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…
Making Films
Greater Filmmaker Responsibility in the New Documentary Paradigms
Anyone who cares about documentary filmmaking wants to know: In the current post-financial crisis, insecure-industry environment, how can filmmakers fund…
All Signs Point North
The Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) is a documentary-exclusive festival that takes place September 29th through October 3rd in a…
Lessons in Perseverance
With latent teen rocker angst and a career as a print music journalist threatened to the point of extinction, Geoff…
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….
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 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,…
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…