BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC – EPISODE 73: SUNDANCE 2013 SPECIAL PT. 3: “WHEN I WALK,” “RUNNING FROM CRAZY” AND “AFTER TILLER”

Three doc films are featured from their Sundance debuts, showing the wild scope of the fest…



Posted on February 14, 2013 by

NINJA VALENTINE

This Valentine’s Day, Film Threat invites you to join in the loving enjoyment of others. In this case, we hope you like “Ninja Valentine,” a short film where a young couple enjoys a Valentine’s Day picnic, when they are interrupted by some very unlikely admirers…



Posted on February 14, 2013 by

DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 138: IMPRESSIONS WITH A VAMPIRE… HUNTER?

This week, Archmag gives his impressions of the axe-wielding slayer of the undead who was also the father of America, and wore a stove pipe hat…



Posted on February 13, 2013 by

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS MAURITIUS!

The word for today is “Mauritius.” No, that’s not some hip, new German slang I picked up last week, it’s a gorgeous island country of 1.3 million people, twice the size of Berlin, that’s tucked away in the Indian Ocean about 1,100 miles east of Madagascar. Mauritius is the word of the day, because it offers a newly created 30% cash rebate for qualifying production expenditures.



Posted on February 12, 2013 by

THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE INVADER

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil does not laugh with Buster Keaton…



Posted on February 8, 2013 by

BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC – EPISODE 72: SUNDANCE 2013 SPECIAL PT. 2: “THE CRASH REEL,” “TWENTY FEET FROM STARDOM,” “PANDORA’S PROMISE” AND “DIRTY WARS”

BYOD showcases four more stunning documentaries from Sundance 2013. With in-depth interviews with the filmmakers and film footage that gives us a look into the films we will look for in the coming months…



Posted on February 7, 2013 by

BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC – EPISODE 71: SUNDANCE 2013 SPECIAL PT. 1: “ANITA,” “A RIVER CHANGES COURSE” AND “WHICH WAY IS THE FRONT LINE FROM HERE?”

The first Sundance Fest episode kicks off with Ondi talking to “Anita” filmmakers Freida Lee Mock and Lili Haydn….



Posted on February 7, 2013 by

DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 137: V.H.S.

This week, a movie claiming to be an original Found Footage Film, even though the characters follow basic horror movie tropes…



Posted on February 6, 2013 by

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE SUPER BOWL SACKS THE BOX OFFICE!

If you’re wondering what the Super Bowl has to do with film distribution, the NFL’s biggest stage slayed the weekend box office. Weekend earnings were at about $68.5 million for the top 12 films, proving once again that film studios would be wise to not open their gems opposite the NFL’s annual crowning moment…



Posted on February 5, 2013 by

THE BOOTLEG FILES: ALEXANDER: THE OTHER SIDE OF DAWN

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil picks up a sensitive Okie farm boy on the Sunset Strip…



Posted on February 1, 2013 by

BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC – EPISODE 70: “THE SQUARE,” EGYPT’S REVOLUTION DOC WITH SUNDANCE WINNER, DIRECTOR JEHANE NOUJAIM

Fresh from winning the best World Documentary award at Sundance, “The Square” director Jehane Noujaim comes to BYOD to discuss her background in film and the process of telling the story of the Egyptian revolution…



Posted on January 31, 2013 by

DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 136: TIME FOR A GRAVE ENCOUNTER

This week, with the advent of the sequel, we go and have a “Grave Encounter” with the host who is slowly achieving Chuck Norris levels of Badass-ness…



Posted on January 30, 2013 by

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – SUNDANCE “FEATURES” HEALTHY SALES

It’s time to get moving on your script for your soon-to-be-financed indie feature, because the distributors’ checkbooks are back and waiting to buy your cutting-edge, cinematic voice. All you have to do is make it good!



Posted on January 29, 2013 by

THE BOOTLEG FILES: THE GLASS MENAGERIE

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the wild world of memorable films and TV productions that can be found in unauthorized presentations. This week, Phil digs up a half-forgotten Tennessee Williams film adaptation…



Posted on January 25, 2013 by

BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC – EPISODE 69: “FAME HIGH,” “THE GARDEN” AND “OT: OUR TOWN” WITH DIRECTOR SCOTT HAMILTON KENNEDY

Director Scott Hamilton Kennedy talks about his experience making docs about the South Central Farmers, gifted children in performance school, and a production of “Our Town” in Compton, Ca…



Posted on January 24, 2013 by
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