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It’s time for Thanksgiving, and for many, a long weekend here in the United States. And that also means family visits, that might be tinged with varying degrees of awkwardness, uncomfortable confrontation, and maybe plain old dislike. But if you’re looking for something to (hopefully) make you feel better about your own family strife this…
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I’ve got to be honest: When I started this site, I wouldn’t have expected us to be sharing content from Vanity Fair, yet here we are. In a video piece to coincide with the opening of Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos opened up to Vanity Fair, taking the time to explain his films, and peppering in some…
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Sunday marked the end of the 7th edition of the Centre Film Festival, held in Centre County, PA, home to Penn State University. This festival’s proximity to Penn State, and the integration of resources/professors from the school help this festival stand out: While most festival Q & A’s are comprised of simply the filmmakers and…
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Autumn Tapley is fresh off of having her directorial debut, the short Slaughter on the festival circuit. In this podcast she tells us about how she approaches what festivals to enter, the importance of having your movie seen by strangers, and the value of showing up at festivals where your movie is accepted. Oh, and…
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Sean Baker is widely revered in the independent film community, not only for his storytelling and self-proclaimed love of cinema, but also his embrace of new technology and lean shoots. In this newly released mini-documentary from behind the scenes of 2017’s The Florida Project, we see Baker and his crew going through the trials and…
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When Viljar Bøe was assigned a short film project in film school, he had other ideas. Viljar decided since he had equipment at his disposal, he’d make a feature instead. The result was Good Dog, a film that bought and distributed around the globe. And it was also a success online with over 300 million…
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Tyler Schnabel and Ryan Dellaquila have been making movies together since they were in high school in Pennsylvania. With several projects behind them, they join the podcast to talk about their most recent short, Gods of Cable City. We also talk a little bit about film festival strategy, making in the industry today, and the…
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Un Chien Andalou is for many, one of the foundational films in the history of cinema. And yes, if you were ever a film major, you’ ha’ve probably seen it before, but it’s well worth checking out again. Released in France in 1929, Un Chien Andalou, or The Andalusian Dog, is an experimental short film,…
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It’s not a great time to be a federal employee, and unfortunately, that includes our friends at the National Archives (Officially known as the National Archives and Records Administration, or NARA). Those of us who work largely in documentaries, will inevitably end up using, or at the very least, searching the vast archives of, well,…
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In 1996, a little independent feature titled Bottle Rocket launched the careers of Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson. (Okay, Luke Wilson was in it too.) The story, written by (Owen) Wilson and Wes Anderson centers on two friends who along with another buddy, scheme to go on a vague crime spree of some sort. Just…