Filmmaking

HOPE AND VACHON INTERVIEW GIAMATTI AND ROCKWELL

Last year at Sundance producers Ted Hope and Christine Vachon shot a number of interview pieces for a web series associated with Film Catcher. Film Catcher has since changed direction, but the interviews are online and you can check them out on the site’s YouTube channel. Embedded below is the first part of Hope and Vachon’s interview with actors Paul Giamatti and Sam Rockwell, whose two philosophical science fiction films, Cold Souls and Moon, are in theaters right now. Head over to the channel’s page for the other clips as well as another set of interviews with Alan Cumming, Lee […]

By Scott Macaulay on Aug 7, 2009 Filmmaking
JOHN HUGHES DEAD AT 59

In shocking news earlier today, Variety reports that director John Hughes died of a sudden heart attack while walking this morning in Manhattan. He was 59. The creator of some of the most iconic films of the 80s, Hughes has stayed out of the public eye for the last ten years, and even wrote many screenplays in the 2000s under the pseudonym Edmond Dantès. Along with producing and writing such films as the National Lampoon Vacation films, Pretty in Pink and the Home Alone films, Hughes kept the good ones to direct. This is Hughes’ COMPLETE list of directing credits […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Aug 6, 2009 Filmmaking
TWITTER DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK

The lightness and ephemerality of Twitter is such that it feels less an application and more like part of our daily fabric. For a while this morning I thought I must have an internet connection problem but after an hour without Twitter I Googled and discovered that Twitter is indeed offline. In fact, according to the Twitter Status Blog, the microblogging service is defending against a malicious denial-of-service attack. Here’s hoping the opposing forces are soon successful in restoring order to our online world.

By Scott Macaulay on Aug 6, 2009 Filmmaking
…CROWNED IN GLOURY

Just put up on YouTube is this trailer for Nation’s Pride, the film that everyone (including Hitler) goes to see in Quentin Tarantino‘s Inglourious Basterds. The Pride footage was directed by Eli Roth (who plays “The Bear Jew” in the film — and is quite good, I may add). What I love about the trailer is it plays it completely straight (outside of the modern day digital effects and the intentional inclusion of “U” — “…his name will be crowned in gloury”). And for kicks, also below is my favorite part of Grindhouse, Roth’s fake trailer, Thanksgiving. (If they’re going […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Aug 5, 2009 Filmmaking
INHERENT VICE BOOK TRAILER

At Movie City News, Ray Pride asks if it’s narrated by Thomas Pynchon…. Could be…

By Scott Macaulay on Aug 4, 2009 Filmmaking
IS YOUR SOUL WEIGHING YOU DOWN?

In preparation for this weekend’s opening of Sophie Barthes‘ philosophical sci-fi dramedy, Cold Souls, go and check out the faux Website for The Soul Storage Company (thanks to Barthes for sending the link). If you don’t know the premise already, the film follows Paul Giamatti (playing Paul Giamatti) who while struggling to tap into the part of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya decides to have his soul removed by The Soul Storage Company. The site includes an introductory video from Dr. David Flinstein (David Strathairn), a FAQ page, an office tour, a phone number (where “operators are standing by”) and you can […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Aug 4, 2009 Filmmaking
INDIEGOGO & SNAGFILMS JOIN FORCES

In a press release sent out yesterday the fundraising/promotion site, IndieGoGo, and the documentary film site, SnagFilms, announced a partnership where select IndieGoGo works-in-progress are featured on the SnagFilms site. Three works have been on the site since mid-July and according to the release have received over half a million impressions on SnagFilms and promotional partner sites. Those three projects are: Connected, by Tiffany Shlain – Connected takes audiences on a stream-of-consciousness ride through the interconnectedness of humankind. Pelotero, by Jon Paley – A Dominican baseball story. Tapestries of Hope, by Michaelene Christini Risly – Two activists from two corners […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Aug 4, 2009 Filmmaking
A Filmmaker’s Glamorous Life: Barry Jenkins

In “A Filmmaker’s Glamorous Life,” online and in our latest print edition, Esther Robinson surveyed a number of filmmakers about the jobs they’ve taken to support themselves when they are not making films. In this blog series we’ll run the unedited responses we received that were then condensed for the piece. Below: Barry Jenkins. Filmmaker: How did you support yourself during the production of your last movie/movies? Jenkins: I had this job at Banana Republic that was more or less essential to getting my last movie done. Was a great job, I was the shipment supervisor at the largest Banana […]

By Scott Macaulay on Aug 4, 2009 Filmmaking
SABI PICTURES ON TEST SCREENING FOR INDIES

At DIY Days in Philadelphia this weekend I moderated a panel on creative collaboration. Just before heading down I came across this post by filmmaker Zak Forsman on our new message boards entitled “Using Test Screenings to Shape Your Film” and made a note to post it on the blog. Now, Forsman and Sabi partner Kevin Shah, who were both on my panel, have elaborated on the post with an article at The Workbook Project and a video in which they discuss the process of test screening. They have great advice for anyone putting together a feedback screening. One tip […]

By Scott Macaulay on Aug 3, 2009 Filmmaking
TWO MILLION FOR NET NEUTRALITY

For more info on net neutrality, visit Internet for Everyone.

By Scott Macaulay on Aug 3, 2009 Filmmaking

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