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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAWN MIKKELSON ON "SMOOCH"

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It occurred to me recently that A Year Without Rent was missing an opportunity by not letting the filmmakers we profile speak for themselves…

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAWN MIKKELSON ON "SMOOCH"

It occurred to me recently that A Year Without Rent was missing an opportunity by not letting the filmmakers we profile speak for themselves. So, we're in...

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WHERE'S DADDY? THE LEGACY OF "THE BAD SEED" (1956)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Mervyn LeRoy's The Bad Seed (1956) premiered an anxiety that would soon blossom in the American cinema: a fear that our offspring could...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY EIGHT OF “FAT KID RULES THE WORLD”

There's something strange about life on location. When you shoot a film, you never shoot it in order. The chief reason being that it's never easy to load...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY SEVEN OF “FAT KID RULES THE WORLD”

It's 1am and I'm sitting by myself on the sidewalk at the corner of 3rd Avenue & Seneca Street, 4 blocks from set. The battery on my phone died an hour...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: @THEIPHOTOGRAPHR

For every film I work on, there's usually a Twitter hashtag or account dedicated to the film (What if there's no hashtag or account? That's a red flag.)...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY SIX OF “FAT KID RULES THE WORLD”

Yesterday, there was a car parked on the street near craft services. In and of itself, this is not unusual. Craft services is on the sidewalk and we're...

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FILM FESTIVAL NOTEBOOK WITH HEIDI VAN LIER: SUMMER 2011

Indie filmmaker Heidi Van Lier snaps pix on her festival and film journeys around the world. This week, Heidi takes a look back at the Summer of...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FIVE OF “FAT KID RULES THE WORLD”

I come from a basketball family. My Uncle Dale was a 3rd team Parade All-American and once beat Bill Russell at HORSE. My younger brother coaches at...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: BRENDON FOGLE'S "SYNC"

There's a day off in the FAT KID RULES THE WORLD schedule, and the last day before the day off wraps at 5am. By the time I make it back to where I'm...

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A YEAR WITHOUT RENT: DAY FOUR OF "FAT KID RULES THE WORLD"

In the world of micro budget indie film, the term "G&E Department" is a bit misleading. The only time you can make a distinction between G & E is when the...

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