They Shoot Bloggers, Don’t They?
Not that I need to impress him, but my boss Paul "Blog or You’re Fired!" Bales is really pushing for insightful (any) updates and […]
Venice Biennale Part 4
It’s 11:00am in Venice and I have only seen two of the Venice Intensive students all morning, so I am forced to contribute to
Venice Festival Part 3
Venice is a city of natural mystery. It’s streets are a medieval maze whose twists and turns and dead ends comprise the root system
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.
Sundance Producers Conference 06: A River Really DOES Run Through It!
O.K., you all know that I go to a lot of festivals. The truth is, I rarely go to any panel or event where
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,
Waylaid
Friday night SAGIndie screened the first film (Michael Kang’s The Motel) in our newest undertaking, the quarterly Diversity Screening Series at AFI. I’d like
So Ronery, I’m So Ronery…
Dear Loyal Readers: Since I was left alone in the office today, with no one to entertain me (Paul is in NYC hiring the
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: Airing DIRTY LAUNDRY
O.K., y’all haven’t heard much from me lately. For one, I haven’t seen that many films lately, despite the local festivals. I can only
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