Indie Insider: HALLOWEEN (1978)
Updated 10/15/21; originally published 10/31/14 Happy Halloween! Or rather, Happy HALLOWEEN. Director John Carpenter‘s 1978 low-budget indie about a masked, babysitter-stalking killer was at
Filmmaker Interview: JONAH FEINGOLD, writer/director of DATING & NEW YORK
As a native New Yorker who watched When Harry Met Sally… on repeat, JONAH FEINGOLD was maybe destined to make a romantic comedy, even
This Month’s Good Reads (July 2021)
Life is busy – you’re masking up again, half-watching the Olympics, spending billions to go to space, and studying the new COVID production protocols.
Filmmaker Interview: ZOE LISTER-JONES and DARYL WEIN of HOW IT ENDS
Actors/filmmakers/spouses ZOE LISTER-JONES and DARYL WEIN did what a lot of people said they would do during the early lockdown days of the COVID
Cast Interview: RADHA BLANK and the cast of THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION
SAGindie presents a conversation with filmmaker/actor RADHA BLANK, winner of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Directing Award for THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION. In this virutual
NOTICE: Low Budget Contract Changes (effective 2/1/20)
UPDATED 3/10/20: Samples of the new contracts have been added to the SAGindie Resources and Become a Signatory pages, and updated rates through 6/30/20
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
Filmmaker Interview: BRIDEY ELLIOTT, writer/director/star of CLARA’S GHOST
BRIDEY ELLIOTT comes from what is usually referred to as a “showbiz family,” with branches of her family tree working in the entertainment industry
9 More Big-Budget Directors Who Returned to Low-Budget Filmmaking
[UPDATED 3/7/19] We’ve written before about filmmakers who stepped away from blockbusters to scale things back budget-wise. Even the most legendary Hollywood directors have
Indie Insider: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Updated 4/30/24 Happy 50th Anniversary, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD! Yes, the ultimate zombie movie premiered on October 1, 1968. Not in Hollywood or
Filmmaker Interview: JUSTIN BENSON and AARON MOORHEAD of THE ENDLESS
The directing team of JUSTIN BENSON and AARON MOORHEAD first met as interns at Ridley Scott’s commercial production company. One was starting the job,
This Week’s Good Reads (Week of January 29)
In between all the footballing and commercialing and hot wings…ing this weekend, you may be looking for something else to do with your time.