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,…
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The Desperation of Independence
As we enter another fall broadcast season and the networks prepare to launch new fare like Mike & Molly or…
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…
A Meeting of Worlds: YouTube Biennial at the Guggenheim
The Guggenheim Museum: one of the art world’s most venerable institutions, home of masterpieces from the Impressionist movement to the…
No Thanks, Take-Back Manifesto
“Can we get back to talking about movies, please?” So concludes The Take-Back Manifesto, filmmaker/blogger Michael Tully’s biting critique of…
Funder FAQ: Playboy’s Surprising Mission
Damned in the U.S.A. (1991) Heart of the Matter (1994) In the Family (2008) The Most Dangerous Man in America…
Film Journal: Survival Strategies During Production
In my last installment of my film journal, I wrote about the importance of pre-production for laying the groundwork for…
How Funders are Like Crushes and Other Sundance Morsels
Editor’s note: Below is just a sampling of Shechter’s Sundance account. For the whole enchilada, visit her blog. Hello from…
Interview with Jane Bernstein about Charlotte Glynn
The Independent spoke with Jane Bernstein about what is was like being the subject of her daughter’s documentary about her…