In uncertain times, directors Fede Alvarez, Ana Lily Amirpour, Susanne Bier, James DeMonaco, David Gordon Green, John Krasinski, Andy Muschietti, Jordan Peele and James Wan update and elevate a time-tested genre with works that invite audiences to confront their fears.
Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater learned by doing, and over the course of his 30-year career, the Texas-based filmmaker has left his own unique stamp on the indie world and beyond.
DGA First-Time Episodic Director Orientation Program
For students and teachers in the DGA's First-Time Episodic Director Orientation Program, no detail is too small.
As the 50th anniversary of
Easy Rider nears, Hollywood's eternal bad boy is examined in a new light.
Jason Reitman
As he prepares to unveil his latest film,
The Front Runner, about Gary Hart's doomed 1988 presidential run, director Jason Reitman reflects on the film's biggest influence, Michael Ritchie's
The Candidate.
Nikki Parsons, the director of the award-winning reality competition show
So You Think You Can Dance, oversees the blistering pace required to produce the live show with preternatural calm.
Nicole Holofcener and Robert Frazen
Nicole Holofcener and editor Robert Frazen arrive at the beats and cadences of her character-driven dramas with a shared understanding of the director's intent.
The End is Near
Earlier this year, there was a lot of tough talk traded back and forth between Washington and Pyongyang about nuclear arms, a subject that has inspired a few Hollywood doomsday scenarios over the years.
Road Trip Gone Awry
The directors of
Little Miss Sunshine deconstruct a crucial meltdown in the indie sensation of 2006.
Jon M. Chu's Life Lessons and Learning Curves
Jon M. Chu's rich, crazy education results in
Crazy Rich Asians, his most personal film yet.
Cuisine Art
For the lushly produced
Chef's Table, directors David Gelb, Andrew Fried, Brian McGinn and Clay Jeter orchestrate a 'food symphony' of sights, sounds and psychology that sets it apart from kitchen competition shows.
Problem Solving
With
Colette, director Wash Westmoreland attempts to dramatize what makes a writer tick.
Morgan Neville
For indie documentarian Morgan Neville, the style should fit the subject.
Books
Director Ernst Lubitsch, who was idolized by Wilder and Welles, is brought into sharp focus.
Tool Kit Reboot
Three cutting-edge software programs help enhance image, story and continuity with computing power.