film essay

The veteran director concludes his two-part piece about his love of animals, and how to get the best out of them on camera.

An unsolicited Blu-ray converts a non-believer in big-screen superhero movies into a devoted fan of a trio of TV comic book shows.

One of the most financially successful female directors ever addresses the gender bias and double standards that women in Hollywood must overcome.

The Splat Pack director recalls the October haunted house trips and scary movie nights that as a kid connected him with a love of the macabre.

The writer-director looks back on truths about life and love that she took from films she watched as a kid.

Now with his first feature playing in theaters, a director looks back to the start of his journey toward becoming a filmmaker.

A director whose documentary on the martial arts star was halted by his death, looks at Lee's remarkable life and achievements.

Because sometimes seeing a film straight just isn't the right choice...

25 years after its release, it's time for a critical reappraisal of Peter Bogdanovich's unfairly dismissed follow-up to his most famous film.

As his first feature comes out, a filmmaker looks back on what he learned from the iconoclast director.

An emerging writer-director recalls being taken under the wing of the late master of horror.

How Martin Brest's misunderstood masterpiece helped a goofball teenager find love, and his identity.