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DWIFF Challenge…
May 14, 2008 4:44 pm
Over the past 4 years I have competed in a national competition, known as the National Film Challenge. It has been one of the best experiences of my budding film career. In one weekend, all excuses go to the wayside, and you just make a movie… its a short… but its a finished short. I am very proud to be able to bring this experience to the local Detroit indie film community through the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival.
This is our chance to put everything we have come to love in the national competition into our own and bake in some home grown Detroit flavor and community.
- DWIFF Challenge Website www.dwiff.org/challenge
- DWIFF Website www.dwiff.org
Win Ben Stein’s attention…
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- He was in that one movie as a dull teacher who kept repeating “Bueler”…
- He was the casual genius on that one kooky game show in the 90s…
- He’s the right wings answer to Michael Moore!
Just watched Ben’s movie “Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed” last night. It was a lot more fun than I was anticipating… which means it has been a while since I appreciated just what a fun guy Mr. Ben Stein is. I really enjoyed the movie, in much the same way I have enjoyed Michael Moore’s movies… just without the downer hangover afterwards. Ben is just really cool. He opens up a lot of cans in this little movie… I will think through some of it and return…
You only have to read a little bit of Ben’s wit to appreciate him…
Primer…
April 22, 2008 10:18 pm| > | > | ||
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I am an independent film producer. Independent in the sense that I have just myself and a few friends to team up with on a project. The budgets are determined by us, how much do we want to spend on our movie. These days “independent” movies are popular, mostly because there are a lot of good indie films done through spin off mini studios from the big boys. They receive huge budgets and resources compared to anyone like myself. They also have actual experience… unlike myself… I am a few notches below experienced when it comes to “making movies for real”. Most people that create films with my level of experience end up with something that no one really wants to watch… I have made a few of those. So when you find a truly indie film that is actually watchable… even compelling… its note worthy. These guys are my heroes…
Film Incentives…
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Its exciting stuff. Thanks to everyone who has been working to bring this opportunity to Michigan, I hope we are ready…
Kontroll…
March 31, 2008 12:10 am| > | > | ||
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Foreign films are refreshingly different from Hollywood productions, Kontroll is just such a film. If I had not spent the last summer traveling through Europe via train, I may not have enjoyed this film as much as I did. We jumped on a lot of trains and subways without tickets… we never got chased by the Kontroll though…
Into The Wild…
March 23, 2008 10:39 pm| > | > | ||
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There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.
~Henry David Thoreau
Visual Futurist…
March 21, 2008 2:52 pm| > | > | ||
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I had the good fortune of watching two great movies this past week at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Visual Futurist and Blade Runner the directors cut.
Anyone who has seen Blade Runner knows it sets the standard for futuristic sci-fi noir. I didn’t realize that the genius behind the look of most every sci-fi movie I appreciate (Blade Runner, Tron, Aliens…) was the son of a preacher man from Detroit, Syd Mead.
He likes to draw… he’s good at it… and he knows it…
I was struck by his humility in light of his accomplishments, he still just draws… because he likes to. He likes a challenge. He wants his art to be approachable by people. It’s certainly creative, but it never intends to escape humanity.
Syd Mead’s work reminds you of something you have never seen before.
What an amazing gift to be able to give to people.
Read more to see a youtube preview of the documentary about his life.
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The Trailer and the Premiere…
February 8, 2008 4:15 pmThe Golden Compass…
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The church is an evil brought upon this world by the collective avarice of mankind.
It is a concoction of people in authority designed to keep everyone else in a subordinate role.
The purpose of the church is power, control, and wealth.
There is a secret that the church guards.
The secret is this.
Jesus Christ SuperStar
July 7, 2006 4:19 pm
It’s interesting how each representation of Jesus gives us a slightly different perspective of who he was, and a sliver of truth to take from it. I couldn’t help thinking about all of the movies that Phillip Yancey mentioned in “The Jesus I never knew. I can’t remember if this was one that was on his list or not; but I remember him describing how each film portrayal of the life of Christ gave him a new appreciation for a specific quality of Christ.
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