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DV CASE STUDY: FALLING LIKE THIS
Filled with car chases, period detail, and scores of extras, Dani Minnick’s Falling Like This is a stunning-looking DV feature realized on a slim $68,000 budget. Here, producer Lulu Zezza reveals her production secrets.
PLANET HOLLYWOOD
While some say that all the world loves a good story, as cultural theorist Franco Moretti discovers in this provocative essay, that’s not necessarily true. Mapping the limits of Hollywood hegemony, Moretti examines cultural assumptions that govern international film distribution. Introduction by James Schamus.
DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
First-time filmmakers struggle to create buzz for their pictures. But what to do after the film’s premiere and buzz turns to background noise? Reed Martin investigates the ways in which filmmakers build momentum for their careers.
SIDEBAR: SWITCHING CHANNELS
Peter Bowen looks at the opportunities afforded independent filmmakers by television.
REPORTS
TURBULENT
Atom Egoyan on the work of artist Shirin Neshat.
FOREVER FRANCO
Andre Salas on Spanish director Jess Franco.
OTHER GREEN WORLDS
The films of Richard Green.
DIGITAL ARTHOUSE
SNAPSHOT
Russ Meyer’s photographs.
N.Y. SOCIAL CLUB
Alfredo De Villa’s Washington Heights.
CONTENT PROVIDERS
Edward R. Pressman and John Schmidt’s new company, ContentFilm.
TRAVELOG
Wim Wenders’s Once: Pictures and Stories.
UNDERAGE
J.T. Leroy talks to James Bolton about Eban and Charley.
