Filmmaking

DOWNLOADABLE BURNS

David Halbfinger has a noteworthy piece in The New York Times today revealing that Ed Burns will release his new film, Purple Violets, a $4 million indie production starring Burns, Debra Messing, and Selma Blair, exclusively on iTunes. From the piece: When Edward Burns’s latest romantic comedy, “Purple Violets,” had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April, it drew positive reviews, but only lukewarm offers from movie distributors. Mr. Burns, the director of indie favorites like “The Brothers McMullen” and “She’s the One,” but whose latest movies have not done as well, knew from experience how that story […]

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 24, 2007 Filmmaking
SAN LUIS OBISPO FEST DEADLINE APPROACHING

Celebrating its 14th year March 7-16, 2008, the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival is currently seeking submissions for its competition section. Learn more on their competition rules page. Deadline is Nov. 1. Late deadline is Dec. 1. Nestled between San Francisco and Los Angeles, the SLOIFF has enjoyed the reputation of being a regional fest that brings filmmakers’ work directly to real audiences and provides an oasis for the stars. Those who’ve appeared in the past include Morgan Freeman, Stacey Peralta and Malcolm McDowell. Last year’s award winners included Iraq in Fragments for Best Doc and Beyond the Call […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Oct 24, 2007 Filmmaking
SIDNEY LUMET AND CINEMA’S CORPSE

It seems as if Jamie Stuart has finished fumigating his new apartment and has gone back to making videos. In this case, it’s something relatively straightforward: his interview with Sidney Lumet, a snippet of which you saw in his earlier NYFF piece, but this time streamed unedited. In the piece, Lumet talks about never wanting to shoot on film again…

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 23, 2007 Filmmaking
STOP-LOSS TRAILER ONLINE

There’s a trailer up for Kim Peirce’s Stop-Loss, and I think it looks pretty great. The film doesn’t come out until the Spring, so, until then, click here. (Hat tip, Ain’t It Cool News.)

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 23, 2007 Filmmaking
FALL ISSUE ONLINE & NYFF.45 #4

Lots going on today over on our main page. Filmmaker‘s Fall issue is currently on stands. You can check out select stories from the issue here. And Jamie Stuart‘s final short film from the New York Film Festival is now up over at Filmmaker Videos (for a full wrap on NYFF, see Erica Abeel‘s piece in the Festvial Coverage section). One last thing, the Fall issue marks our 15th anniversary in publication. Thanks to everyone who’s followed this magazine for the last decade and a half, we hope you continue to follow the ever changing trends of independent film through […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Oct 22, 2007 Filmmaking
2007 GOTHAM AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

IFP‘s 17th annual Gotham Awards nominees were announced this morning. Among the hopefuls are some of the most talked about films of the year, many of which are certain to find more recognition as awards season builds. Highlights include Craig Zobel (one of our “25 New Faces of Independent Film” this year) receiving three nominations for his debut Great World of Sound (Best Feature, Breakthrough Director and Breakthrough Actor for Kene Holliday); a strong list of noms for Best Doc that includes The Devil Came on Horseback and Sicko; and some worthy performances are vying for the Best Ensemble Cast, […]

By Jason Guerrasio on Oct 22, 2007 Filmmaking
HEARTS OF DARKNESS REDUX

I walked into the Filmmaker office yesterday and Ben Crossley-Marra and Jason Guerrasio were bent over a computer monitor, excited to come across the news that Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper and Eleanor Coppola’s documentary Hearts of Darkness is set for a DVD release from Paramount Home Entertainment. As our post didn’t include the studio and director Hickenlooper is a friend of Jeff Wells and a regular poster at Hollywood Elsewhere, Wells posted a skeptical post about the release, wondering why he hadn’t heard it about from George first. Hickenlooper posts in the comments thread below Wells’s piece the news that […]

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 19, 2007 Filmmaking
DOLL PARTS

I’m Not There director Todd Haynes couldn’t be at the Northwest Film Center in Portland for a retrospective screening of his classic film Safe, so he sent the film’s heroine, Carol White, instead. (Hat tip: Film Experience blog.) And here is the trailer for the actual movie:

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 19, 2007 Filmmaking
WILL FILM FOR FOOD

Ed M. Koziarski in the Chicago Reader posts a piece about mumblecore auteur Joe Swanberg in the months following his breakthrough film Hannah Takes the Stairs. He goes with the hook of Swanberg still struggling financially despite his mini-stardom (“It hasn’t changed my life at all,” Swanberg says. “I’m still sitting in Chicago wondering how I’m going to buy groceries. I’m not getting phone calls from agents or studios saying, ‘What are you up to?’”), but there are other observations in the piece worth noting. Like this one: Hannah Takes the Stairs grossed a respectable $6,000 on one screen its […]

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 18, 2007 Filmmaking
STRIKE TO THE DEATH!

As the Wall Street Journal pointed out recently, if you want to know what’s going on with the possible Writers Guild of America strike, check out The Artful Writer, the blog published by screenwriters Craig Mazin (Scary Movie 3) and Ted Elliott (Shrek). It’s a great blog with information for writers not just on the strike but also on copyright law, the WGA Minimum Basic Agreement, and lot of other news and info. And it’s most likely seen its traffic spike as the October 30 strike deadline looms. Mazin has been posting a blow-by-blow of the negotiations that’s relatively even-handed. […]

By Scott Macaulay on Oct 15, 2007 Filmmaking

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