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Cable 15 Interview

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

I was contacted last spring shortly after writing the Detroit Free Press editorial on No Child Left Behind, regarding an interview with Southfield Cable 15. Southfield being my hometown, I was very excited.
A few weeks ago I received a DVD of the program, and am absolutely floored by the quality of not only […]

Why I Don’t Like Most Film Festivals

Sunday, July 1st, 2007

OK, I’ll admit it. I am a bad filmmaker. ‘Colored Frames’, my most recent documentary undertaking premiered at its first film festival last month in Hollywood of all places, and I wasn’t there. Go ahead and gasp, everyone does it. I’ll even wait a moment.
[Pause for gasps]
Hopefully you’ve calmed down […]

Taking a Chance…

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

I think that one of the biggest faults I’ve found with the New York University film school is their tendency to turn a blind eye to ‘the real world’ with regards to what the typical student faces after graduation. In retrospect, there seems to have been an unspoken rule with regards to faculty […]

The Horrors of Distribution

Monday, November 20th, 2006

I’ve closely monitored the popularity of each post on this blog, since I started it almost a year ago. It appears my rantings and ‘pearls of wisdom’ regarding film production and ‘the industry’ are by far the most popular posts. Thus I’m struck with the choice that I’m sure many TV outlets […]

What is Google Video for Anyway?

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I’ve already written about the grand charade that was the launch of Google Video. This was where they pretended that it was about independent film offerings, only to find out it was about video clips and music videos, so I won’t go there again. This isn’t another lambasting of their services either. […]

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