MovieMaker. Spring 05.

Of the five features online from the new issue of MovieMaker, the one I leapt to first is Jennifer Soong's interview with Xan Cassavetes. So what was it like growing up with a "good Greek father"? "Being grounded isn't really that bad when you have Z Channel in your room and you can sneak your pack of cigarettes in and watch a bunch of Bertolucci movies, fantasizing about the future."

The other interview: Jessica Hundley with Todd Solondz. Like nearly everyone who talks to him, including our own Craig Phillips, she's pleasantly surprised to find his demeanor calm, collected and exceedingly self-aware.

Donald Melanson goes for a round of one of almost every cinephile's favorite parlor games, selecting "20 great films that never won the Academy Award for Best Picture - but should have."

Bob Fisher: "[E]ven in our digital age, Super 16 counts some of Hollywood's most legendary DPs as fans. Here, we speak with cinematographers Amy Vincent, Steve Mason and Vilmos Zsigmond about the unlikely renewed interest in this 40-year-old format."

And Matthew Power says, do try this at home: how to make a tracking dolly, a dimmer box and a camera crane.

Posted by dwhudson at May 10, 2005 3:32 PM