Authors — Arielle Grinshpan
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Five Questions with Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Director Chiemi Karasawa
Chiemi Karasawa is fascinated by people. So after having worked in the film industry for almost 15 years as a script supervisor on dozens of narrative films, among them High Fidelity and Adaptation, Karasawa founded her production company Isotope Films in 2005, which she’s devoted to creating intimate studies of interesting characters. Karasawa has since produced several documentaries, including the award-winning Billy the Kid – a coming-of-age film about a confused teenager, and the Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning The Betrayal, a film shot over the course of 23 years about a family’s will to survive after moving from Laos to New York. With her first film as […]
by Arielle Grinshpan on Feb 20, 2014 -
Win a Copy of Four on DVD!
Based on the play by Christopher Shinn and directed by Joshua Sanchez, Four is an award-winning drama that follows four people on the night of a steamy July 4th. A film about love and freedom, Four is an emotional-filled film that exposes the raw feelings and harsh truths of the characters. Four is newly on DVD and to celebrate, our friends at Wolfe Video have given us 10 copies to giveaway! To enter the contest, answer this question and e-mail your answer to nick AT filmmakermagazine DOT com: What is the name of the role Wendell Pierce plays on the show The Wire? N.B. Contest is only open […]
by Arielle Grinshpan on Jan 17, 2014 -
Big Ass Spider! Giveaway
One the most audaciously over-the-top movies of the past year, Mike Mendez’s sci-fi creature feature Big Ass Spider is being released on Blu-ray and to celebrate, we’re having a creepy crawly giveaway! Thanks to our friends at Epic Pictures, we have a copy of the script of the film signed by the director Mike Mendez, a Big Ass Spider T-shirt and a Blu-ray of the film to give away! To enter the contest, answer this question and e-mail your answer to nick AT filmmakermagazine DOT com: Which national landmark got zapped in the poster of Mike Mendez’s 1997 film Bimbo […]
by Arielle Grinshpan on Jan 10, 2014
