Redemption Hunters
In The Hunter, Willem Dafoe plays Martin, a mercenary who is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to…
Katherine Brodsky
Katherine Brodsky is a freelance arts and entertainment writer. She has written for Entertainment Weekly, MovieMaker Magazine, USA Weekend, Variety, Stage Directions, Forward, and many others. She has interviewed a diverse range of intriguing personalities, including Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Pulitzer, Tony, and Genie Award winners & nominees.
Of-the-Moment Tips on Funding Indies, Social Media, Genre Films, TV Pitches and More
The hot topic at this fall’s BNA Atlas International Film & TV Finance Summit, the 11th Annual in New York,…
Overcoming Overemotion One Chocolate at a Time
No doubt that Romantics Anonymous is a very personal film for director Jean-Pierre Améris. He knows all too well the…
It’s Alive!
Director Chris Paine is back with a follow-up to his highly touted documentary, Who Killed the Electric Car?, which celebrated…
George Hickenlooper on “Casino Jack” and the New Definition of Independent Film
There’s no doubt that making a political film was meant to be in Casino Jack director George Hickenlooper’s future. (The…
How to Open a Festival with a Bang
There is something unusual about Score: A Hockey Musical, which opened the Toronto International Film Festival this year. For one,…
Do Canadian Indies Depend on American Celebrity?
Barney’s Version is a Canadian film with a lot of stars, especially American ones like Paul Giamatti and Dustin Hoffman….
Mix Master
Marcelo Zarvos is scoring big in the independent film world these days. The thirty-five-year old Brazilian-born Zarvos, who has made…