When the nice folks at MakingOf.com asked me to introduce this “behind the scenes” short film put together by my friend and Hello Lonesome associate producer Mark Rosenberg I thought I would try something different than the usual indie film stats.*
Behind the development and production of any film is a massive collection of choices. I thought it might be cool if I listed a random sampling of the choices I made making Hello Lonesome and why. In no particular order whatsoever, you know, for entertainment value:
Choice: No dollys, cranes, or steadicams, really no grip equipment whatsoever.
Why: I told myself that it would make the film more intimate and personal, but really, on our budget we couldn’t afford the equipment, or the crew to use it.
Choice: Two Bernese Mountain Dogs.
Why: They came with the Manhattan location. Either I had to hide 300 lbs of dog...
Behind the development and production of any film is a massive collection of choices. I thought it might be cool if I listed a random sampling of the choices I made making Hello Lonesome and why. In no particular order whatsoever, you know, for entertainment value:
Choice: No dollys, cranes, or steadicams, really no grip equipment whatsoever.
Why: I told myself that it would make the film more intimate and personal, but really, on our budget we couldn’t afford the equipment, or the crew to use it.
Choice: Two Bernese Mountain Dogs.
Why: They came with the Manhattan location. Either I had to hide 300 lbs of dog...
- 6/23/2010
- Makingof.com
The IMDb250. A list of the top 250 films as ranked by the users of the biggest internet movie site on the web. It is based upon the ratings provided by the users of the Internet Movie Database, which number into the millions. As such, it’s a perfect representation of the opinions of the movie masses, and arguably the most comprehensive ranking system on the Internet.
It’s because of this that we at HeyUGuys (and in this case we is myself and Barry) have decided to set ourselves a project. To watch and review all 250 movies on the list. We’ve frozen the list as of January 1st of this year, find it here. It’s not as simple as it sounds, we are watching them all in one year, 125 each.
This is our 22nd update and my next five films watched for the project. I had a few...
It’s because of this that we at HeyUGuys (and in this case we is myself and Barry) have decided to set ourselves a project. To watch and review all 250 movies on the list. We’ve frozen the list as of January 1st of this year, find it here. It’s not as simple as it sounds, we are watching them all in one year, 125 each.
This is our 22nd update and my next five films watched for the project. I had a few...
- 6/21/2010
- by Gary Phillips
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
At Sunday's 82nd Annual Academy Awards show, one thing on a lot of people's minds was 3-D. The David v. Goliath showdown in the Best Picture category -- Kathryn Bigelow's tense, Iraq War-set soldiers story up against James Cameron's 'game-changing' 3-D sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" -- was in many ways a contest of new technology versus tried-and-true methods of filmmaking. "Locker" emerged victorious, but 3-D is nonetheless on the rise, with multiple studios prepping or converting their upcoming features into 2-D/3-D releases.
MTV's Josh Horowitz was on the red carpet before that race was decided, and he put the question to "Inglourious Basterds" filmmaker Quentin Tarantino: would he be interested in doing a "ginormous" 3-D blockbuster, a la "Avatar"?
The director replied that he wouldn't do "a ginormous 3-D movie," but he's a fan of the format. "Actually, one of my favorite movies [of 2009] was 'My Bloody Valentine 3-D,...
MTV's Josh Horowitz was on the red carpet before that race was decided, and he put the question to "Inglourious Basterds" filmmaker Quentin Tarantino: would he be interested in doing a "ginormous" 3-D blockbuster, a la "Avatar"?
The director replied that he wouldn't do "a ginormous 3-D movie," but he's a fan of the format. "Actually, one of my favorite movies [of 2009] was 'My Bloody Valentine 3-D,...
- 3/11/2010
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released Fantasia 2000. On Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, The White Ribbon is set to bow. Between the release of these two films, thousands of films came and went, and some of them were far more memorable than others. It was a long trek getting this list together, but here are our collective top 100 films of the past decade.
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. An Education (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. Spider-man 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. The King Of Kong (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. Clerks 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. Femme Fatale (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. Tasogare Seibei...
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. An Education (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. Spider-man 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. The King Of Kong (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. Clerks 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. Femme Fatale (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. Tasogare Seibei...
- 12/29/2009
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On Italian channel Rai Tre, director Quentin Tarantino was asked about the possibility of making “Kill Bill 3″ in the near future. The hit film starred Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu and the late David Carradine. Watch the interview below. Synopsis: Beatrix Kiddo a.k.a The Bride is a female assassin, a trained killer who has been betrayed by The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad led by her former boss Bill who gunned her down at her wedding leaving her for dead. The Bride awakes four years later and she sets out to begin her quest for vengeance. With help of one of Bill’s former tutors, retired sword maker Hattori Hanzo, The [...]...
- 10/7/2009
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
I’m letting you in on a secret I’m not proud to admit. I'd never seen Street Trash. Why the shame? Well, if you’ve read the required horror viewing list, you’d know that Street Trash is near the top of that list. I have no excuse for not seeing it, but hopefully this review will rectify this huge oversight.
A low budget indie horror, 1987’s Street Trash is a hilarious Technicolor gorefest. Set against a pre-gentrified Brooklyn, Street Trash is what would happen if Abel Ferrara did a comedy. Filmed on the Brooklyn-Queens border, where apparently no completed buildings existed, Street Trash is an extremely bleak and disturbing slapstick comedy.
The film centers on a junkyard inhabited by alcoholics, runaways, crazies, and deviants. The chorus is kept in check by deranged Vietnam vet, Bronson (Vic Noto), who strangely resembles Zach Galifianakis. When a local liquor store unearths...
A low budget indie horror, 1987’s Street Trash is a hilarious Technicolor gorefest. Set against a pre-gentrified Brooklyn, Street Trash is what would happen if Abel Ferrara did a comedy. Filmed on the Brooklyn-Queens border, where apparently no completed buildings existed, Street Trash is an extremely bleak and disturbing slapstick comedy.
The film centers on a junkyard inhabited by alcoholics, runaways, crazies, and deviants. The chorus is kept in check by deranged Vietnam vet, Bronson (Vic Noto), who strangely resembles Zach Galifianakis. When a local liquor store unearths...
- 9/10/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (David McKendry)
- Fangoria
When I heard that Universal Orlando wasn't sticking with last year's theme of Jason, Freddy and Leatherface, the first thing that ran through my mind was “Uh oh…” Bringing the New Line horror icons to Halloween Horror Nights was a big plus for fans as we'd always wanted to run through Camp Crystal Lake or Freddy's house, so we weren't expecting the theme park to use original characters for at least another year. That left us with the question: How could Halloween Horror Nights 18 top the previous incarnation?
Honestly? Pretty damn well!
With a focus on urban legends, twisted fairy tales and creepy children, Universal Orlando came out swinging with broken pieces of glass in each hand. The lack of licenses characters actually turned out to be a godsend as the creative team behind creating this year’s event didn’t have to bow down to any reconstructed templates, and...
Honestly? Pretty damn well!
With a focus on urban legends, twisted fairy tales and creepy children, Universal Orlando came out swinging with broken pieces of glass in each hand. The lack of licenses characters actually turned out to be a godsend as the creative team behind creating this year’s event didn’t have to bow down to any reconstructed templates, and...
- 9/28/2008
- by Kryten Syxx
- DreadCentral.com
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