I Want my SAGIndie

Today I woke up in an uncharacteristically positive mood. The first thing I look at this morning is FIND’s Independent Spirit Awards Nominations, which got me excited for the films that I really enjoyed and also gave me a list of films to see in the next few...

The Long Goodbye

As a child who came of age in the late 70’s and early 80’s, I first became aware of ROBERT ALTMAN indirectly, through the television version of his breakout film M*A*S*H*. The self-serious, laugh-track free show (which by then had been completely and...

Filler round-up, yee haw.

*Scott and I have been the unfortunate recipients of can only be described as that nasty, lingering for three weeks kind of cold. Because of that, I am going to allow him to do all the heavy lifting, including the sure to be inspiring eulogy of Mr. Altman who, as...

Plugging Away

In the interest of serving you, our reader(s), with interesting "news you can use"-type feature stories, I’m passing along this membership offer from our friends at Film Independent. I can vouch for the usefulness of a membership – I used their...

Friday Filler

Ah, the pre-holiday, pre-Sundance run-up slowdown! Every year, right before Thanksgiving, the industry’s gears grind to a halt, as Hollywood takes a much needed breather from fall TV scheduling and holiday release pattern wrangling. Aging stars take this...

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