Yeah, Chris Pine has read the reviews for his directorial debut Poolman, and he knows they aren’t glowing. But he’s not letting the haters get him down. “I watched my film. After the reviews in Toronto I was like maybe I did make a pile of s—,” Pine said Thursday on the Happy Sad Confused podcast hosted by Josh Horowitz. “I went back and watched it. I f—ing love this film. I love this film so much.” The movie, written, directed by and starring Pine, arrives in theaters Friday. It follows him as a Los Angeles pool cleaner named Darren Barrenman who is approached by a beautiful and mysterious wo ..read more

Kombucha that gives people superhuman powers and woman hiding her secret addiction from her sister were among the highlights of NewFilmmakers Los Angeles’ (NFMLA) monthly film festival and InFocus: Disabilities program. The April event also featured April Shorts and a double block of mid-length documentary features, including Rachel Epstein’s The Anarchist Lunch and Hidde de Vries’ Hunting Jack.  The festivities began with April Shorts, a collection of comedy, drama and documentary short films that explore connection, fitting in, memory, grief, addiction, fetish performance, dangerous rac ..read more

These prison movies are captivating. Get it? Anyway, we hope you enjoy this list. The post The 13 Most Captivating Prison Movies We’ve Ever Seen appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

Cute brunette friends are an essential part of ’80s movies. Sometimes they even end up dating the main character. The post 11 Best Brunette Friends in ’80s Movies appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has wrapped its 30th annual celebration, but it enters the next year with bold new plans for a new SLO Film Center, a year-round partnership with the city’s indie cinema, the Palm Theatre. “We want to have a year-round presence,” festival executive director Skye McLennan told MovieMaker after the festival. “That’s something we’ve wanted to do and something our audience wants. … We want to become the center of filmmaking within San Luis Obispo.” The news came out of an event that also including a stellar Q&A with Heather Graham (recipient of t ..read more

The are the 12 most voyeuristic movies we’ve ever seen. They like to watch — and to be watched. The post The 13 Most Voyeuristic Movies We’ve Ever Watched appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

Dr. No, the first James Bond film, which starred Sean Connery as Agent 007, was released on May 8, 1963 — 61 years ago this week. Here are some unforgettable photos. The post Dr. No: 13 Behind the Scenes Photos From the First James Bond 007 Film appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

These 12 movie sequels better than the original disprove the notion that the first movie is always the best. The post 12 Movie Sequels Better Than the Originals appeared first on MovieMaker Magazine ..read more

Ethan Hawke hopes he doesn’t sound like the “old man yells at cloud” meme when he says this, but he says it anyway. “The thing that I don’t understand — and this makes me sound old — but what I don’t understand about young people today is why they don’t watch more movies,” he tells MovieMaker. “I mean, they’re perfectly willing to binge watch, for weeks of their life, something they know is really super okay, and the Criterion Channel is right there. Like, they could be watching Badlands as we speak,” he adds. Hawke is particularly shocked by the lack of film education in young direc ..read more

Sean Baker is telling Joanna Arnow how her film The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed feels like a real labor of love. A series of droll and sometimes profound vignettes, it follows Ann, played by Arnow, as she goes from workplace disappointments to BDSM encounters to talks with her parents.  “It feels special when you know that the filmmaker poured their heart into it,” says Baker. “Most films are being made as calling cards to get a Marvel film or to get a series—” Arnow, laughing, cuts him off: “Oh,” she says. “This is a calling card for a Marvel film.”  It’s no ..read more