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Fun With ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Slates [VIDEO] I...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:01:52 -0500

Fun With ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Slates [VIDEO] I love this so much.

Tim And Eric Present: Father And Son | Videogum This is...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:41:08 -0500

Tim And Eric Present: Father And Son | Videogum This is incredible. I love my dad.

DIRECT FROM SXSW - IFC Entertainment I was sad to miss SXSW...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:37:56 -0500

DIRECT FROM SXSW - IFC Entertainment I was sad to miss SXSW this past weekend but thanks to IFC it looks like I’ll be able to watch some of the buzzworthy films including the new Shane Meadows mockdoc Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee. Whew…

Can’t say that I’m more excited than anything else...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:18:19 -0500

Can’t say that I’m more excited than anything else this year than David Simon’s new project Treme on HBO about musicians in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Incredible Casting but you can expect the direction and storytelling to be equal and uncomprimising.

David Simon’s ‘Treme’ Trailer: Pics, Videos, Links, News

SXSW Interview: Tim Blake Nelson - Film School Rejects

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:42:17 -0500

SXSW Interview: Tim Blake Nelson - Film School Rejects

My wife’s photo blog: “Let the wild rumpus...

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:46:13 -0500

My wife’s photo blog: “Let the wild rumpus start!” via Mrs. Agee’s Blog

Skeletonized Oscar

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:33:21 -0500

Skeletonized Oscar

:: The Playlist ::: David Gordon Green Says 'The Sitter' Is Next; Calls It A "Babysitter On A Coke Run" Story, Talks 'Suspiria'

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:57:10 -0600

:: The Playlist ::: David Gordon Green Says 'The Sitter' Is Next; Calls It A "Babysitter On A Coke Run" Story, Talks 'Suspiria':

I was planning on attending this panel at SXSW and was very disappointed when my plans changed but it looks like the playlist did a good job of reporting what I suspected. Of course the Little Rock born director has a ton of projects waiting in the wings but it looks like he will do the most financially lucrative film of the bunch The Sitter starring Jonah Hill next. He hasn’t ruled out the Suspiria remake but it could be a while before he gets around to it.

I can’t wait until tonight @ Market Street. Little Marines...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:39:30 -0600

I can’t wait until tonight @ Market Street. Little Marines is the shiznet. (via Found Footage Festival | A Celebration of Odd & Hilarious Found Videos)

This is an audio interview I did last week with Nick Prueher...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:51:00 -0600

This is an audio interview I did last week with Nick Prueher from www.foundfootagefest.com. They are coming to Market Street Cinema, Friday March 12. Get your tickets now!

Rock Candy: Q&A: Nick Prueher of Found Footage Festival

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:59:35 -0600

Rock Candy: Q&A: Nick Prueher of Found Footage Festival :

I talked to Nick a couple of weeks ago and he was a cool dude. Can’t wait to meet him tonight. Lindsey gives a bomb-diggety Q and A.

Rock Candy: Thursday To-Do: Bad Mojo Showdown

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:05:48 -0600

Rock Candy: Thursday To-Do: Bad Mojo Showdown :

I’ve been sitting on this project for a while because like Lindsey, I really didn’t know what to say. It’s exciting and fun but in the same way it freaks me out. Maybe that’s a good thing. Anyway. Read Rock Candy’s blog and I might do some more coverage on Voodoo Cowboys if the spirits let me.

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(via FUTURESTATES : Plastic Bag By Ramin Bahrani) A...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:41:47 -0600

(via FUTURESTATES : Plastic Bag By Ramin Bahrani)

A short film about a plastic bag featuring the voice of one of my idols Werner Herzog. I like pieces like this that are more than just propaganda or activist filmmaking but a true story with a character and artistic vision. Like Happy Feet. No. No you didn’t.

THE TOP 20 5-SECOND FILMS IN 5 WORDS OR LESS | Uproxx I...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:03:33 -0600

THE TOP 20 5-SECOND FILMS IN 5 WORDS OR LESS | Uproxx

I liked some of these. Can you guess which ones.

