Archive for October, 2008

Burn Notice - On-Set and Production Assisting

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

At the beginning of the summer I had mentioned how I stumbled on the set of Confessions of a Shopaholic and through a couple degrees of someone who knows someone, I was put in touch with the Location Manager of the show Burn Notice and invited to come out to the set. This is what [...]

Schadenfreude!

Monday, October 27th, 2008

A while back I mentioned how I was sort of fired/not re-hired to run the on-campus TV station. Another person wooed the new president with her ideas of new TV shows and contests yet lacked any knowledge on how to actually do that.
Well, I just found out that she was fired. Schadenfreude!

20 Amazing Movie Posters

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Movie posters are the main visual representation you have to get someone to see your movie. Most are safe. Some, however, push beyond a simple advertisement to a work of art.
These are 20 posters that dare to be different, all from films released in the past year or so. Be inspired and enjoy.
Dear Zachary: A [...]

Five Sprockets - Film Production Tools Online

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Last month at TechCrunch 50 I was introduced to Five Sprockets. Their mission is to bring all the tools you’d need to write and manage a film online and for free. Good idea, yes, but I don’t think the execution is there yet.
The main tools of the beta site are an online script writer (vScripter) [...]

Jumping the Gun: 10 Future Cult Films

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Perhaps it’s too early to predict which films gain cult status, but here’s 10 recent movies fighting for the honor.
Waltz with Bashir

One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs. The two men conclude that there’s a connection to their [...]

Geoffrey Gilmore and the Creature from the Black Lagoon

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

So right before I went off on documentary making adventures, Mr. Gilmore and I had a rendezvous back in Tallahassee.
First, to belay any doubts I had when I ended my last recount of our adventures, he did remember me. Joining him was Julie Le Brocquy who produced Osama, an amazing film I saw back in [...]

Portrait of a Lady Killer: Javier Bardem - New York Times

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

You grew up in Madrid, loving American as well as Spanish films.
That’s true: I don’t believe in God, but I believe in Al Pacino. The other day I was watching ‘‘Dog Day Afternoon’’ again, and I see a man who is so true, so interesting and I understand more about the world from his [...]

25 Movies About Music You Haven’t Seen

Monday, October 6th, 2008

As the title says, this is a list of movies about music that you’ve probably passed over or never heard of. They all have some sort of cultural relevance, either about the piece of music history they explore or the film itself.
So when you have a free weekend and are wondering what to do, here’s [...]