Plus we talk about comments from Tom Cruise and James Cameron In this episode, we talk about… How much Tom Cruise and the film industry has changed from the first Top Gun movie to Maverick The problem with long climaxes thanks to Michael Bay and Christopher Nolan  Creating a story worth telling vs. destroying every last fiber of a franchise Scientology is still bad but at least Maverick has age-appropriate love interests  James Cameron’s deliberate old-man trolling about his 3-hour movie Declining appeal of long movies as well as shows with too many seasons Advice for emerging filmmakers: Less is more and storytelling matters most Building community through backyard cinema and low-level networking events   Details about Laowa’s anamorphic lenses, Atlas Lens’ Orion Silver Edition, and finding the perfect combination of camera, lenses, and lighting  Find No Film School everywhere: On the Web https://nofilmschool.com/   Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool   Twitter  https://twitter.com/nofilmschool   YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices