Camera Q&A: Alison Martino on Vintage Los Angeles

Who: Alison Martino is a Los Angeles-based television producer, who is also a lifelong resident of the city. Martino’s affection for her hometown’s architecture led her to create Vintage Los…..

7 minutes read

November 13, 2013

Halloween thoughts on Hitchcock

Marion Crane flushes the toilet (the first time in cinematic history), then proceeds to close the door, take her robe off, and step into the shower. What follows is perhaps…..

11 minutes read

November 8, 2013

Camera Q&A: Thom Andersen on Los Angeles architecture and films

Who: Thom Andersen is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker who has taught film composition at the California Institute of the Arts since 1987. His 2003 video essay, Los Angeles Plays Itself,…..

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July 25, 2013

Camera Q&A: Hervé Attia on his "On The Set" film location videos

Who: Hervé Attia is an architect based in Northern California’s Bay Area, whose hobby is making videos about his visits to movie filming locations. The videos are part of a…..

25 minutes read

June 16, 2013

Camera Q&A: Adam Sztykiel on Undateable, screenwriting and more

Who: Adam Sztykiel is a Los Angeles-based, Michigan-raised screenwriter and producer whose latest project is Undateable — a new television comedy series for NBC debuting this Fall. Sztykiel will be…..

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January 22, 2013

Camera Q&A: Walter Mosley on adapting his novels for the screen

Who: Walter Mosley is a New York City-based author, whose 37+ book literary career goes back to 1990’s Devil in a Blue Dress. That novel kicked off a series revolving…..

7 minutes read

March 23, 2012

The Thing, or The (Un)photogenic Creature from Beyond

It starts off simply enough: an establishing shot over Juneau, Alaska gives way to a panoramic view of Stewart, British Columbia (the director’s stand-in for the South Pole circa-1982). Amidst…..

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December 22, 2011

Camera Q&A: L.Q. Jones on A Boy and his Dog, Westerns & more

Who: L.Q. Jones is a veteran actor and filmmaker who has, by his own estimate, appeared in 114 films and 400-500 TV episodes. Born Justus Ellis McQueen, his big screen…..

20 minutes read

August 15, 2011

Camera Q&A: Penelope Spheeris on L.A. music and youth culture

Who: Penelope Spheeris is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker whose career as a documentarian goes back to the 1970’s, when she worked as a film editor and cinematographer, forming LA’s first…..

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July 28, 2011

Camera Q&A: Hampton Fancher on his L.A. film and TV career

Who: Hampton Fancher is a veteran actor, writer and director whose on-screen acting career began with appearances on popular cowboy TV shows like Have Gun – Will Travel and Gunsmoke……