Life is busy — there’s so much news in international affairs and baby hippo activities. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on all the film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may have missed over the past month. So take some time to catch up with this month’s good reads!
This Month’s Good Reads (September 2024)
From Small Screen to Silver Screen: TikTok’s Impact on Movie Marketing (via TikTok for Business)
Turns out those ever-scrolling TikTokkers are going to see movies!
They Made a Movie About Trump. Then No One Would Release It (via Jake Coyle for The Associated Press)
Legal threats from the former president, angry investors, a last-minute Kickstarter campaign: The Apprentice‘s rocky road to (still not quite yet) distribution.
Behind Neon’s Banner Year and Rivalry with A24 (via Pamela McClintock for The Hollywood Reporter)
A peek behind the curtain at Neon.
The Famous Fascist Who Started the Venice Film Festival (via Amanda Mannen for Cracked)
A prestigious film fest with a real History Channel backstory.
I Was a Showbiz Dad: How My Toddler’s Appearance in a TIFF Movie Captured a Wonderful Period of Her Childhood (via Adam Nayman for The Toronto Star)
The film-critic-to-stage-parent pipeline continues.
Elevate Me Later (via John Semley for The Baffler)
Does Longlegs mark the end of “elevated horror”?
Presented with Commentary: The Entertainment and Educational Values of Audio Commentaries (via Justin LaLiberty for Letterboxd Journal)
All the things a filmmaker or cinephile can learn from audio commentaries.
White-Collar Workers Are Getting Squeezed. Even Oscar-Winning Producers. (via Noam Scheiber for The New York Times)
Things are tough all over!
Maggie Cheung Walked Away From Acting 20 Years Ago, but Her Legend Endures (via Raymond Ang for GQ)
The lingering international influence of the retired In the Mood for Love and Irma Vep star.
California Bills Protecting Actors, Performers from A.I. Replicas Signed Into Law by Gov. Newsom (via Marissa Wenzke for CBS News)
Score one for the flesh-and-blood!
Todd Solondz’s Unfulfilled Desires (via Elena Saavedra Buckley for The New Yorker)
Even an indie auteur icon is struggling to get his next movie made.
SAG-AFTRA to Organize Intimacy Coordinators (via SAG-AFTRA)
Unionization efforts for the “choreographers” of sex scenes.
Magical Mystery Tour: Tarsem on The Fall (via Keva York for Mubi Notebook)
The filmmaker talks the resurgence of his long-lost cult hit.
25 New Faces of Independent Film 2024 (via Filmmaker Magazine)
This year’s roster of Filmmaker Mag’s top up-and-comers.
In case you were ignoring us (aka blatant self-promotion)
Stowe Story Labs SAGindie Fellowship
We are once again offering a fellowship to attend the 2025 Stowe Narrative Lab.
Filmmaker Interview: Nadine Crocker, writer/director/star of Continue
The actor-turned-filmmaker talks to us about bringing an autobiographical story to the screen.
Call For Entries: Film Music Connect Shorts Competition 2024
Filmmakers and composers: Enter now to bring original music to your next short film!
Videos worth watching
Two-Shots can be #1! (via Every Frame a Painting)
How ’bout you? Read anything good this month?
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