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I’M NOT THERE RELEASE DATE AND TRAILER

I’ll admit that it initially seemed a little weird when news broke that Todd Haynes’s I’m Not There would be opening on two screens at the Film Forum and also at Lincoln Plaza in late November. Decently budgeted (reportedly $13.5 million) and starring Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere and others, it hardly, as this piece by John Anderson in The New York Times points out, seems a likely candidate for a small arthouse opening. But, it is a Todd Haynes film and the Film Forum is a great venue that carries cultural weight. I think, then, in the end […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 21, 2007

SUPERBAD’s GREG MOTTOLA SPEAKS

If you’re not in the habit of regularly checking out the main page, head over there now for this interview by Nick Dawson of Superbad director Greg Mottola. His debut feature, Daytrippers, was a great no-budget indie, and now, years later, he’s having a spectacular second act with the number one movie in America (and a smaller indie film just about to shoot). While you’re there, click on the RSS feed so all of Dawson’s interviews are sent directly to your feed reader. A brief excerpt: Filmmaker: You worked closely with Judd on Undeclared, but at what stage did he […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 20, 2007

Greg Mottola, Superbad

CHRISTOPHER MINTZ-PLASSE, JONAH HILL AND MICHAEL CERA IN GREG MOTTOLA’S SUPERBAD. COURTESY COLUMBIA PICTURES. It’s a sign of Hollywood’s wrongheadedness that it’s been a decade since Greg Mottola last made a movie. In 1996, Mottola arrived on the scene with his debut, The Daytrippers, a funny and poignant indie that recalled the classy Hollywood comedies of the ’60s and ’70s. Though the film led to Mottola becoming friends with Woody Allen — unquestionably an influence on Daytrippers — his next two projects failed to come to fruition, so he turned his focus to television. Mottola’s work in TV has been […]

by Nick Dawson on Aug 17, 2007

DENTLER INTERVIEWS HANNAH TAKES THE STAIRS DIRECTOR SWANBERG

Matt Dentler came up with a great concept to help get the word out about Joe Swanberg’s Hannah Takes the Stairs, which begins a theatrical run Wednesday, August 22 at New York’s IFC Center. He’s done interviews with Swanberg and the film’s other principal collaborators and parceled them out to a number of different film bloggers. Here’s the Filmmaker segment, and thanks, Matt, for including us. JOE SWANBERG INTERVIEWED BY MATT DENTLER On the eve of the theatrical debut of Joe Swanberg’s SXSW 2007 hit, Hannah Takes the Stairs, I wanted to check in with each of the film’s principal […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 17, 2007

IFP DOC ROUGH CUT LAB CALL FOR ENTRY

IFP Documentary Rough Cut Lab – November 6 – 9, 2007, NYC The IFP Documentary Rough Cut Lab is a national program connecting mentors and projects before they are submitted to festivals. The Lab aims to identify 10 high quality independently produced documentaries each year that can benefit from the support and expertise of experienced film professionals. The key creative teams of these projects receive feedback from a range of professionals in editing, scoring, post delivery, outreach, marketing and publicity, sales representation and festival strategy. The 2007 Documentary Lab Leaders: the documentary production team of Arts Engine, Inc.: (Election Day, […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 17, 2007

IS THE BARTENDER HERE?

Over at Movie City Indie, Ray Pride posts a long interview with Tim Kinsella, a musician with dozens of albums under his belt who is turning to filmmaking using the same DIY energy he previously applied to the recording business. His debut feature, Orchard Vale, premiered at the Chicago Underground festival yesterday. Two excerpts: RAY PRIDE: Is the disintegration of the music industry because of evolving technology one of the reasons you decided to explore filmmaking? TIM KINSELLA: I don’t get the impression it was ever very easy to make a living as a musician. By the late nineties, I […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 16, 2007

GHOST SONGS

“The ambiguously desirable New York Ghost,” as the eccentric PDF blog is dubbing itself this month, reviews what they imagine to be the soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s The Darjeeling Express. Only, they haven’t seen the movie. And, Ghost, hate to break it to you, but I saw the movie the other night and your ten-song tracklist prediction is 0 for 10. Still, there is something kinda cool about such preemptive critical thought. Here’s the Ghost on track one: 1. Talking Heads, ‘Born Under Punches’ (as by a blind Sikh beggar). Train tracks. Dust. Oppressive sunlight. Sublimely penurious farmers wash garments […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 16, 2007

SCHOOL DAZE

Gregg Goldstein in The Hollywood Reporter writes about an innovative film marketing class based around John Sayles’s Honeydripper. From the piece: “Stomp the Yard” producer Will Packer and Emerging Pictures founder Ira Deutchman are teaming with Clark Atlanta University to launch a film marketing and distribution course for African-American college students across the country. The class will be based around the marketing plan for John Sayles’ upcoming musical drama “Honeydripper” starring Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Stacy Keach, Mary Steenburgen and Sean Patrick Thomas. Lectures will be organized by Clark Atlanta marketing professor Charles W. Richardson Jr., […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 16, 2007

AUGUST EXPLAINS

A couple of posts below I discussed the deal that a dozen A-list writers made at Fox in which they’ll each write a spec for the studio and, in return, receive a low up-front payday but good money as well as creative controls if the film gets made. One of the writers, John August, has more on his blog. Here’s an excerpt in which he explains the rationale for the deal: So. Will it work? Will it change anything? I don’t know. I think it’s best to classify it as an experiment. We’re each committing to one script, so if […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 16, 2007

THE WRITE STUFF

Michael Fleming has a noteworthy story in Variety today reporting that a dozen screenwriters with strong commercial track records have joined together in a collective called Writing Partners which is making a deal at Fox. Offering a stark contrast to the cliche of the abused Hollywood writer, the Fox deal offers the scribes real incentives to bring spec projects to the studio. From the piece: The writers, who’ll take small upfront payments and will only get their usual fees on films that go into production, will also be guaranteed input as producers, and protection from being rewritten without their permission. […]

by Scott Macaulay on Aug 14, 2007

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