Good Lord, Not Another Artsy Film
I am Marc Vogl, a 30-something East Coast kid who came out to San Francisco in the 90s following a…
Author: john_rodzvilla
Behind the Spin
There is a mystique to filmmaking—the silvery light that reflects off the screen, the way the story shapes a character’s…
What a Long, Freaky Head-Trip It’s Been
“Get on the ground, motherfuckers,” declares Wayne Coyne, directing two somewhat confused kids to lie on their chests in the…
Participant Productions
To most people, Jeff Skoll is the eBay guy. He was the first employee and first president of the online…
Secrets and LIES
You have become the thing that you have mocked. That’s a paraphrase of a famous Shakespeare line, and it’s also…
Q/A: Luke Wilson
Sometimes my friend Laura Donovan will call me out of the blue and just say these two words: “Macaw! Macaw!”…
Gregg Araki Gets Mysterious
Gregg Araki is George Bush’s worst nightmare. In Araki’s parallel cinematic universes, the mainstream is subverted, what the right wing…
Effie Brown
“A hybrid of a hippie commune and capitalism,” is how revered indie film producer Effie Brown describes the goal of…
How much should I hustle?
Dear Doc Doctor: My film projects and ideas are well-suited for public television. But as an independent filmmaker I can’t…