by Darrien Gipson | Nov 3, 2011 | Event Coverage, Film Festival Reports, indieBlog
Every once in a while, an opportunity arises that you cannot resist. Riding camels in Egypt, giant wave surfing in Australia, nude sunbathing during Thailand’s monsoon season. Well, I’ve done none of these things, but I still got to do something pretty cool. This year... by Darrien Gipson | May 16, 2011 | Film Festival Reports, SAG-AFTRA
Is the 8th time the charm? Yeah, not really. Don’t get me wrong, it’s the south of France, so complaining isn’t worth it. No one cares if you’re not happy in Cannes. And I am pretty happy. The weather has held up decently, though we’re all praying to hold off the... by Darrien Gipson | Sep 13, 2010 | Event Coverage, Film Festival Reports, Indie News, indieBlog
So, I arrived in Toronto fairly early on Sunday, but extremely tired. My impression of the city is pretty positive – it IS as clean as they say. I’ve only been here once before, and it was many years ago, so I had no idea if that would hold up. (Although... by Darrien Gipson | Feb 9, 2010 | Film Festival Reports, indieBlog, SAG-AFTRA
The thing is, as beautiful as snowflakes can be, once you’ve seen like a MILLION of them, that specialness goes out the window and you’re just left with cold balls of sludge falling from the sky. Movies as Sundance can sometimes feel like a million pieces of sludge... by Darrien Gipson | Aug 26, 2009 | indieBlog, Miscellany
I’ve been in this industry for a while now. No, I wasn’t hanging out with D.W. Griffith (THAT certainly wouldn’t have gone well for me!), but I’ve loved movies all my life, and have been “in the biz” for a couple of decades, so I’d like to believe that I have some...