theater on June 23rd and will end on the 29th.

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]]> Festival Beat, Festivals 2009-03-05T19:17:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/festivals/article/palm_springs_international_shortfest_june_2009_20090305/#When:19:17:00Z Video Views Pick: Australia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/IyUTkLUQ5Ic/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/video_views_pick_australia_20090303/#When:15:29:01Z This week's Video Views pick is Baz Luhrmann's Australia, the romantic epic starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. On DVD now. Australia, the romantic epic starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. On DVD now.

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]]> Video Views Pick, Distribution 2009-03-03T15:29:01-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/video_views_pick_australia_20090303/#When:15:29:01Z Watchmen Inspires Its Own Brand of Coffee for Nite Owls http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/nixJAOHu0Mk/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/watchmen_nite_owl_dark_roast_organic_coffee_cartel_20090225/#When:05:01:00Z In Zack Snyder's Watchmen, after saving residents from a tenement fire, characters Dan Dreiberg (a.k.a. Nite Owl) and Laurie Juspeczyk welcome the survivors onto the Owl Ship and offer them some coffee. Veidt Enterprises' “Nite Owl Dark Roast” is the imaginary brand of coffee they brew. Now, movie fans and java junkies alike can drink their own Nite Owl brand. Watchmen, after saving residents from a tenement fire, characters Dan Dreiberg (a.k.a. Nite Owl) and Laurie Juspeczyk welcome the survivors onto the Owl Ship and offer them some coffee. Veidt Enterprises' “Nite Owl Dark Roast” is the imaginary brand of coffee they brew. Now, movie fans and java junkies alike can drink their own Nite Owl brand.

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]]> Moviemaking, Distribution 2009-02-26T05:01:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/watchmen_nite_owl_dark_roast_organic_coffee_cartel_20090225/#When:05:01:00Z Behind the Scenes at the Spirit Awards http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/4wDhyvbRNbg/ http://www.moviemaker.com/producing/article/2009_spirit_awards_behind_the_scenes_20090223/#When:15:41:01Z The champagne and expletives flowed freely at Film Independent’s 24th Annual Spirit Awards on Saturday, February 21st. Held in a massive white tent in a parking lot adjacent to the Santa Monica beach, the Spirit Awards honor films that were made for under a $20 million dollar budget.

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]]> Behind the Scenes, Acting, Directing, Distribution, Producing, Screenwriting 2009-02-23T15:41:01-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/producing/article/2009_spirit_awards_behind_the_scenes_20090223/#When:15:41:01Z Slumdog Millionaire is Top Dog at 2009 Oscars http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/EIVDNRKDAPk/ http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/slumdog_millionaire_2009_oscar_winners_20090223/#When:14:47:00Z As predicated, Danny Boyle's little-indie-that-could, Slumdog Millionaire, took home the most awards at last night's Oscar ceremony, claiming eight Golden Guys in all, including those for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography for Anthony Dod Mantle, Best Editing for Chris Dickens and two nods for its music, one for Best Original Score and the other for Best Original Song. Slumdog Millionaire, took home the most awards at last night's Oscar ceremony, claiming eight Golden Guys in all, including those for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography for Anthony Dod Mantle, Best Editing for Chris Dickens and two nods for its music, one for Best Original Score and the other for Best Original Song.

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]]> Moviemaking, Acting, Cinematography, Directing, Distribution, Editing, Producing, Screenwriting 2009-02-23T14:47:00-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/distribution/article/slumdog_millionaire_2009_oscar_winners_20090223/#When:14:47:00Z Best Places to Live in 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MoviemakerMagazineArticles/~3/LBPm3J1AINk/ http://www.moviemaker.com/locations/article/top_25_movie_cities_2009_best_places_to_make_movies_live_20090218/#When:19:50:01Z Unemployment rates are up and interest rates are down. But in many ways there has never been a better time to make movies in these 25 unexpected places. Here, then, is MM’s ninth annual ranking of the country’s top movie cities.
Here, then, is MM’s ninth annual ranking of the country’s top movie cities.

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]]> Moviemaking, Locations 2009-02-18T19:50:01-05:00 http://www.moviemaker.com/locations/article/top_25_movie_cities_2009_best_places_to_make_movies_live_20090218/#When:19:50:01Z