Jason Guerrasio

In 2009, Oren Peli's low-budget, "found-footage" thriller Paranormal Activity came out of nowhere to gross more than $100 million domestically at the box office. Not bad for a first-time filmmaker who made a $15,000 movie in his house in San Diego with two friends and sold it to Paramount for......

North Carolina native Jody Hill finds himself at home among the crowds of tourists and freaks walking around Hollywood Boulevard. Chewing on a grilled cheese sandwich and looking over his surroundings with squinted eyes, Hill points out a stranger whose face is covered with tattoos. "Wow, look at that guy,"......

It's not often that Kevin Smith finds himself speechless. In fact, he's made a living off his gift of gab: Between directorial efforts he does one-man shows across the country, speaking for hours onstage to thousands of devout fans, and regularly blogs and sends his thoughts to his more than......