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DROPPING IN ON THE 2011 WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL

By | August 2011

This is the fest’s 20th anniversary, and despite attending numerous types of film fests, big and small, I had no idea what to expect…

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DROPPING IN ON THE 2011 WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL

Last year I was invited to attend the Woods Hole Film Festival. At the time, however, I was stressed out about getting to and through the 2010 San Diego...

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DID HE JUST SAY “PIECE OF F**K”? DAY THREE OF THE 2011 FANTASIA FILM

That's how my screening day started, seated for Deadball and trying to figure out if, during the introduction, the director of the film had just said that...

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DAY TWO OF FANTASIA FEST 2011 EQUALS THREE FLICKS IN SIX HOURS

I'm one of those people who thinks that, if you're going to attend a film festival, you better be away from your hotel room seeing as many films or...

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A TIRED MAN’S ACCOUNT OF DAY ONE OF THE 2011 FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL

The last time I attended the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, it was 1999. I had a great time, but for various reasons (the biggest being that I moved...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FOUR OF “CXL”

There's nothing quite like a really long day of freezing cold exteriors to make you appreciate the simple joys of filming inside. You can put your stuff...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY THREE OF “CXL”

When I came up with the concept for A Year Without Rent, I kind of imagined myself getting to see all of the iconic places in the country. I'm not sure why...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY TWO OF “CXL”

I was in San Francisco for a couple of days prior to this shoot (and prior to jetting over to Delaware), where I had the pleasure of taking in a screening...

J.X. WILLIAMS’ CINELEAKS: COURTROOM DRAMA

As my readership – composed almost entirely of unemployed filmmakers who spend too much time on this website – would acknowledge, this has been a very...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY ONE OF “CXL”

I've never worked in front of a green screen before, so when Sean Gillane tells me that his film CXL (stands for cancel) is going to involve some VFX green...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY THREE OF “TERMINAL LEGACY”

It's so stupid, but one of my favorite things is when a grip or DP uses a c-stand to hold a branch. I have no idea why, but it strikes me a damned cool....

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