Sundance 2013 Film Reviews
Paste sent film writer Jeremy Mathews, film editor Michael Dunaway and editor-in-chief Josh Jackson to cover Sundance this year, and they saw a lot of movies. read more
2013 Golden Globes Live Blog
Join Paste staff and writers tonight as we live-blog the 70th Annual Golden Globes. read more
Black Sites and Gray Areas: In defense of Kathryn Bigelow and Zero Dark Thirty
Historical fiction is perilous ground for filmmakers, even if you’re a big-name director (see: Stone, Oliver), with critics ever eager to pounce on any factual elasticities. Kathryn Bigelow herself has found no shortage of detractors. Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post complains that the director “gets stuck in a no man’s land between the real and the fictional,” while in a somewhat friendlier piece, the Long Island Press notes that “Bigelow, the only female action thriller director around, is one tough chick with a camera.”... read more
The (Other) Best Movie of 2012
Certainly the strangest entry in the case files of Film 2011-12 is The Case of the Delayed, Chopped, Restored, and Overlooked Masterpiece. Kenneth Lonergan’s long-awaited follow-up to You Can Count on Me looked like ti would be released as early as 2007, but a long and extended wrangling (and legal battle) between Lonergan and Fox Searchlight led to a long delay for the film. Eventually Martin Scorsese and his longtime editing partner Thelma Schoonmaker helped cut a 150 minute version, which was released in theaters last year to mixed reviews. By the time Lonergan’s preferred three-hour cut was relased (on... read more
Catching Up With: Dennis Christopher
“Follow your bliss," said Joseph Campbell famously, "and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.” For Dennis Christopher it’s always been about the love – and for Christopher, following his bliss was a one-way ticket to England. “I was under the spell of a woman who would weave these incredible tales about Europe,” Christopher recalls, “The only thing I ever wanted to be, besides an actor, was a hippie, and I thought I could chase it down in Europe. So I followed her.”... read more
Paste's 2012 Gift Guide for Movie Lovers
Everyone loves movies, but we all have those friends and family members that take that love... well, a little further. read more
Catching Up With Beware of Mr. Baker Director Jay Bulger
"After he broke my nose with his cane, he said, 'I only wish you got it on camera.'" read more
Catching Up With Daniel Gillies
Casual fans may know Daniel Gillies best for his role in The Vampire Diaries, but _Paste_readers will also recall that he’s the mastermind behind the indie film Broken Kingdom (which he wrote, directed, produced, and co-starred in) and the making-of-film turned state-of-indie-film-meditation Kingdom Come (for which he was a producer and the main subject). He sat down with us recently to discuss both films, as well as his television career, the films of Richard Linklater and Ang Lee, and why his wife Rachael Leigh Cook is like an old Italian man.... read more
Catching Up With Emily Best of Seed&Spark
When Paste last checked in with Emily Best, she was producing Like the Water, an independent film starring Caitlin Fitzgerald. Inspired by some of the experiences making that film, Best and two of her Like the Water co-conspirators, director Caroline Von Kuhn and first assistant director Liam Brady, decided to create Seed & Spark, a new platform that would combine crowdfunding and crowdbuilding. In the midst of preparations for their Dec. 1 launch, Best took a few moments to explain it all to Paste.... read more
Todd Oldham Talks Designing the 2013 Sundance Merchandise Line
Designer Todd Oldham was always a big fan of the Sundance Film Festival. But he felt that the design of the merchandise never quite matched the courage and iconoclasm of the rest of the festival. This year he decided to do something about it, overseeing the design of the entire line. He sat down with Paste recently to talk about the collection, some of his favorite Sundance movies, and whether his parents really loaned him $100 to buy material for his very first collection.... read more
Robert DeNiro, Bradley Cooper, and David O. Russell on Silver Linings Playbook
Director David O. Russell and his two main Silver Linings men spoke a bit recently about the film, which opened this week and is getting major Oscar buzz. Here are some highlights:... read more
Kickstarter Pick of the Month: Never
Each month, your friends at Paste scour Kickstarter to find projects worthy of your support and love. Support independent art today by becoming a backer, and spread the word, why dontcha?... read more
Stream Tiffany Shlain's New Film Free; TED Book Accompanies
Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker and Internet pioneer, premiered her new short film and TED book, Brain Power: From Neurons to Networks, last night at NightLife at the Academy in San Francisco.... read more
Festival Profile: Savannah Film Festival 2012
The Savannah Film Festival wrapped up its 15th annual installment last weekend. Here’s a list of participants, including Stan Lee, Matt Dillon and Diane Lane, on what makes the festival special.... read more
Catching Up With Zoe Kazan
Zoe Kazan has what you might call a pedigree. Her parents are the playwrights/screenwriters Nicholas Kazan (Frances, Reversal of Fortune) and Robin Swicord (Little Women, Memoirs of a Geisha), and of course her grandfather is one of the greatest directors in film history, three time Academy Award winner Elia Kazan. Unlike the scions of many connected families, though, she’s used her connections and heritage to build a fascinating and weighty career, as a playwright, an actor of theater and film, and this year as a screenwriter. Kazan sat down with Paste recently to discuss her film Ruby Sparks, now... read more
Catching Up With The First Time's Britt Robertson
Lead actress talks working with Jonathan Kasdan, Before Sunrise and upcoming roles. read more
Catching Up With Jonathan Kasdan
Kasdan talks storytelling, high school experiences and how they came together for his new film The First Time, in theaters now. read more
Catching Up With Brandon Baker
“I think that the Internet is going to effect the most profound change on the entertainment industries combined. And we’re all gonna be tuning into the most popular Internet show, which will be coming from some place in Des Moines [Iowa].” – Steven Spielberg in an interview for NBC’s Today Show in 1999.... read more
William H. Macy: Harleys and Ukeleles
You hear the low rumble first. Then as the Harley draws nearer, you feel it in your chest. Over a hill comes a lone rider, helmeted, leather-clad... read more
Jason Schwartzman on What Makes Moonrise Kingdom Different
Back in 1998, young director Wes Anderson found a then-unknown actor to play the near-impossible role of Max Fischer in Rushmore. read more
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