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Continue readingLA Times Round Table: Directors on Direction
Six filmmakers who recently came together at the Los Angeles Times to talk about their craft have dramatically different work and directing habits.
Continue readingKathryn Bigelow at the DGA
The reception for Kathryn Bigelow at the DGA was lovely and the program was heart-felt and was a wonderful tribute to an amazing woman. But I couldn’t help remembering a Women in Hollywood article I had read the week before. It recounts the rather dismal reality in the aftermath to Bigelow’s stunning achievement.
Continue readingDirectors Roundtable: When a scene doesn’t work
Discussions on casting and performances between Ben Affleck, David Fincher, Lisa Cholodenko, Ethan Coen, Darren Aronofsky and Tom Hooper
Continue readingWhat is an American Film?
Howard Suber argues there is no such thing as an “American” film any more.
Continue readingBLACK SWAN writer Mark Heyman will pen AGE OF RAGE
Mark Heyman, co-writer on BLACK SWAN, will write AGE OF RAGE with Marc Webb attached to direct.
Continue readingBiggest Sleeper Hits of the Decade
Here’s a list of the biggest sleeper hits of the last ten years. What patterns do we see? Only two could be classified as drama, and both feature foreign locales and are about foreign nationals. Two are documentaries (one is a comedic practical joke video). Four are comedies. And two are horror films.
Continue readingAnother Brave Soul Online
Just got this note from Mark Gantt, another filmmaker not content to sit on the sidelines. Check out the trailer for his new online series, The Bannen Way, it is really well done! Link here.
Continue readingBill Mechanic’s Speech on Indie Film
Bill Mechanic’s speech about the Business of the Business producing films.
Continue readingGreat Student Film Competition
Voted “Best” Student Film Festival by MovieMaker Magazine, the Angelus Student Film Festival draws entries from graduate and undergraduate students of film from around the world.
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