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FILMS GONE WILD: 2012 SUNDANCE #3; MITT ROMNEY’S WORST NIGHTMARE

John Wildman — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:02:51 +0000

I didn’t even get out of the Dallas House until the afternoon, so let’s just get right to the first review...

FILMS GONE WILD: 2012 SUNDANCE #2; I POOP ON YOUR CAR HOOD!

John Wildman — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:10:48 +0000

I felt a little bad that my first report had a ridiculously long build up before I got to my first reviews, so we’re gonna kick this one off immediately...

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FILMS GONE WILD: 2012 SUNDANCE #1; GETTING INTO TOWN, AND GETTING THIS THING STARTED

John Wildman — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:18:07 +0000

So it is time to clear the cobwebs off “Films Gone Wild” and start charging this thing up again… Sundance is back!

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FILMS GONE WILD – WORD ASSOCIATION WITH NORMAN JEWISON

John Wildman — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:05:58 +0000

RELENTLESS RENEGADE: THE FILMS OF NORMAN JEWISON will bring not just a comprehensive look at that director’s very cool and wide-ranging filmography to the Walter Reade Theater, but it will bring the director himself...

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FILMS GONE WILD: DALLAS IFF 2011 – ROUND ONE

John Wildman — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 21:30:07 +0000

Of all the film festivals I have worked with, for and attended, DALLAS IFF is my favorite beyond any doubt...

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FILMS GONE WILD – HOW SERIOUSLY DO YOU TAKE YOUR MOVIES?

John Wildman — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:31:31 +0000

This column has been a long time coming. Actually, posting a new column has been a long time coming but me weighing in on this subject has been gestating for almost that entire time as well...

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FILMS GONE WILD: SUNDANCE 2011 – THE FINAL ROUND (FOR ME), “I KNEW A GUY THAT TIED FLAMING TENNIS BALLS TO CATS’ TAILS AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT. I THINK HE’S A COP NOW.”

John Wildman — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:47:00 +0000

Day #4 and I decide to sleep in for a whole extra hour of sleep and skip the 8AM/9AM screenings for the first time...

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FILMS GONE WILD: SUNDANCE 2011 – ROUND THREE, “WHY DID YOU BURY YOURSELF IN THE BACKYARD?”

John Wildman — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:14:15 +0000

Day #3 and the jittery non-sleep symptoms are kicking in. I’m at the Library for my first screening and Miranda July and her teeny tininess walks in just ahead of me...

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FILMS GONE WILD: SUNDANCE 2011 – ROUND TWO, “YOU CAN’T SOLVE ALL THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS WITH A SHOTGUN.”

John Wildman — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:42:12 +0000

James Faust, Artistic director of DALLAS IFF unwittingly serves as my alarm clock this morning as he carefully tries to climb down from upper bunk bed...

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FILMS GONE WILD: SUNDANCE 2011 – THE OPENING ROUND

John Wildman — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:55:48 +0000

Basically, I think it’s more important to get the observations and first impressions out there so we’ll just go where the thoughts lead, either with quick hits or more in-depth...

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FILMS GONE WILD: A CONVERSATION WITH “TWELVE THIRTY” FILMMAKER JEFF LIPSKY

John Wildman — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:41:45 +0000

Film Society’s Associate Programming Director Scott Foundas said, "Jeff enjoys making films comprised of moments that other films left out"...

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FILMS GONE WILD: SHOULD WE CARE THAT MUCH ABOUT THE FILM FOUNDATION?

John Wildman — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 02:40:53 +0000

I believe that times like these underline and reinforce the idea of charity. Crudely put, when conditions are harsh, your charity is you. So, if you DO choose to give to, or support an organization or group or cause, then you must REALLY think that it deserves your support or that it truly needs your help...

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FILMS GONE WILD: LANDING SMACK DAB IN THE CENTER OF FILM IN NEW YORK CITY

John Wildman — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:21:42 +0000

I’ve been on hiatus from FILMS GONE WILD for a little while and there has been a reason for that. I have joined the Film Society of Lincoln Center as a Senior Publicist...

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FILMS GONE WILD: OH, THE HORROR… AT ZOMBCON SEATTLE AND NEW YORK’S FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER

John Wildman — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:00:29 +0000

Horror film conventions could probably match state and county fairs for reliability on bringing the faithful out in droves...

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FILMS GONE WILD: ALAN ARKIN TALKS THE REAL “CATCH-22″ AT THE SANTA FE FILM FEST

John Wildman — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:29:49 +0000

Arkin read a prepared intro that attempted to explain his thoughts regarding CATCH-22, its critical reception and his experience making the film. The word “arduous” apparently doesn’t begin to describe the 8-month long shoot in Mexico, Italy and the U.S....

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FILMS GONE WILD: TURNING A CRITICAL EYE TOWARD THE WEB SERIES COMMUNITY

John Wildman — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:01:47 +0000

Just making that effort isn’t nearly enough anymore. Simply put – it’s time for the web series world to grow up already...

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FILMS GONE WILD: EASY LISTENING MOVIES

John Wildman — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:22:27 +0000

Possibly the fact that these films resonate in this way to me has much to do with the fact that I am well past my days of needing to be first in line or maybe even at the preview midnight screening of that weekend’s big, hotly anticipated studio movie that is sure to be the most awesomeness thing ever...

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FILMS GONE WILD: HELPFUL HINTS FOR CARPETBAGGERS

John Wildman — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 17:44:33 +0000

Carpetbaggers desperately want that moment on the red carpet where the photographers are all taking their picture and then TV crews and journalists are interviewing them and asking them questions...

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FILMS GONE WILD: IN DEFENSE OF THE BROCCOLI MOVIE

John Wildman — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:44:55 +0000

Broccoli Movies are movies that are good for you. You SHOULD see them because they are exceptionally well-done, artistic, have a great message, are fine examples of a film legend’s work, were very influential for later beloved films and filmmakers...

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FILMS GONE WILD: WANTING TO KEEP AWAY FROM THE KARDASHIANS

John Wildman — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:00:38 +0000

I hesitated writing this column for one reason and one reason only – I didn’t want to draw any more attention to something truly heinous without a single thing to redeem it...

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FILMS GONE WILD: WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A FILMMAKING BREAKOUT (OR BREAKDOWN)

John Wildman — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:38:46 +0000

All three were good friends of mine whose talent as artists and filmmakers I was well aware of, but all three were in that position of either just about to try the film festival go-round, or take a swipe at TV land success for the first time...

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FILMS GONE WILD: A BUNCH OF MOVIES ON ONE DVD… SUCH A BARGAIN!

John Wildman — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:18:36 +0000

When I first thought about writing the FILMS GONE WILD column, one of the first ideas to write about was inspired by a couple DVDs that held uncomfortable spots in my library...

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FILMS GONE WILD: A COUPLE OF DAYS IN MOVIE UTOPIA

John Wildman — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:31 +0000

I’m asked to step outside of the car with my license and insurance and the cop asks me where I’m headed. “Utopia,” I say. He thinks about that and asks, “What does that word mean?” I wasn’t expecting that one...

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FILMS GONE WILD: THE SAGA OF GETTING “STRIPPED” MADE… SO FAR…

John Wildman — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:33:48 +0000

A significant indie production company is now circling. They’ve read our press, reached out to us through mutual business connections and asked to read the script and see what we’ve got as part of the package to date. Very exciting. But they have no money...

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FILMS GONE WILD: THE FEMALE DIRECTING PASSION – FROM THE LA LATINO INTL FILM FESTIVAL

John Wildman — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:04:21 +0000

At each of the film festivals I have worked for the last few years, I have made a point to focus a special key light on the female filmmakers. I never tire of celebrating their work; there is inevitably something unique about their inspiration, effort or struggle to get their films made...

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FILMS GONE WILD: YOU KNOW WHAT’S SCARY? MAYBE A MOVIE CAN NO LONGER SCARE ME

John Wildman — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:49:31 +0000

My Facebook page is rife with semi-professional horror hotties and cut-rate indie scaremeisters cooking up gorefests on the cheap. None of which looks particularly inspired. I mean, I get it. Cleavage plus blood equals a hot DVD cover for your merchandise table, but I need more...

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FILMS GONE WILD: PAUL ANDRESEN – CORRALLING THE INSANE CLOWN POSSE FOR “BIG MONEY RUSTLAS”

John Wildman — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:25:46 +0000

Shaggy mined Clint Eastwood. Violent J couldn't make up his mind how he was going to portray his character until the camera rolled, and then he was a laser beam...

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FILMS GONE WILD: RYAN PIERS WILLIAMS – MINING “THE DRY LAND” FOR SERIOUS MOVIEMAKING GOLD

John Wildman — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:01:40 +0000

On the eve of the film’s limited release in theaters in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, I talked to filmmaker Ryan Piers Williams about each step in that process to shed some light on how exactly it happened for THE DRY LAND, what his role and experiences were like in particular, and what he has learned from it all...

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FILMS GONE WILD: DON’T MAKE ME SAY THIS AGAIN, “NO, GREGORY HARRISON WILL NOT BE AT THE FEEL GOOD FILM FESTIVAL!”

John Wildman — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:08:28 +0000

I guess you could make the case that in a world beset with Team Edward and Team Jacob craziness and fan fervor that people could make some overheated assumptions. And apparently the “Trapper John” faithful has been hungering for a Gregory Harrison sighting or to score some “Dr. Gonzo Gates” love, but now that really won’t happen...

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FILMS GONE WILD: ATTENTION INDIE FILMMAKERS! LESSONS YOU CAN LEARN FROM A SEX TOY CONVENTION

John Wildman — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:45:19 +0000

You’ve gotta be William Castle now. Put the buzzers under the seats, string up a skeleton and pay some hot “nurses” to give out insurance policies (just in case an audience member dies from fright during the screening). If making the movie was that important to you, then getting people to watch it and buy it should be just as important to you...

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