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January 2000Some Filmmakers Can FlySat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00Posted in
By Lorre Fritchy
Robert Kane Pappas talks about his reincarnated feature film romance, "Some Fish Can Fly."The phrase "There's more than one fish in the sea" has never been truer than in the case of Robert Kane Pappas' feature film romance, "Some Fish Can Fly." Dissatisfied with the movie's original version, which he released several years ago, Pappas reconceived the story, streamlined production, and headed back to Ireland and New York City to shoot it again. "Some people thought the first one was okay. I wasn't one of them," says Pappas. "It wasn't close enough to read more... A Woman for Our Time: Barbara Van Dyke of Stowe Film SocietySat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00Posted in
By Gina Harris
Exploring her exceptional career from Associate Producer of "Hiroshima/Nagasaki" to founder of the Stowe Film Society.Once a month, the faithful flock to Vermont's Stowe Village to sample the latest Epicurean stew of independent films presented at the Helen Day Art Center. A recent evening featured outtakes and declassified reels of World War II that depict the Atomic Age. "Hiroshima/Nagasaki: August 1945," released in 1970 by legendary documentary filmmaker Erik Barnouw, Paul Ronder, and Akira Iwasaki, uses footage shot by Japanese cameraman Iwasaki before the arrival of American ground troops. An animation short, read more... Robin Dawson: Heading up the Mass Film OfficeSat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00
By Eric Aron
The director of the MFO works on bringing Hollywood production to the Bay State.As soon as one enters the Massachusetts Film Office, it is impossible not to notice the posters of recent blockbuster films: "Good Will Hunting," "Next Stop Wonderland," "The Crucible," "Southie." The list goes on and on. What all of these films share, of course, is the site of their production, Massachusetts. read more...From Clerk to Curator: Bruce Jenkins of Harvard Film ArchiveSat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00
By Devon Damonte
The new curator of the Harvard Film Archive talks about his background and his vision for HFA's future.Bruce Jenkins, the new curator of the Harvard Film Archive, says for him, the best introduction to working in film was his summer job during school at NYU as a shipping clerk at small documentary distribution company, Icarus Films. "There," he says, "I learned the fine art of rewinding, cleaning, and strapping films into shipping cases." read more...Industry News for New EnglandSat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00Posted in
By Lindsey Walker
The dish on local films & industry-related news.Filmmaking Through GenerationsSat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00Posted in
By Denise Taylor
Local filmmaker Laurel Greenberg talks about her film "94 Years and 1 Nursing Home Later" which screens this month at the Boston MFA.Belle Greenberg probably never imagined she would die alone. She was a classic, selfless matriarch, who took in and took care of four generations of family: her aging father, her cancer-ridden mother, two grown brothers, her own children. In return, to the day she died, she had nieces and cousins who called her their favorite, children and grandchildren who loved her dearly, but no one who could or would take her in. At age 94, after spending the last 11 years of her life isolated and often depressed in a nursing home, she died with no one at her side. read more...Get Shorter: Advice to the Short FilmmakerSat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00
By Andrew Slattery
(Part 1 of 2): Nobody ever said making a short film was a walk in the park, but if you've got a permit to shoot in that park, it's a lot easier. This is just one of many useful tips Andrew Slattery, a young filmmaker from Australia, offersMy Life as an OrphanSat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00Posted in
By Kiersten Conner-Sax
A Review of "The Cider House Rules."One of my most successful operating principles is to avoid theatrical productions involving singing orphans. "Annie," "Les Mis," and the like generally drip with sentimentality and feel-good endings. While there isn't any singing in Lasse Hallström's ("My Life as a Dog") adaptation of John Irving's "The Cider House Rules," there certainly are a bevy of orphans. And when it's just orphans, without singing—well, you're taking your chances. read more... Online Indie DistributionSat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00
By Tiffany Patrick
A report of three companies who have pioneered independent film distribution online: AtomFilms, BuyIndies and Films4Auction.Q: How do independent filmmakers get their films seen? There's a new way of getting independent films out there that is looking more and more promising: online distribution. The next Academy Award-winning short could be coming to a computer screen near you, and the film could be yours. read more...Weird ScienceSat, 01/01/2000 - 01:00Posted in
By Julie Wolf
A Review of "Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter Jr."
"Everything that was done," says Fred Leuchter of his search for the
"truth" at Auschwitz, "was done in the best possible taste." |
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