Authors — Scott Macaulay
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HAILING “INTO THE NIGHT”
Here’s the BBC’s Mark Kermode hailing as a “forgotten gem” John Landis’s Into the Night, starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer. It’s been years since I’ve seen this film but I’ve always remembered it fondly as well. To see if it holds up I’m going to put it on my Netflix queue.
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 31, 2010 -
KAREN SCHMEER FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCED; DEADLINE DEC. 15
Friends of the late Karen Schmeer, the documentary film editor whose credits include Errol Morris’s Fast, Cheap and Out of Control and Greg Barker’s Sergio, have honored their colleague by creating a fellowship for editors. They have partnered with ACE, SXSW, IFFBoston, the Manhattan Edit Workshop, and Powell’s books for this program intended to help-and-coming documentary editors while remembering Schmeer’s extraordinary accomplishments. Schmeer died last year when she was struck by a car fleeing a drug store robbery. From the group’s website: We are now accepting submissions for the Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship. Awarded annually, the Fellowship was created […]
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 31, 2010 -
EARLY COURSEWORK FROM DISTRIBUTION U.
Scott Kirsner and Peter Broderick are bringing their Distribution U. to New York and Los Angeles November 13 and 20, respectively. Among the various presentations dealing with independent marketing and distribution in New York will be a case study of Banksy’s Exit Through the Gift Shop. In L.A., singer-songwriter Jill Sobule will be talking about how she reinvigorated her recording career through crowdfunding and an online community. I’ll be leading one of the seminars in New York. Here is how the event is described: Designed and presented by leading distribution strategist Peter Broderick and cutting-edge author and tech analyst Scott […]
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 29, 2010 -
COMCAST, CABLE CORDCUTTING AND THE ECONOMY
Comcast beat estimates but surprised analysts with an almost 300,000 subscriber loss, reports Tim Arango in the New York Times. From the article: [Bernstein analyst Craig] Moffett said the image of the cord-cutter has been a “cutting edge technologist” who prefers to bypass cable to watch programming on their computers and on an every-proliferating array of devices, such as tablets. “The reality is it’s someone whose 40 years old and poor and settling for a dog’s breakfast of Netflix and short-form video.” He added, “the image that people are cutting the cord because they like what’s on the Internet better […]
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 27, 2010 -
FILMMAKER MAG DIGITAL INTERN WANTED
Are you a reader of Filmmaker Magazine interested in being part of online coverage of the independent film world? Filmmaker is looking for an intern to assist with the publishing of its website, FilmmakerMagazine.com, as well as the managing of Filmmaker’s online community. Ideal candidates will have strong writing and communication skills, a sincere interest in both the artistic as well as the business and production sides of independent filmmaking, and will have familiarity with online publishing. Responsibilities will include research and fact-checking, copy-editing, news and link gathering, event coverage, light writing, and assisting with community forum management as well […]
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 27, 2010 -
Paramount’s Micro-Budget Division Releases First Trailer
Remember that Paramount micro-budget division, Insurge, announced in the wake of Paranormal Activity‘s big success? The one we all got excited about? Well, the company has released the first trailer from its first production, and it is embedded below. Pamela McClintock has an update on the company in Variety. (Note: paywall.) From her piece: At the time, the studio said it was committing $1 million for Insurge to produce or acquire 10 films with budgets of $100,000 each. But if the industry expected Insurge to be a traditional division, operating under traditional rules, it was wrong. Half a year […]
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 26, 2010 -
THE STATE OF PROMOTION TODAY?
Bob Lefsetz posted this video today about promotion in today’s music world. (If you don’t get his newsletter about the music business, you can subscribe at the link.) Here’s what he wrote: To succeed in the artistic world you need two things: concept and execution. Execution without concept is all those big name records that you spin and find not exactly unlistenable, but unmemorable. Concept with failed execution is this video. But watch it anyway, because the concept is so damn good. Anybody who tells you they’ve got a grip on today’s landscape, that they know everything, what’s truly going […]
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 26, 2010 -
“OPEN FIVE” WINS THE 13TH MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL
Congrats to Filmmaker 25 New Face Kentucker Audley for winning Best Narrative Feature at the Memphis Film Festival with his latest, Open Five. As I blogged last week, Audley has made the entire feature available for a limited time on his site (or, embedded below). Also winning awards were films by three other “25 New Face” filmmakers — The Colonel’s Wife (Brent Stewart), Mars (Geoff Marslett), and Blackmail Boys (under a pseudonym, Morgan Jon Fox). The complete awards are below. Jury Awards Announced for 13th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival Category: Uncategorized — admin @ 12:58 pm NARRATIVE FEATURE AWARDS […]
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 25, 2010 -
Fraud Alert
Charles Ferguson follows up his hard-hitting Iraq War documentary, No End in Sight, with another investigative look at a complicated and controversial subject: the global economic crisis. In Inside Job, Ferguson indicts the growth of the banking industry for causing the global economic crisis, asking why not a single person has gone to jail because of it. By Scott Macaulay
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 25, 2010 -
FINCHER, EASTWOOD, DAMON, ASSAYAS AND DANTE FOR DOWNLOAD
Jamie Stuart has made available the complete video interviews excerpted for his short film NYFF 48, which we premiered here at Filmmaker. (If you haven’t watched Jamie’s Kubrick and Bruce Connor-inspired piece of apocalyptic film journalism, please turn up the speakers, turn down the lights, and click here.) After viewing then check out the full interviews by clicking over to Jamie’s site. Here’s Olivier Assayas (pictured). David Fincher. Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon. Joe Dante.
by Scott Macaulay on Oct 24, 2010
