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A Summer Box Office Forecast – Part 1

In the first of a series for 2017, we take a run-down through the box office potential of several high-profile summer movies.

Career Cancer Or Master-Pisces? ZODIAC Gets The Take Two Treatment
Career Cancer Or Master-Pisces? ZODIAC Gets The Take Two Treatment

In this new series, Robb Sheppard looks back on films he hated in the past to give them a second chance. In the first episode: Fincher’s ZODIAC.

The Nominated Film You May Have Missed: THE HUSTLER
The Nominated Film You May Have Missed: THE HUSTLER

In this edition of the nominated film you may have missed series, we discuss the classic 1961 sports drama The Hustler, starring Paul Newman.

“This Movie Was Almost Impossible”: An Exclusive Interview With Woody Harrelson

Film Inquiry writer Alistair Ryder sat down and talked with Woody Harrelson about his live one-shot directorial debut, Lost in London.

Interview With Director Candice Onyeama, On Mental Health & Identity In Film
Interview With Director Candice Onyeama, On Mental Health & Identity In Film

Candice Onyeama discusses the importance of her short film Hush to for herself, and about identity and those suffering from mental health.

Happiness, Delusion & Catharsis In LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
Happiness, Delusion & Catharsis In LARS AND THE REAL GIRL

In this analysis of 2007 film Lars And The Real Girl, we talk about how Lars’s delusions are very similar to how we find catharsis in film.

THE FIFTH ELEMENT: Have 20 Years Been Kind To Luc Besson's Schizophrenic Sci-fi?
THE FIFTH ELEMENT: Have 20 Years Been Kind To Luc Besson’s Schizophrenic Sci-fi?

The Fifth Element 20 years later: it’s still the packed with resplendent imagery, inventive art direction, and some well edited set pieces.

Interview With THE DARK TAPES Director Michael McQuown
Interview With THE DARK TAPES Director Michael McQuown

In our latest interview, we talk with director Michael McQuown, whose latest work is the anthology horror film The Dark Tapes.

Staff Inquiry: Our Favorite Opening Credits
Staff Inquiry: Our Favorite Opening Credits

The latest Staff Inquiry is about our favorite opening credits, and how they manage to set the style and tone for the film that follows.

Filmmaking In The Age Of Social Media: An Interview With Filmmaker BRENDAN BRADLEY
Filmmaking In The Age Of Social Media: An Interview With Filmmaker Brendan Bradley

Filmmaker and actor Brendan Bradley discusses the increasing role that social media is having on creativity and the power of filmmaking.

Why Is Cinema Dying And What Can We Do To Save It?
Why Is Cinema Dying And What Can We Do To Save It?

With the rise of streaming services like Netflix getting in to the movie business, will cinemas be able to survive the competition?

Jacob Burns Film Center: A Hub For Rising Documentarians From Middle East & North Africa
Jacob Burns Film Center: A Hub For Rising Documentarians From Middle East & North Africa

Since its creation, the Jacob Burns Film Center has curated timely, poignant series aimed to enlighten and uplift its audiences. The theater, located in Westchester County, NY, is always one step ahead of the curve. Coming up this month is another exciting exhibit, entitled Greenhouse.

#WomenDirectorWeek: The Challenge Of Watching Only Female-Directed Films For One Week
#WomenDirectorWeek: The Challenge Of Watching Only Female-Directed Films For One Week

Join us in our challenge to watch only female-directed films for an entire week, and find out how hard that actually is.

The Uncomfortable Post-Truth Of RESERVOIR DOGS
The Uncomfortable Post-Truth Of RESERVOIR DOGS

Reservoir Dogs, though seemingly a time capsule due to having premiered 25 years ago, is actually quite potent in today’s post-truth world.

Trying to Keep Our Sanity: In Unironic Praise Of Bad Movies
Trying to Keep Our Sanity: In Unironic Praise Of Bad Movies

It’s become the norm to watch bad movies to make fun of bad movies, but why don’t watch them just because they’re a ton of fun?