Adios Telluride
It’s about 7:30 in the morning and I’m sitting in my hotel room in my underwear, trying not to wake up my girlfriend, and […]
A Tale of Two Cities
First, I’d like to thank our friends at the American Pavilion, who have launched a new student filmmaker program at the Venice Film Festival.
SAGIndie Diversity Screening Series: HALF NELSON
Last night we launched the SAGIndie Diversity Screening Series in New York with HALF NELSON. This film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival,
The City that Doesn’t Sleep (except where I’m staying)
SAGIndie is growing. Besides the addition of Eliza (who is putting us all to shame with the frequency of her blogging), we are going
Outfest 2006: Or Why is Everyone Dressed Better than Me?
Last night was the opening gala for Outfest 2006: the 24th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. Props to Outfest for once again
LAFF 2006: Intellectual Honesty
Last week I was quoted in an article in the LA Film Festival launch issue of Daily Variety. The issue was about all of
Another One Bites the Dust (An Actual Karaoke Song, BTW)
Well, we’ve come to the end of our fourth year at the Cannes Film Festival (and my fifth year attending), and I wanted to
Lies
Yesterday we hosted a “case-study” panel with the cast and filmmakers behind “Lying.” The film, by first-time writer/director M Blash is part of the
Is the Caiman one of the X-Men?
It’s true. I have been coming to Cannes for five years and until yesterday had never seen a film here. At first it was
We Missed the Bus
Every year there seems to be a shocking, controversial film at Cannes. A few years ago it was Gaspar Noe’s “Irreversible” (a really disturbing,
Acting Schools, Pig Sandwiches, and the Stars
We just finished the 4th Annual SAGIndie Student Barbecue where we sacrificed a virgin and cooked him over an open flame. I’m just kidding.
Darrien is Officially Old
Every year Darrien has to celebrate her birthday during the Cannes Film Festival (I used to have to celebrate mine during Sundance, but I