Now he’s truly a Lost Boy or man. It’s Corey Haim...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:20:49 -0600

Now he’s truly a Lost Boy or man. It’s Corey Haim not Haims like I’m seeing printed here. Reportedly Haim “passed away” as we politely say due to a drug overdose. Speculative maybe, but it makes sense. Spotty career, drug abuse, depression, whatever. He would have been a prime candidate for Celebrity Rehab aka Non-Celebrity Rehab. Has there been one celebrity on that show? Mad love to Dr. Drew though (silver fox).

Call me callous but I’m just sick of this weird infatuation we have with Celeb overdoses. Don’t “regular” people die from drugs all the time. Why does the media have to take a time out and act like this is some isolated problem in the “celeb” world? We did the same shit with Heath Ledger then Brittany Murphy and way back with Anna Nicole Smith. For months we’ll have specials on Oprah and ET about wild and crazy celebs and the dangerous underbelly of Hollywood. I’m so tired of it. Can’t Tiger Woods just sleep with a Chili’s hostess again, please?

(Photo via img.slate.com)

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The Associated Press: 'Boggy Creek' filmmaker Pierce dies in Tenn. at 71

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:51:08 -0600

The Associated Press: 'Boggy Creek' filmmaker Pierce dies in Tenn. at 71:

I’m extremely saddened by the news of the truly independent filmmaker Charles B. Pierce passing in Tennessee at the age of 71.

It was only a month or two ago that I finished a DVD of an award ceremony in his honor, the director could not attend due to his ill health.

I will have more to say in my column out this week.

Community Cinema (AETN) is screening the fantastic documentary...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:19:26 -0600

Community Cinema (AETN) is screening the fantastic documentary “The Eyes of Me” tonight, Tuesday, March 9, at 6 p.m. at the Arkansas School for the Blind.

“Directed and edited by Keith Maitland, “The Eyes of Me” follows four teenagers at the Texas School for the Blind over the course of one year as they learn how to deal with the limitations, frustrations and emotional issues their disability brings.” (AETN)

We screened this film at the Little Rock Film Festival and it made a real impact not only on me but everyone who saw it. The filmmakers Keith and Patrick were in attendance and were truly great guys. You shouldn’t miss this film.

Famous movie quotes, graphed

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:56:51 -0600

Famous movie quotes, graphed:

“We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.”

Famous movie quotes, graphed

It Doesn't Hurt: The Oscars 2010 and what it means to be Oscar Worthy

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:11:46 -0600

I have been saying this ever since I saw The Hurt Locker back in July: “This is Oscar-worthy.” I don’t think you could say that for some of the Best Picture Nominees. There being ten, I was sort of OK with that. Just think how many films last year after seeing them did you say “This is Oscar-worthy.” Mo’Nique’s performance in Precious, Christoph Waltz as the “Jew Hunter” as one loud, drunk woman kept screaming at the table next to us at Oscar Night America, and the whole film The Hurt Locker.

I don’t really know if Avatar is Oscar Worthy, definitely in the category of special effects and technological breakthroughs. The film is an important landmark to innovative cinema but is that the touchstone of the Oscars or “great” films in general. I think not. Think about the very underplayed “No Country for Old Men.” The Coen brothers won big a couple of years ago with this bleak, sparse adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel of the same name. Crash might have tipped the scales to populist melodrama paving the way for films like Blindside or Precious (the latter I found Oscar worthy). Titanic and Lord of the Rings basically gave a template for the like-minded blockbuster Avatar getting on the Oscar ballot.

There was a pit in my stomach when the Best Director award was being given out by Barbara Streisand but if you know Streisand’s work as a director, her being the presenter gave it away. Kathyrn Bigelow made history as the first female Oscar winning Director. Maybe its not as groundbreaking as the first African American President, or the first animatronic sex doll in Japan, but it moved me to tears.

You could say the Oscars are more like the Queen of England, a figure head of the film industry rather than any impact on the industry. But look what happened to Reese Witherspoon after winning Best Actress for her role as June Carter in Walk the Line. After her win she became the highest paid actress in Hollywood. Jamie Foxx had a similar experience after his win for Ray. So what does this mean for Dir. Bigelow and the tiny engine that could, and did? Hopefully it means making more riveting, honest and compelling films and not selling out and becoming another convert to the presto-chango integrity crusher that Hollywood and big Studios have become.

Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount - 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:10:34 -0600

Ray McKinnon, Lisa Blount - 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards - Arrivals - LIFE