Last night I attended the screening of a late addition to the festival: The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. It’s a documentary directed by Julien Nitzberg and produced by Johnny Knoxville’s company Dickhouse Productions. Yes, produced by Johnny Knoxville. You’re intrigued now aren’t you?
I certainly was, but nothing could have prepared me for [...]
Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category
29 Jun
LAFF BLOG: A Wild and Wonderful (and Decidedly Weird) Screening
21 Jun
LAFF BLOG: Actor’s Coffee Talk with Freddy Rodriguez, Melissa Leo and Andre Royo
The panel was Freddy Rodriguez (Ugly Betty, Six Feet Under, Planet Terror), Oscar nominated and Spirit Award winner Melisso Leo (Frozen River, Dear Lemon Lima, Homicide: Life on the Street), and moderator Andre Royo (The Wire, Shaft).
I think this was a really interesting mix of personalities to present. All of the actors have been on [...]
21 Jun
LAFF BLOG: Director’s Coffee Talk with Jason Reitman, Todd Phillips, and Zach Helm
Jun 21, 2009
Sunday morning- I am sitting in the back row at the first Coffee Talk of the day – The Directors. Everyone was a bit drowsy ten minutes ago but we seem to have woken up with the introduction of our panel. Moderator Jason Reitman is talking to Todd Phillips (man of the moment [...]
23 Feb
Rolled Up in the Red Carpet: Spirit Awards, February 2009
As all of our members know, unless you were off shooting in rural Mongolia, the 2009 Film Independent Spirit Awards were last Saturday. And as a few dozen of you know, the Director of Talent Development Josh Welsh and I were streaming live from the red carpet before the show (there we are on the [...]
26 Nov
The Losers Who Underestimated “Twilight”
Nov 26, 2008
This past weekend Catherine Hardwicke and Twilight broke through the glass ceiling with a whopping $70.6 million opening. No, not the ceiling for psychic vampire teen chaste romance flicks (that ceiling is probably $15) I’m talking about the ceiling for a lady- you know, that slippery creature known colloquially as a “female director.”
I [...]
