The year may be winding down (so many “best of 2017” lists already!), but the world of film industry writing is active as ever. And – as ever – we have searched high and low through Google Alerts and and hard-nosed research to find some of the week’s most worthwhile reading material for people interested in filmmaking. Enjoy these good reads!
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of December 4, 2017)
The Best Cast Films of 2017, According to Top Casting Directors (via Chris O’Falt for IndieWire)
Casting pros talk about their favorite ensembles of the year (acting-wise, not clothing-wise).
The Independent Film System is Broken (and Some Advice on How to Succeed Anyway) (via Rod Blackhurst for The Talkhouse)
How to power through the toughest aspects of getting a movie made.
Women Supporting Women Is the Solution to Hollywood’s Gender Problem (via Amber Tamblyn for The Hollywood Reporter)
Actress Amber Tamblyn on getting the support she needed to take on directing.
This Is the Movie Essay We Need Right Now (via K. Austin Collins for The Ringer)
Why so many movies felt “urgent” and “necessary” in 2017.
Women have never been nominated for a cinematography Oscar. Mudbound, Molly’s Game and more just might change that. (via Emily Zemler for Los Angeles Times)
Inside the (slowly) increasing numbers of female cinematographers.
Did Daniel Day-Lewis Really Freak Out His Co-star on There Will Be Blood? (via Nate Jones for Vulture)
Decoding a behind-the-scenes urban legend and the lessons learned by an actor who couldn’t click with his role.
In case you were ignoring us (aka blatant self-promotion)
Indie Movies in the Movies
From The Disaster Artist to Ed Wood, what you can learn from watching films about filmmaking.
New Releases
Movies from our December Movie Picks out this week:
- Fits and Starts (The Orchard)
- I, Tonya (Neon/30West)
- The Shape of Water (Fox Searchlight)
A video worth watching
David Ehrlich’s annual Best Films of the Year Supercut (via David Ehrlich)
How ’bout you? Read anything good this week?
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