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SAGindie’s November ’19 Movie Picks
The year is winding down (crazy, right?!) and November is bringing us a ton of new movie releases to send it off right. The SAGindie staff did our best to narrow down the movies we are most excited to see this November. What's on your must-see list? —— Darrien's...
Filmmaker Interview: LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN, writer/director of ADOPT A HIGHWAY
As the son of two drama teachers, LOGAN MARSHALL-GREEN was perhaps fated to become an actor. After receiving his M.F.A. from NYU's Tisch Graduate Acting program, Marshall-Green soon became a recognizable presence on stage, TV, and film screens. Off-Broadway, he...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 21)
Well, this week in between all the auteur filmmakers talking smack about Marvel movies and then Marvel fans talking smack about auteur filmmakers, there was actually other film industry news happening. In case you missed it, we've compiled a few stories below. ...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 14)
What better time than a nice October weekend to peruse the latest in film industry news, opinion, and analysis? (For the record, there are equally great times to do this every Friday that we post these, but right now is as good a time as any to start reading!) ...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of October 7)
Like clockwork, we are back again with our weekly listing of film industry-related news, articles, interviews, essays, and more. Read them and get educated. This Week's Good Reads (Week of October 7, 2019) The Power of Diahann Carroll (via Odie Henderson for...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 30)
Welcome to October, the month that will bring you scares, sweets, nutmeg-clove flavorings, and film industry news articles, interviews, and think pieces. We've collected of few of those below for your October enjoyment. This Week's Good Reads (Week of September...
SAGindie’s October ’19 Movie Picks
It's October, baby! And October means October movies. (Kind of self-explanatory there.) Therefore, the SAGindie staff is continuing the tradition of checking out the calendar of new releases and telling you which ones we are adding to our must-see lists. Agree or...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 23)
This eventful week kicked off with the first official day of fall! (And also a Presidential impeachment inquiry...) But back to the autumnness of it all! Now that your calendar has given you the official OK to wearing sweaters and voicing your love of gourds, you can...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 16)
This week saw another successful IFP Week in New York, where SAGindie was a happily returning sponsor. Attendees were able to learn about all the film world's hottest topics: technolgy, politics, true crime, tax incentives, and biopics (that last one was moderated by...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 9)
Happy Friday the 13th! We're optimistic that you'll be able to enjoy these filmmaking-related articles from the past week without any superstitious misfortunes befalling you. And what could possibly go wrong clicking a few links? (We'd never give you a virus on...
Filmmaker Interview: STELLA MEGHIE, writer/director/producer of THE WEEKEND
Toronto-born, L.A.-based screenwriter/director STELLA MEGHIE didn't necessarily set out to become a filmmaking "overnight sensation." Meghie already had a career in fashion PR before she left to attend film school in London. Her feature debut, 2016's Jean of the...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of September 2)
While you spent this post-Labor Day week not wearing white, you may have been too distracted to look up film industry articles, interviews, and other good reads. So we went ahead and collected some for you below. This Week's Good Reads (Week of September 2,...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of August 26)
Happy Labor Day Weekend! While you are out thanking labor union leaders for giving you a long weekend (and a de-facto end to the summer), you can also expand your film industry knowledge by catching up on this week's good reads. This Week's Good Reads (Week of...
SAGindie’s September ’19 Movie Picks
Are you ready for September? School is back, football is back, and September movies are back! As we do every month, the SAGindie staff pored over the upcoming release calendar to pick the movies we're most excited to see. Check out all our staff picks! —— Darrien's...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of August 19)
It's the weekend. It's summer. You don't have time to be searching through "interesting film industry-related articles from this week" Google results that keep trying to make you read about a Sony-Marvel-Spider-Man feud. That's why we've done the scrolling and...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of August 12)
So you planned on spending the entire weekend searching the internet high and low for some interesting articles about filmmaking and the movie industry? Listen, a little shortcut never hurt. Let us help you out with this curated list of filmmaker good reads below!...
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of August 5)
Life is busy. Life is complicated. Sometimes you don't have the time or energy to scour the internet for articles about filmmaking and the current state of the entertainment industry. So we're making it easier on you by collecting some good reads from the week below....
Movies & Music Profile: Music Supervisor MIKE TURNER
Excelling at the job of music supervisor takes more than just the ability to curate a killer playlist. As music supervisor MIKE TURNER could attest, it takes research, bargaining, and liaising between directors, producers, and editors, as well as record labels,...