Matrimony is means to an end rather than about finding true love in this amusing meditation on finding your own way in a goal-oriented culture from two exciting new first-time feature filmmakers.
R.J. Cutler and Albert Maysles, among others, talk about when a hotbed for documentary filmmaking and presentation sprung up deep in the heart of Texas.
Before "Pineapple Express" put him on a different path, the writer/director talks about coming into his own in college, believing he had the first-ever Blockbuster membership and the cow insemination documentary he made.
Before it was on its way to $5 million on Kickstarter for a feature film extension, the brainy and brilliant teen detective show was fighting for its life in its first season. The show's creator on the road to renewal.
For the 20th anniversary of the art cinema institution, the company's co-presidents received some well-deserved kudos, but our respect for the duo goes well beyond distributing films such as "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" and "Midnight in Paris." Here's one more tribute, including a recording of their talk from the New York Film Festival about their history and how distribution has changed in the past two decades.
While the fact that school is back in session may be a disappointment to those not ready yet to end their summer vacation, it also means that there's another season of candid conversations with filmmakers such as Richard Linklater and Sony Classics' head Michael Barker to be enjoyed from the University of Texas at Austin.
