by Colin McCormack | Aug 15, 2024 | indieBlog, Spotlight
As a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and a beautiful blonde coming up during the heyday of 1950s Hollywood, GENA ROWLANDS, perhaps unsurprisingly, saw early success in studio movies, network television, and Broadway theatre. But the actress —...
by Colin McCormack | Sep 23, 2021 | indieBlog, Miscellany
The film industry is mourning the loss of a cinematic rule-breaker who epitomized the indie spirit, MELVIN VAN PEEBLES, who passed away on September 21. Born in 1932 in Chicago, Van Peebles served nearly four years in the U.S. Air Force before he began making short...
by SAGindie | Mar 31, 2021 | Filmmaker Resources, Indie News, indieBlog
Life is busy – vaccines are getting rolled out, royals are getting in trouble, cuts are getting Snyder’d. It can be tough to stay up-to-date on the latest film industry news, profiles, analysis, and advice. That’s why we’ve curated some essential reads you may...
by Colin McCormack | Nov 2, 2016 | Filmmaker Resources, indieBlog, Interviews, Spotlight
Many actors would kill to land just one iconic role that gives them that people-calling-you-your-character-name-on-the-street level of recognizability. ANTHONY EDWARDS, however, has at least three of those roles: There’s Gilbert from Revenge of the Nerds; Goose from...