Back to the Big Screen: Drive-In Theatres
If youre tired of paying extra-large prices to watch movies on matchbook-sized multiplex screens, a trip to your local drive-in theater might be the thing to remind you how movies are supposed to be...
View ArticleThe 1998 Boston Film Festival
The Boston Film Festival can be hard to pin down. It screens independent films, but mostly wide-release independent films. Its called the Boston Film Festival, but viewers can be hard-pressed to find...
View ArticleThe Hero's Journey in Seven Sequences: A Screenplay Structure
ACT I: 1. SET-UP: Who's the Hero? Initial development. Where are we? What's the story about? THE HERO IS INTRODUCED IN HIS ORDINARY WORLD (before the adventure begins.)read more
View ArticleReview: "Next Stop, Wonderland"
Local director Brad Anderson's second feature "Next Stop, Wonderland" is something like a sugar-free, indie version of "Sleepless in Seattle." The romantic leads pine for each other and continually...
View ArticleIndustry News
Its September, and we all know what that means. Productions start up again. Organizations start meeting again. And everybodys back from vacation. So, as you might guess, weve got one action-packed...
View ArticleThe Real Deal on Film Distribution Deal
The increase in independent films has created a buyer's market. Industry observers estimate that there are now 800-1,000 independent pictures made each year in the United States a dramatic increase...
View ArticleReview: Roland Tec's "All the Rage"
For the South End, its "All the Rage," a new independent film by first-time feature film writer/director/composer Roland Tec. And as different as Southie is from the South End, so are the two...
View ArticleScreenwriting: The Hero's Journey in Seven Sequences
To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a computer, and that's about as much as I can say right now about our continuing negotiations and renegotiations with the studio (to be named...
View ArticleFrom Short to Feature: "Italian Lessons"
This past June, at a monthly networking meeting, the Paradise City Media Collaborative (PCMC) of Northampton, MA, welcomed the area's premiere screening of "Italian Lessons." The 36-minute, 16mm film...
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