Authors — Scott Macaulay

BOWIE TURNS 60

Over at GreenCine, there’s a translation of a piece by Tobias Ruther on David Bowie and his film influences, posted as a salute to the artist on his 60th birthday. An excerpt: He lived out his dreams of youth in Berlin. “The first film that ever moved me,” he once said, “was The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. I was around fourteen. Later, I saw M and Metropolis and films by Pabst, Murnau, and they all came from Berlin.” He becomes deeply enthralled with German Expressionism, rides his bike to the Brücke Museum in Grunewald, paints: a child in the stairway, […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jan 8, 2007
YOU’RE NOT ON THE LIST!

Filmmakers attending Sundance next week may hear the line above as they stand outside the Cinetic or William Morris parties, but for, oh, a couple of thousand feature directors, those words came a bit early – when they got their Sundance rejection letters. As Filmmaker’s editor, I go through several phases when I review Sundance’s annual list. There’s my first, “Oh, great, that got in” reaction when I see that films I’ve been looking forward to screening have made the cut. And then there’s the “Wow, how did they get that finished in time?” take on movies that entered production […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jan 7, 2007
BRENT GREEN AT THE IFC CENTER

Those of you in New York should come down to the IFC Center next Wednesday, January 10, for an evening Filmmaker is co-presenting featuring the very interesting work of animator and artist Brent Green. Coinciding with his solo show at the Bellwether Gallery, the evening will feature Green’s original animations, including his Sundance-bound Paulina Hollers (pictured at right), a Q and A between myself and Green, and films by special guest artists. The show starts at 7:30, and I’ll post more on it next week. For now, though, here’s what I wrote about Green in 2005 when we selected him […]
by Scott Macaulay on Jan 5, 2007
NEWMAN, SOLO LEAVE ICM FOR ENDEAVOR

Michael Fleming in Variety is reporting the big talent agent news that ICM motion picture head Robert Newman (pictured) and TV lit department head Matt Solo have left the agency for Endeavor, where both will become partners. While Variety says that Solo’s exit from ICM was expected, “Newman’s exit was a jaw-dropper, bringing Endeavor a client list that includes Danny Boyle, Guillermo Del Toro, Mike Figgis, Baz Luhrmann, Paul McGuigan and Robert Rodriguez.” The article goes on to note Newman’s strength: identifying hot directing talent early and guiding them to successful careers.
by Scott Macaulay on Jan 4, 2007
WHAT I DIDN’T GET

I know it’s churlish to complain about what you didn’t get for Christmas, but, Microsoft, what gives? Oh well, I’m a Mac user anyway.
by Scott Macaulay on Jan 1, 2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year, everyone, and best wishes for a great ’07 from everyone at Filmmaker.
by Scott Macaulay on Dec 31, 2006
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

We’ve got no snazzy holiday photo, cute graphic, or cool short film (see “Christmas Blackout,” below)… just good wishes for everyone. From all of us at Filmmaker, we hope you are well and having a great holiday!
by Scott Macaulay on Dec 24, 2006
GARRETT SCOTT DOCUMENTARY DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Thom Powers emailed the below, an announcement of the Garrett Scott Documentary Development Grant, so created in memory of the talented documentary filmmaker and wonderful, passionate and engaged person who passed away this past Spring. What: This grant funds first time documentary makers for travel and accommodations at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, April 12-15, 2007. For four days, grant recipients will be given access to films, participate in master classes and be mentored by experienced filmmakers. TWO filmmakers will be chosen for the grant in its first year. Deadline: Applications must be postmarked by February 5. Applicants will […]
by Scott Macaulay on Dec 24, 2006
CHRISTMAS BLACKOUT

Check out Jamie Stuart’s holiday card, below, wishing us all a good holiday season.
by Scott Macaulay on Dec 23, 2006
A NEW HUMANITY

If you only bookmark this blog and don’t regularly check out the main page, click over to Jason Guerrasio’s web-only interview with Alfonso Cuaron, whose Children of Men opened yesterday. Here’s Cuaron in an excerpt: I hope young people will see this film. I mean my generation, we blew it. I think we grew up in a world that was pre-idyllic, and we saw the world collapse in front of us and we tried to believe that it was not our fault, that it was not our responsibility. We felt powerless about the situations as if they were very overwhelming […]
by Scott Macaulay on Dec 23, 2006

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