Watch Sarah Silverman talk dramatic acting, ‘I Smile Back’, Jack Nicholson (Video)
“Great news, we’re gonna make this movie!” Two years later, when Sarah Silverman finally got the email that she thought she’d never get she hit…
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On Location: Mill Valley Film Festival opens with Danish Girl, Spotlight (Recap)
MVFF38 opens with heavy weight films about heavy weight topics.
Opening Night at MVFF: Tom Hooper (Video)
Stark Insider is on location north of San Francisco for the 38th annual Mill Valley Film Festival. “This script made me cry.” Director Tom Hooper…
5 Things I learned from a top Hollywood cinematographer
“Take a deep breath.” Who knew?! Breathing is critical to proper camera operation — at least for the Hollywood pros. Amazing what you can learn…
Welcome to Ilana & expanding coverage on Stark Insider
Welcome Ilana Walder-Biesanz! You may have noticed a new voice on Stark Insider. Ilana spent the last year on a Fullbright Scholarship in Germany watching…
Dear Armen, a show in progress
Armen Ohanian was clearly a fascinating person whose story deserves to be told. A genderqueer Armenian over a century ago, she began life as an…
There Will Be ‘Sacred Blood’
You don’t see horror films too often at mainstream film festivals. And you also don’t see new Coppola films all that often either. Sacred Blood,…
Wine and The Arsonist
Under any normal, rational scenario I’d say — and I’d suspect you’d agree — that an arsonist is not such a good thing. But, when it…
Verdict: Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch
Wrist Wars II. Is the Samsung Gear S2 an Apple Watch killer? Review, plus comparison to Pebble Time, and Android Wear.
Surface Book: Microsoft reinvents the laptop (Video)
Did Microsoft just out-Apple Apple?