If you were at the New York DIY Days a few weeks ago, and stayed till the very end, you might be featured in this “Mad as Hell” Arin Crumley video below. First off, I have to say hats off to Crumley for putting all that heart into his work. I felt like I was [...]
There’s been a lot of chatter over the last month about Disney chief Bob Iger’s ruthless housecleaning over at Disney. Big executive shakeups like Iger’s seem more unusual in Hollywood than perhaps in many other businesses because Hollywood for the most part is a business of predictability, stability and sameness. Ironic, given that they are [...]
I’m tired of talking about art. I want to talk about money. Can we just have an art-free conversation today? Ok, here it goes. Aah, I think I smell the faint aroma of the Sundance acquisition. It’s crisp, like fresh money. Like your payout on a roulette win in Las Vegas. That sweet stash of cash sitting there [...]
One of the interesting results of the proliferation of web video has been that whatever special distinction independent filmmakers felt they had is kind of over. The truth is, right now, in January 2010 most of the visual storytelling–series, one-off videos and even features you’ll find on content sites (outside of the Netflix and Hulus [...]
I hate rules. I’ve never been able to follow them. And I find the tyranny of web lists obnoxious. BUT, somehow one cannot deny that in an era of such chaos as we are experiencing in the media arts especially, this kind of list may…possibly… have some value. There, I said it! This is my [...]
This Youtube video Ataque de Panico currently has over a million hits, prompting Sam Raimi to sign its Uruguayan director Fede Alvarez to a production deal for a $30 million feature. The LA Times reported this deal as a Cinderella story, courtesy of Youtube popularity, a little help by Kanye West’s blog (!) and special [...]
I should say first that I have NOT seen Paranormal Activity, chiefly because, well…I’m a scaredy-cat and probably wouldn’t sleep for days afterwards. BUT, that never stopped me from a big picture analysis. Of course the hype everyone is hanging on to right now is the parallel between Paranormal and Blair Witch. And I get [...]
