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Issue #54 [Spring 2004]

Mark Ruffalo’s Revenge
By Timothy Rhys
If revenge is a dish best served cold, the formerly long-struggling Mark Ruffalo might have to wait a bit… because right now this phenomenally talented actor's career is pretty much on fire.

Features: Funny Business
By Karen Holly
Some of today's most celebrated comedy writers talk about what it takes to be funny-and get paid for it.

Features: The Super 16 Revolution
By Bob Fisher
Following the lead of Cesar Chalone (City of God), several hot cinematographers are teaming up with distinguished directors to tell their latest tales in a suddenly chic format—Super 16.

Features: Lars von Trier: The Natural
By Travis Crawford
Which comes first, the story or the style? For Lars von Trier, each new project yields a different answer.

Features: The Clip’s in the Can
By Andy Rose
Stock footage offers moviemakers a reliable way to save money-and still get the shot! Right now it's easier than ever.

Features: Made in Manhattan
By Gordon Willis
Legendary cinematographer Gordon Willis looks back on shooting Woody Allen's Manhattan a quarter-century later.

Features: What Do Producers Want?
by Karen Holly and Caitlin
Producers are always looking for their next "great script"-but what that means and where they look just might surprise you.

Features: Confessions of a Hack
By John Weidner
One young screenwriter learns to embrace the "H"word.

Features: Marketing Your Screenplay- and Yourself
By Jerrol LeBaron
Writing a great script is the first hurdle, but getting someone who counts to read it is what really matters.

Features: Orson Welles: Beacon and Exile
By Gabriel M. Paletz
He was American cinema's first golden boy genius, and Hollywood's first independent. Here's a new take on Welles' latter years.

Features: Chromakeying Can Change Your Life
Matt Power
A techno-savvy moviemaker reveals how to break the rules and make your ultra-low-budget digital movie look like a million bucks.

Notebook: Notebook
By Timothy Rhys

Letters: Letters
By Letters

Park City 2004
By Jessica Hundley
Introducing our brand new Festival Coop section-with news from Sundance, Slamdance, TromaDance, and a some insider tips on how to
get your film noticed by festival programmers.

Insider Secrets
By Christopher Zara
Introducing our brand new Festival Coop section-with news from Sundance, Slamdance, TromaDance, and a some insider tips on how to
get your film noticed by festival programmers.

The Best First Films of All Time
By Saul Austerlitz
First films may bear an unpredictable relationship to a moviemaker's work to come, but every so often the stars align.

Dawn of the Doc
By Randee Dawn
The exploding interest in reality entertainment is paying direct dividends to documentary moviemakers. And it's about time!

Foo-Foo Dust
By Gina Levy
One journalist-turned-director shares the nine tough lessons she learned in making a short on drug addiction.

New Argentine Moviemaking
By Richard Shpuntoff
An economic crisis can't keep Argentina down as one of the world's fastest-growing international film hot spots.

Your Questions Answered
By Rick Schmidt
Veteran maverick moviemaker Rick Schmidt answers your questions on cameras, formats and more.

Features: Indie Counselor
By David Albert Pierce, Esq.
A top indie attorney debunks some moviemaking myths and legends-and welcomes your questions for this new column.

Philip Kaufman’s Twisted
By Phillip Williams
Writer-director Philip Kaufman walks the line between Hollywood and Indiewood-and always does it his way.

Charlie Kaufman, Outlaw Scribe
By David Fear
Hollywood's most imaginative writer slips the shackles of conventional screenwriting once more with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. If only he could remember how he did it...

Judy Greer
By Timothy Rhys
Talent, versatility, beauty, brains… a profile of the hardest-working actress you've likely never heard of.

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Jaman Launches “Movie Channel for the World”

Jaman.com announced the availability of instantly streamed, HD-quality movies—for free.

With nothing more than a simple click, cineastes can watch one of 100 ad-supported titles from the online distributor's collection of more than 3,000 films at no cost. Alternatively, those viewers who are less inclined to "pay" for the free films by watching the ads can pay just $1.99 to watch them commercial-dree. “By offering a free streaming media service along with our current rental and ownership download options, we are anticipating the future of digital cinema," says Jaman founder and CEO, Gaurav Dhillon. "With streaming, we provide our community with a quality viewing experience that is free and for our advertisers, we deliver a unique audience and premium and targeted placement opportunities.”

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