Authors — Scott Macaulay

CANON ANNOUNCES THE EOS 60D, WITH FLIP SCREEN

In our current issue Roberto Quezada-Dardon writes about the upsurge in HDSLR activity from manufacturers and accessories makers. Now, the new releases are coming fast and furious. Via Engadget, Canon has announced the EOS 60D. And it’s got a flip-out screen. From the site: Well, what do we have here? Last we heard about the Canon EOS 60D it was just a twinkle in our articulating screen of a peripheral vision. And now it’s official — my, how times have changed. Here’s what we know about the 50D successor (with definite nods to the Rebel T2i’s feature set): the 18-megapixel […]
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 26, 2010
MARTIN SCORSESE’S SHE SAID YEAH

A promotional short for Bleu de Chanel that seems to be comprised of the shards of more than one complete movie. Score by the Stones. Hat tip Movie City News.
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 26, 2010
SUNDANCE CREATIVE PRODUCERS LAB DIARY: AMY LO

Here is the first of two filmmaker reports filed from the just-finished Sundance Producer’s Lab. Reporting back here is Amy Lo. The Sundance Lab was my rehab. In the most transformative, astonishing way. Here we are, Day One, four fellow Fellows and me gathered up from parts east, west and south, hurtling up the hill, forward-pressing and fueled by anxious hope. We come to a sudden stop, a moment to inhale and exhale. High-elevation, low-oxygen. Rising disorientation. The Sundance Creative Producing Lab spans five days of project-focused tough love, naked honesty, catharsis and renewal. All framed by breath-taking mountainous isolation. […]
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 25, 2010
PERSON OF INTEREST: OFF THE GRID

I’ve met and talked with filmmaker Gregory Bayne at a couple of events, including this past Summer’s The Conversation, and have admired his tough-minded, perspicacious approach to distributing his feature Person of Interest. So, I was happy when he pitched me a series of posts detailing the movie’s current tour. Here is the first introductory piece. — Scott Macaulay Volume 1: There is no system. There is only you. “Listen up, maggots. You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everything else.” — Tyler Durden Filmmakers have an interesting […]
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 23, 2010
WHAT’S IN MY INSTAPAPER: SUNDAY MORNING LINKS

Here are a few articles and blog posts that caught my eye this week: At VentureBeat, a good list titled “Eight Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Business.” At the Playlist, five cinematographers on the rise. Also over there, Jim Jarmusch talks about new projects, including one with Tilda Swinton, Michael Fassbender and Mia Wasikowska. In the guise of a beautifully written essay about dreaming, his dad, and Roger Ebert, David Lowery announces — sort of — a new film. At Moving Image Source, Jonathan Rosenbaum defends non-linear film criticism. At Subtraction, Khoi Vhin talks about loving his […]
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 22, 2010
“25 NEW FACES” SERIES BEGINS AT TACOMA’S GRAND CINEMA

Today begins a week-long run at Tacoma, Washington’s Grand Cinema devoted entirely to films from this year’s “25 New Faces” filmmakers. If you live within driving distance of Tacoma, please check out this event and meet some of the filmmakers — 12 of the 25 will be attending. From the Grand Cinema website: From August 20-26 some of the best young independent filmmakers in the United States will have their work showcased at the Grand Cinema. Selected by Filmmaker Magazine as 2010’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film”, the Grand is proud to host films from 21 of these filmmakers. […]
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 20, 2010
FILMMAKER FLASHBACK: SUMMER, 1996

Last year when we asked our contributors to discuss their seminal indies of the ’00s, Brandon Harris wrote of John Sayles’ Lone Star, “It was the first time I saw an American Independent narrative that seemed to deal with the ways in which different communities, even ones right on top of each other, see history in vastly divergent ways.” Maybe it’s because I’m currently working my way through Season Three of The Wire, but it strikes me that, in America, at least, the kind of multi-character, socially-critical storytelling that wasn’t exactly prevalent in 1996 when Lone Star was released is […]
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 20, 2010
ROGER WATERS, DAVID GILMOUR PLAY PALESTINIAN BENEFIT

A music break: On July 10, 2010, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters and David Gilmour reunited for a small gig supporting the HOPING Foundation. Watch and learn more about the organization at the site. Hoping Foundation benefit performance from Hoping Foundation on Vimeo.
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 18, 2010
OUR WAR AND PAT DOLLARD’S

How did I miss this article that came out in 2007? Conor Friedersdorf, filling in for Andrew Sullivan at his blog, linked to an old Vanity Fair article today as an example of “Slow” (i.e. long) journalism he especially likes. I read the piece over dinner. Normally when I read an article that I think will be of interest to Filmmaker readers, I’ll offer a quick summary and then excerpt a couple of particularly interesting paragraphs that capture the flavor of the piece. When it comes to “Pat Dollard’s War on Hollywood,” by Evan Wright in the March, 2007 Vanity […]
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 17, 2010
RICK MOODY ON THE RECESSION AND LITERATURE
by Scott Macaulay on Aug 17, 2010

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