General George S. Patton once opined that Americans can't stand a loser. He may have been right. Too bad. Sometimes failure is the perfect path toward learning. Certainly it is part of life's learning curve. In some ways, losing is what the entire film industry is...
The YouTube movie is coming, sort of. Actually, the YouTube movie is already here, with the most recent proof coming in August. The impending release of District 9 by Neill Blomkamp is, in part, a tribute to the increasingly pivotal role played by online media...
Yes, it's official. This summer, everyone is a winner. Wolverine has clawed his way to the top. Star Trek has blasted into orbit. Angels and Demons soared into heaven. According to the major news media, the engines of fantasy are running full throttle and business...
The really fun thing about beating a dead horse is knowing that you can't be doing any more damage than already has been done. This is the secret mantra of anyone who works as a regular film critic. The same is true of anyone trying...
One thing I hate about the magazine Vanity Fair is how they allow George Clooney to use it to stalk me. I can't even flip through the rag without discovering his mug somewhere inside just waiting to pounce out at me. I've taken this matter...
I'm not going to review the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. I'm not even anywhere near the Tribeca Film Festival. I am not even close to New York, which is why I can't get a decent espresso for love or money in my town. Unfortunately, you...
For the past several months, there has been the steady drum beat proclaiming that despite the current economic crisis, the film industry remains recession proof. The reason is simple...
There are many ways to raise money for a low-budget independent film. Bank robbery is one. Unfortunately, the current economic crisis makes it one of the less rewarding ways (unless you happen to be a banker, in which case you are already engaged in this...
Ticket sales are booming, and Hollywood is the economic wunderkind of the current recession.If the Variety report is to be believed, that was the direction that Dan Glickman, CEO and chair of the Motion Picture Association of America, was headed toward while presenting at the...
Yes, the internet stampede is on. Like the Oklahoma Land Rush, everyone is racing into the vast wilderness of cyberspace. Netflix has already unveiled their system for downloadable movies. Now Blockbuster is entering the field while Warner Bros plans to release 150 titles from the...