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Groth Stays On At CineVegas; Plante Named Director of Programming
Trevor Groth will stay on at CineVegas as Artistic Director, while Mike Plante has been named Director of Programming at the festival, which opens this week. There was some question as to Groth’s...
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“No Impact Man” Consumes U.S. Rights
U.S. rights Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein’s documentary “No Impact Man” has been picked up by Oscilloscope Laboratories. The film, which had its world debut this year at the Sundance Film Festival,...
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“The Drummer” Beats to Film Movement
North American rights to Kenneth Bi’s “The Drummer” have been acquired by Film Movement. The Mandarin and Cantonese language film stars Jackie Chan’s son Jaycee and is about a rebellious young man...
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315 Shorts Set For Palm Springs Fest
The 2009 Palm Springs International ShortFest announced its roster of 315 films, selected from more than 2,500 worldwide entries. Now in its 15th year, ShortFest will showcase 76 World Premieres, 43...
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Sundance Lab Focuses On Middle East; Post-Soviet Society
Sundance Institute announced the selection of 12 Documentary Film Fellows representing six projects to participate in the 6th Documentary Film Edit and Story Laboratory, set to run June 21 – 28 in...
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Hula-palooza! Docs Take Center Stage at 10th Maui Film Festival
Two docs will open the 10th Maui Film Festival taking place June 17 – 21. Director Dana Brown’s “Highwater” will open at the fest’s open air Celestial Cinema, a doc showcasing the 2005 Vans Triple...
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Blaxploitation Meets Art-House: “Modus Operandi” Director Frankie Latina
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of interviews with directors whose films are screening at the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival. “Modus Operandi” (USA, 2009) World Premiere Director: Frankie Latina...
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Owning His Film: “Easier with Practice” Director Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of interviews with directors whose films are screening at the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival. “Easier with Practice” (USA, 2009) Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez...
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Low Key Sci-Fi: “Moon” Nails Genre’s Appeal
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was originally published as a “snapshot review” as part of indieWIRE’s coverage of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Sam Rockwell gets a chance to showcase his broad performative...
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Tim Burton Heads To MoMA For Five-Month Exhibition
The Museum of Modern Art will present a major exhibition exploring the full scale of filmmaker Tim Burton’s career, both as a director and concept artist for live-action and animated films, and as an...
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I Love Moon Sex With Tetro, Inc: This Weekend at the Movies
With Hollywood offering a particularly weak duo – Tony Scott’s mildly received remake of “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” and the new addition to Eddie Murphy’s “what if?” family comedy resume – this...
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Newfest Goes “Pop Star” with Youth and Gender-bender Winners
Jan Kruger’s “Light Gradient” and Kimberly Reed’s “Prodigal Sons” were among the top jury winners Thursday night in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood, concluding the 2009 Newfest, New York LGBT Film...
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Jody & Ben Do “Vegas”
Jody Hill (right) and Ben Steinbauer at the opening night party for CineVegas following the screening of “St. John of Las Vegas.” Jody Hill is the director of “Observe and Report,” and is attending the...
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Watching Human Rights
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Director John Biaggi (second from right) congratulates “The Reckoning” filmmakers before their sold-out opening night screening, (l-r) producer Paco de...
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Doc Filmmaking Pioneer Allan King Dies at 79
The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) has reported the very sad news that pioneering cinéma vérité filmmaker Allan King has passed away in Toronto after a battle with brain cancer. “Allan was simply...
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“Summer” Set To Start Off Locarno
It has been announced that Marc Webb’s “(500) Days of Summer” will open the 62nd Locarno Film Festival. The film will screen on Wednesday August 5th, 2009 on the Piazza Grande in the small Swiss city....
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The Official Launch
Hi everyone and welcome to the Film Method website! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your stay. This is a project that has taken many months to put together and I am very pleased with the...
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Comic Con Part One
July 25, 2009 Comic Con 2009 Part 1 As I sit in line at 7:00am waiting for the Lost panel, I realize that I have ample time to reflect on the past 2 days at Comic Con. Lost is why I’m here, but I’ve...
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Tales from the Con: Lost Part One
July 28, 2009 This past weekend I attended the Comic Con convention for the first time in many years. I’ve decided to devote blog space on the Film Method site to this incredible Con as a special...
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Tales from the Con: Lost Part Two
July 29, 2009 (continued) The lights dimmed and the famed image of the Lost horizon came up on the projector screen. Slowly all the Season 6 Lost characters faded onto the screen leaving a hole in the...
