When you get right down to it, there are only two kinds of movies a filmmaker can make: good ones and chick flicks. But even the best chick flick in the world will only bring in half your potential audience, same with good movies. Logically, the holy grail of dough-printing would be a film that … Continue reading
As I was leaving the theatre after last night’s screening of Adam Resurrected, the first thought that came to mind was: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Even as I write this, I still don’t know what to make of the film. It’s a challenging, elegant film; one that trusts the audience to travel … Continue reading
Here’s the line-up for the Worst Story Ever Told. SETUP (Part 1): Troy Anderson (My Blog Skip) Part 2: Gabe Powers (Gabe’s Blog) Part 3: Erix Part 4: Tom Fuchs Part 5: Special Outside Guest (My Blog Skip) Part 6: Sam Strange (Sam Strange Remembers) Part 7: Open to Whomever can Tell Me when “Naked … Continue reading
The fact that the Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero is being developed as a television show could be considered ancient but oh so very happy news. This has already been reported at CHUD so I’m guessing everyone reading this already knows about it. Actually, the very first time I read about it was from … Continue reading
THE SETUP I first heard the worst story ever told about a decade ago. I was in my senior year of High School trying to decide on a college to attend when a couple of the older employees at the theater shared this really amazing story that they heard from a friend in the Navy. … Continue reading
For those of you that missed it, Anderson’s started the Blog Wars. Here’s the explaination. From My Blog Skip: John Wayne Gacy, Jesus Christ and Lance Armstrong are in a bar. The bartender approaches them and asks what they’ll have. Jesus says that he’ll take a…. …glass of plain water. He wants to turn it … Continue reading
As popular a filmmaker as Kevin Smith is, I’ve only really enjoyed two of his films: Clerks and Chasing Amy. The rest, while entertaining, leave nothing for the audience to ponder about. Yes, Smith is a wonderful writer, but pop-culture dialogue and cameos can only go so far. For a while, I thought Smith had … Continue reading
From my written journal, entry on 09/04/08: “MANIPEDE! My first feature since quitting iO Film. It’s a small gig but it’s a great script. Matt, the director, seems very eager and open to ideas, and so must I. My biggest problem has always been a lack of respect for the material, and now that I’ve been … Continue reading
“In everything you do, have skill.” – something my Motion Picture Language instructor Alan Campbell once told me. DISCUSS IT WITH SKILL
With the ticking clock leading to the presidential election this November, there has never been a better or more urgently felt opportunity (at least in my lifetime) to become involved in the political process. This election represents two very starkly contrasted ideologies, polar opposites, really. Politics forum regular (and self-confessed Independent, neither Republican nor Democrat) … Continue reading