Sundance pick “Bass Ackwards” hopes to change independent film distribution in 2010
The MakingOf Team
The film “Bass Ackwards” will be screened in the Sundance NEXT category, a new category designed for films with little to no budget.

“Summer Mix: Vol. 3” (Super Angry Break-Up Stage)
Christine Aylward
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.

Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominees Announced
MakingOf News
Early Thursday morning, nominations were announced for the 16th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards

Pedro Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz: A director and his muse
Penelope Cruz
"Broken Embraces" marks the fourth collaboration between Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and director Pedro Almodóvar.

Seven Writer's Rules for Survival in Animation
Rob Edwards
On my first day at Disney, I was escorted to the editing bay, shown the animatic of the film I was about to start working on...

A BTS look at making the movie "Taking Chance", and a tribute to the Marines who Changed My Life
Ross Katz
In May of 2007, I was in pre-production on a film I had co-written and would direct, Taking Chance. All of the usual pre-production mayhem was ensuing.

MakingOf Co-Founder
Natalie Portman
Having started acting in films at 11 years old, when friends visit me on set, I am always reminded how intriguing it is to get to experience filming up close.

If you're trying to write a screenplay, use a Kitchen Timer!
Don Roos
Screenwriter - Director Don Roos ("Marley & Me," "Single White Female") gives new use to the Kitchen Timer.

How the Puppets from Fantastic Mr. Fox Were Made [Slideshow]
Vanity Fair
Once Wes Anderson had decided that his sixth feature film would be a stop-motion animation version of Roald Dahl’s "Fantastic Mr. Fox" he called on some of the best names in the puppet-making business.

Screenwriter-Director Paul Cotter on Shooting on a Micro-Budget
Film News Briefs
This week FilmNewsBriefs had the pleasure of speaking with writer/director Paul Cotter, who made his feature film BOMBER on a micro-budget (aka, under $150,000).

Natalie Portman interviewed by Jake Gyllenhaal
Interview Magazine
We asked Jake Gyllenhaal, Portman’s co-star this fall in the Jim Sheridan war drama 'Brothers' to find out something about her that we don’t already know.

Actor Natalie Portman Launches Into The Making of Web Portal
The Huffington Post
Natalie Portman joined her business partner and film developer/new media entrepreneur Christine Aylward...