By MM Staff on November 27, 2018
In experimenting with all forms of moviemaking, this year’s AFI Fest slate managed to spread the focus of its selections even more...
By David Albert Pierce, Esq. on February 10, 2017
Doyle Lonnegan: Your boss is quite a card player, Mr. Kelly; how does he do it? Johnny Hooker: He cheats. – The...
By Jessica Sharzer on November 17, 2016
Whenever you meet with anyone in Hollywood, you are pitching. This is true even in a “general meeting,” i.e. a meeting not...
By Leslee Scallon on May 23, 2014
It started on a dark and stormy night…no wait… that’s another story. Dances With Films started with festival founders, Michael Trent and...
By Danielle Alberico on April 11, 2014
Writer Jonathan Hirschbein worked for years on the film Bad Country with the late director, Chris Brinker, who passed away only days...
By Kelly Leow on August 16, 2013
Here’s a recipe for a successful short film festival: Throw two ambitious 24-year-olds, a phone call, a cheaply-rentable theater, and a projector...
By James Kaelan on February 7, 2013
Sometimes I think people mistakenly assume that if you’re a filmmaker, you’re either working in Hollywood, or you’re a DIY moviemaker making...
By Peter Weed on January 31, 2013
Emir Kusturica haunts every wooden crevice of his village and film festival. You often hear him before seeing him, his gravelly baritone...