James Baldwin wrote eloquently about the capability of film to transform American society: “the obligatory fade out kiss in the classic American film did not...

This year, the genres and themes of the candidates for the big award: Best Motion Picture, have never been more diverse. With a brilliant social...

Oscar buzz seems to start earlier every year, and although the 90th annual Academy Awards ceremony won’t happen until March of 2018, hopeful contenders are already crowding...

On October 1, 2017, I ran a poll on Twitter to see what you thought was Steven Spielberg's greatest film. It's tough to narrow down...

In 1965, Sir Laurence Olivier was cast in the title role of Othello as the actor had portrayed many Shakespearean characters successfully in the past....

Every would-be director or screenwriter has a love-hate relationship with professional film critics. On the one hand, great reviews can make careers. On the other,...

While three of the Best Picture nominees were science fiction genre films, it’s not surprising none of them won. What’s stopping science fiction, fantasy and...

For years, science fiction enthusiasts and writers have been predicting that major motion pictures would use virtual reality so that audiences would be able to...

Working on a sound stage is fine for some stories, but other movies demand more from their cast and crew. Filmmakers and actors who work...

A film director oversees the production of a film or television series from its written creation as a screenplay to the final visual product seen...