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Tales from the Con: Day 1
July 31, 2009 The first day at Comic Con after not having attended for over 10 years was a bit eye opening. After arriving at the convention center promptly at 8:50am I realized that the line to get...
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Method Mate Update
September 9, 2009 There won’t be a new episode released this week. I’ll give you a week off to catch up on past episodes! There is some Film Method news, though. I am pleased to announce the addition...
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Film Method Gets a New Look
I’m pleased to announce that the Film Method website has had a facelift! Bryan McClure from Momentum Creative Studios has redesigned the site to make it a bit cleaner and easier to find content. Check...
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Special Offer for Film Method Listeners
September 30, 2009 Check out this amazing special offer brought to you by our friends at Indie Printing! Offer expires on October 31, 2009.
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Momentum Creative Studios Special Offer
October 28, 2009 An amazing offer from Bryan at Momentum CS
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Meet-Up Event Photos!
November 4, 2009 Here are some photos from our first meet-up event held on October 20th.
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Ronalds Brothers Special Podcast
January 29, 2010 We’ve got a special podcast today with the makers of the new film The Graves. Brian and Dean stop by the show to talk about their new movie that was released in theatres today!
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Live show with the creators of In the Darkness
Join us as we speak to Andrew Robinson, Jenna Edwards and Jeremy McGovern to discuss the release of their new film In the Darkness.
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April Live Series Kicks Off!
Join us for a great live interview with IndieFlix CEO Scilla Andreen! Click here to listen to the episode on Monday, April 5th at 7:00pm PST.
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The Slash Phenomenon
April 21, 2010 For my first official Film Method blog post I thought I’d write about something very near and dear to me. It’s what I refer to as the “slash” phenomenon. Maybe you’ve seen it. Maybe...
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Conan’s New Day
May 3, 2010 Although the name of this podcast is Film Method, we recognize the importance of all aspects of the entertainment industry including TV and the Web and it seems appropriate to publish a...
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Lost and Found
May 24, 2010 Last night was the series finale for one of the most daring and original television series ever made: Lost. Unless you’ve been hiding out in some dark cave or under some black rock, you...
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Meet and Greet/Haiti Fundraiser Event
Not only will this be a networking event, but we’ve decided to help out the Haiti relief effort by holding a fundraiser as well. All proceeds from the event will go to a special organization that...
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Film Method Listed as a Top 10 Podcast Worth the Listen
The latest issue of MovieMaker magazine was just released and to our sheer delight we were listed as one of the “Top 10 Podcasts Worth a Listen”! Check out the article here. MovieMaker has also...
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Happy Independence Week!
July 6, 2010 There won’t be a podcast this week because of the holiday, but we will resume next week. We at Film Method hope that you and your family had an awesome Independence Day!
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Film Method at Icons Event Sat, July 24
Film Method will be apart of an exciting event at this week’s Comic Con in San Diego. The event will take place at the Horton Plaza Event Center and will feature iconic artists of our day from all...
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I Love the 80′s POP Culture
I’ve been thinking a lot about the 80′s lately and just how much that decade, more than any other, shaped my attitude towards pop culture. I was probably at the most impressionable time of my life in...
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Film Method Hosts S3LA Event with Mental Eclectic
Shorts & Spirits LA or S3LA is a quarterly screening series that focuses on short form content. The next event is next Thursday, November 11th and Film Method will be apart of the festivities!...
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Film Method in 2011!
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you’re all ready for an exciting year of new interviews with different filmmakers as we launch into Season Three, which will be dedicated to production! We will be...
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Guest Blogging Series with Jason Brubaker: How To Sell Your Movie Checklist
If you’ve made a feature film, congratulations! As an independent filmmaker, you’ve just accomplished a feat that many find impossible. You’ve put together a cast and crew, refined your script, found...
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Film Method Extravaganza!
September 7, 2011 This is an exciting week for Film Method! We’ve got tons of new stuff for you including a new episode with director Varda Hardy, new photos from our latest photo shoot, contests and...
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Eve Light Honthaner Book Giveaway Contest!
Eve Light Honthaner has written the ultimate film production handbook and she’s giving one away to a lucky Film Method listener! To enter the contest simply create either a one-minute video or a 500...
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Ashley Ruskiewicz Wins Eve’s Production Handbook!
Ashley Ruskiewicz is the winner of The Complete Film Production Handbook giveaway contest! Ashley’s essay displayed not only her ability to learn from a difficult situation, but she also showed her...
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New Film Method Sponsor: Skye Rentals
We are happy to announce an addition to the Film Method family! Skye Rentals offers a complete line of production equipment, communication rentals and delivery service to get your film, television or...
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