As How to Blow Up a Pipeline explodes onto VOD, Brian Formo chats with key cast and crew about the risky end-to-end journey of their indie eco-thriller, “stealing” from Reservoir Dogs and the line between filmmaking and activism.

A sickly childhood, the importance of film movements and a challenge to multiplex owners on behalf of indie cinema:  The first of Brian Formo’s two-part report from Martin Scorsese’s lunchtime CinemaCon chat with his muse, Leonardo DiCaprio.  

Oppenheimer writer and director Christopher Nolan praises projectionists, charms cinema owners and compliments audiences during his CinemaCon appearance. 

The Wizard of Oz, The Fast and the Furious and Marlon Brando playing Ken—the Barbie crew bring a sneak preview to CinemaCon. 

For Valentine’s Day, the Letterboxd crew and filmmakers reminisce about the movie characters that first gave them funny feelings.

From Jonathan Majors to Nicole Holofcener, these are the films and filmmakers we’re most excited to see at this year’s hybrid Sundance Film Festival.