Anatomy of a Scene

How Jane Schoenbrun Has Fun With Horror (and Chicken) at Camp Miasma | Anatomy of a Scene

I think so many movies, and obviously especially horror movies, 'if we don't have a jump scare every minute and a half, the audience will revolt' is the popular line of thinking. And I wanted this movie to have this very clear tonal line in the sand that said, no, you, I want you to feel like this movie can become anything — but the one thing that it will be is romantic, unexpected and joyful.

Fresh Air

Remembering Irish singer–songwriter Glen Hansard

I'm forced into the choice of having, you know, two actors who can probably half sing or two musicians who can half act. And he says, I'd rather, if it's a musical film, I'd rather have two musicians who can half act. And I'll get a performance out of you. And he says, as long as the music's convincing, I think people are going to believe it.

TED

How to Stand Out in the Ocean of AI Slop | Mick Mahler | TED

Because filmmakers were never remembered for their tools -- they were remembered for their stories, for their ability to move audiences, for their vision.

Diet TBPN

GPT-5.6 Reactions, Phoebe Gates’ Phia Drama, Hollywood Chases Internet Horror | Diet TBPN

You can go and recreate Interstellar perfectly, but at the end you just have Interstellar which already exists and is available to stream and so you didn't really get anything in the process. you have to bring something special to the table.

Anatomy of a Scene

Watch Olivia Wilde Explain How Tension Builds in 'The Invite' | Anatomy of a Scene

There's been this kind of minimizing of comedies in terms of their significance and their cinematic value, but we were all raised on comedies that felt incredibly cinematic.