The Butler was good like Luna bars are good (i.e., super tasty but you won’t mistake this for dessert). I appreciated The Butler, but didn’t enjoy it. Of course, the subject matter is super difficult to tackle and the film did an admirable job here, successfully navigating the delicate line between being too preachy and
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The Battle Below Is Screening At Shockerfest International Film Festival 2013
October 1, 2013 – Posted in: The Battle BelowMORE GREAT NEWS! The Battle Below will be screening at Shockerfest 2013. ShockerFest International Film Festival 2013 will be broadcast on the internet TV station CVML-TV and simulcast on www.shockerfest.net from October 15 – 31st. We're in the Horror - Shorts category and will be screened multiple times during that two-week period. Currently, we are
Branding, Advertising and Product Placement in Independent Films
September 11, 2013 – Posted in: Creative ProcessWill Tiao, founder of Film Finance Master Class and writer and speaker on getting your film funded, recently wrote a piece on corporate sponsorship as a means to fund your film: Can I Get Advertising Sponsors to Pay For My Film? The Role of Branding, Advertising and Product Placement in Indie Films. One of Tiao's
Update…Memorable Minorities Is A Go
September 4, 2013 – Posted in: Memorable MinoritiesTHANK YOU! We hit our crowdfunding goal on Indiegogo so Memorable Minorities is a go. We hope to shoot in the next few weeks, and we'll keep you posted on our blog. First up, Game of Thrones. Then, a hysterical piece by Melody Cooper -- you will not think of museums the same way again,
How Joss Whedon Gets So Much Done
August 6, 2013 – Posted in: Creative ProcessAbsolutely eat dessert first. The thing that you want to do the most, do that – Joss Whedon Ari Karpel posted a great piece in Fast Company on Joss Whedon: How To Be Prolific: Guidelines For Getting It Done From Joss Whedon. The above quote on doing the fun stuff first is just one of
I really did think that life would be like college, but it isn’t. Life is like high school. – Meryl Streep
July 23, 2013 – Posted in: Creative ProcessHow is the entertainment business like high school? Cliques and stereotypes abound. The majority adopt the same formulaic trends (though I did see and enjoy “White House Down” so I’m part of the problem). Creative people are outsiders Smart people are overshadowed by the beautiful and physically fit As time goes on, you see that
If Steven Spielberg Is Worried About Filmmaking, Should We Worry?
June 20, 2013 – Posted in: Creative ProcessI read with great interest this Hollywood Reporter piece on how Steven Spielberg himself predicts the implosion of the film industry: If Spielberg feels like it’s tough to make a film, what does it mean for the rest of us? If literary, creative, or basically any non-tentpole films need to be made for TV, what
Battle Below Episode 4 – The Queen
March 5, 2013 – Posted in: The Battle BelowThe Battle Below follows Derek, now a college professor, coming back to his old neighborhood. The projects are giving way to Whole Foods, the rents are insane and kids are fighting in dungeons with swords and axes for money, because there are no jobs. Written and directed by Bruce Faulk. Produced by Caroline Ceniza-Levine and
Battle Below Episode 3 is Online
February 18, 2013 – Posted in: The Battle BelowThe Battle Below follows Derek, now a college professor, coming back to his old neighborhood. The projects are giving way to Whole Foods, the rents are insane and kids are fighting in dungeons with swords and axes for money, because there are no jobs. Written and directed by Bruce Faulk. Produced by Caroline Ceniza-Levine and
Interview With Actor Tory Kittles
February 4, 2013 – Posted in: InterviewTory Kittles is an American actor, writer and producer. He's appeared in films such as Get Rich Or Die Trying, Next, Miracle at St. Anna and Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias for which he is currently nominated for an NAACP award for his performance as Jackson. Kittles also had a stint on the hit series Sons of