Author Archives: Christine Aylward

The MakingOf team is back from Park City and filmed our last interview over the weekend at our house. The director and cast behind the production of the much-buzzed about film "Twelve" stopped by and answered our questions about how … Continue reading →

The MakingOf team is gearing up for the final weekend of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The festival started a week ago and during that time MakingOf has captured more than 75 exclusive interviews with established artists and rising talent … Continue reading →

It’s Day Five of the Sundance Film Festival, and the MakingOf team is continuing to see great independent films ranging from documentaries such as “The Tillman Story” and “Catfish” to feature films that include: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut “Jack … Continue reading →

MakingOf recently celebrated our seventh month live. With that milestone, we launched a redesign of the site with the goal of making our more than 200 exclusive filmmaker interviews and 800 pieces of content easier for you to find and … Continue reading →

The Directors Guild of America announced their nominations for best director on Thursday. The five nominees include "The Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow, "Avatar" director James Cameron, "Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire" director Lee Daniels, "Up in … Continue reading →

Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber discuss the influence of music (link): http://makingof.com/vault/media/-scott-neustadter-and-michael-h-weber/939 Today MakingOf.com revealed the final mix tape created by Tom for Summer in "(500) Days of Summer," which is out on Blu-Ray and DVD now. Take … Continue reading →

Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber discuss the influence of music (link): http://makingof.com/vault/media/-scott-neustadter-and-michael-h-weber/939 Today MakingOf.com revealed the second mix tape created by Tom for Summer in "(500) Days of Summer," which is out on Blu-Ray and DVD today. Take … Continue reading →

 If you’ve seen "(500) Days of Summer," then you might know it’s screenplay is highly unusual. There’s a non-linear structure, an omniscient narrator, a dance number, a sequence entirely unfolding in split-screen, and huge block letters in 20 point font. … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/vault/media/director-kathryn-bigelow-discusses-the-hurt-locker/879 At this year’s Gotham Awards, I had a chance to sit down with award season frontrunner and visionary director Kathryn Bigelow to discuss her acclaimed Iraq-war drama "The Hurt Locker." The independent production and Bigelow have elicited rave … Continue reading →

The Independent Spirit Awards announced their nominees earlier today. Listed below is the complete list of this year’s nominated films, cast and crew members. MakingOf would like to congratulate the nominees and applaud the diverse roster of talented filmmakers. Please … Continue reading →