Authors — Scott Macaulay

HOLLYWOOD 2.0

Like we do with our 25 New Faces feature, which spotlights very emerging writing, directing, acting and below-the-line talent, the Hollywood Reporter has just come out with its own list, a survey of industry execs moving up the Hollywood ladder. (These round-ups are always fun pieces that people actually take very, very seriously. I once met a Hollywood exec who half-boasted, half-apologized that he was one of only two people in some magazine’s years ago profile of up-and-coming folks who didn’t go on to run a studio or agency.) Anyway, the editors at THR have picked 35 people for their […]
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 8, 2006
YOUTUBE, VIRAL VIDEO, AND THE ELECTIONS

Over at The Daily Reel, which has become a go-to site for the latest in viral video as well as occasional media-related political commentary (disclosure: I’m a writer for the site), there are a couple of postings up about yesterday’s election. Anthony Kaufman looks at election day improprieties, centering on YouTube clips highlighting the inadequacies of the Diebold voting machines. And Alexandra DeLyle looks at the effect of YouTube on the elections, highlighting the George Allen/”Macaca” clip and the Claire McCaskill/Michael J. Fox ad.
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 8, 2006
COME AS YOU ARE

Over at Nerve, Daniel Nemet-Nejat interviews A.J. Schnack,, whose Kurt Cobain Without a Son recently played at the AFI Festival. Constructed around a series of audio recordings of Cobain conducted by journalist Michael Azerrad, the doc is a surprisingly poetic and non-didactic portrait of a reluctant rock star’s interior life. Here’s Schnack on his approach towards constructing the film: I tried to pay attention to Michael’s desires that it be unusual, not the typical cut-and-paste piece about a band. Immediately I thought what would be interesting to me is if the tapes would be the single source for the narrative, […]
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 8, 2006
SETTING UP SHOP

In Sharon Swart’s piece on the major agency indie financing units in our Spring issue, Endeavor’s Graham Taylor discussed his work philosophy: “I’m not interested in setting up financing so people can just collect fees,” adds Endeavor’s independent packaging agent, Graham Taylor. “It’s about the artists owning their films and truly benefiting when the films work. People have the misperception that packaging is only about attaching talent and finding financing. It’s a much lengthier process. It’s about development and taking it all the way through ancillary markets. Even on the indie side, you have to be connected to the marketing […]
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 8, 2006
TOUCH FOOTBALL

On the web and in the magazine we have Annie Nocenti’s interview with directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, filmmakers currently receiving a second burst of publicity due to some fortuitous casting. Massage-loving, meth-indulging evangelist Ted Haggard, whose recent troubles may have depressed the Christian Right vote in yesterday’s election, is prominently featured in the duo’s Jesus Camp, still in national release. If you’ve been watching the cable news you’ve probably seen clips like this one in which Haggard’s comments in the film are quite at odds with his recently revealed private life. Here on the Huffington Post is a […]
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 8, 2006
POLICE CHARGE CONSTRUCTION WORKER IN ADRIENNE SHELLY’S DEATH

I posted below the incredibly sad news about Adrienne Shelly’s death and never mentioned that it was initially thought a suicide as a friend had told me that there was an ongoing police investigation. Now, CNN and other news organizations are reporting that a construction worker who apparently was heard arguing with Shelly has been charged in her death.
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 7, 2006
"PAUL NEWMAN SERVED ME A MEATBALL"

There were many amazing moments at the Sundance Institute’s 25 Anniversary Gala in New York this evening — including a great piece of performance art by Miranda July — but the evening’s most unexpected surprise may have occurred during the pre-dinner cocktail party. The wait staff serving hors’ d’oeurves were all actors who were giving back to Sundance as they produced expressions of shock, amazement, and slight embarassment among the attendees. Parker Posey, Kathy Bates, and yes, Paul Newman were all game, circulating through the crowds in white shirts and black aprons, handing out the finger food to those who […]
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 7, 2006
WINTER SOLSTICE

Via GreenCine comes this interview with David Gordon Green appearing in The Believer. Here, Green talks about his adolescent video renting habits: “The first movie I rented—and I was a little overwhelmed, so I ended up regretting my choice—but it was an Al Pacino movie called Author! Author! I was debating between that, Ladyhawke, and I Spit on Your Grave, but that last one, I was afraid my sisters would tell my mom I’d rented that. And it was not going to be the kind of appropriate thing to have around the house. But I was glad to see the […]
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 6, 2006
NIGHT VISIONS

Um, our Alexa ratings could use a boost at the moment… so here’s the the just-released Scale, the second installment in Mike Figgis’s Kate Moss meditation, The Dreams of Miss X. It’s part of a four-part series he’s been doing for the lingerie house Agent Provocateur. (You have to watch it on their site and give them an email address before you’re allowed to view it. The clip does get cool in a Jean Cocteau kind of way as it goes on, though.) From the site: “The four dreams of Miss X” was shot in night vision and explores the […]
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 5, 2006
WELCOME TO THE BLOGOSPHERE

The Criterion Collection has started a blog titled “On Five.” (It’s subtitled, “Unofficial Information about the Criterion Collection from the People who are Officially in Charge.” Click over there on Tuesdays and Fridays for posts on new releases, HD vs. Blu-Ray, and more.
by Scott Macaulay on Nov 5, 2006

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