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….
Author: john_rodzvilla
“Catfish” and Lies the Internet Never Told You
You might want to refresh your memory of Marc Ecko’s 2007 fabulously successful lnternet stunt—the spray-painting of what seems to…
Behind the Scenes with Six Masters of Design
Chances are you didn’t know who decided to make Jimmy Stewart a stamp collector in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, but it…
The Desperation of Independence
As we enter another fall broadcast season and the networks prepare to launch new fare like Mike & Molly or…
3-D (Like it Used to Be) in ‘53
In 1953 and ‘54, this critic was popping the popcorn, changing the marquee, and patrolling the aisles of the Ritz…
Exhibitor FAQ: Emerging Pictures
With about 70 theatrical venues, Emerging Pictures is the largest network of digital theaters in the country. Existing and burgeoning…
The Show Must Go Green
Miranda Bailey’s recent film-within-a-film documentary, Greenlit, portrays the hopes and eventual challenges of making the production of The River Why…
Distributor FAQ: FilmBuff
FilmBuff is a digital distribution service provided by Cinetic Rights Management (CRM). Although FilmBuff is less than three years old,…
Fantasia’s Programmer Simon Laperrière Wants You to See More Genre Films
Montréal’s Fantasia International Film Festival may well be the largest film fest you’ve never heard of. If you haven’t been…