Every year, in between the big heave known as the fall awards season and that folly we call the Academy Awards, the major movie companies turn into a cinematic slag heap of the bad, the risible and the inexplicable. Even on paper, the latest February throwaway,...
And To The Point ‘Crisis Hotline,’ ‘La Parka,’ ‘Joanna’ and Other Short Oscar Nominees
At Oscar time, short films are both an afterthought and a corrective. Office-pool hustlers will hope for a lucky break or an inside line (Is there a Pixar cartoon? Something with cute kids? A Holocaust theme?), while more casual observers will brace themselves for...
Cake
Jennifer Aniston in 'Cake.' Cinelou Films Jennifer Aniston de-glams for a tough portrayal of a woman putting her life back together From all the accolades Jennifer Aniston has been getting for playing a scarred, suicidal, pain-ridden accident victim in Cake, you'd...
Diary of a Slamdance Festival Juror
In a guest post, filmmaker and festival director Josh Leake shares his experience being a juror at the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival - and tips for filmmakers who want to get noticed. Founded by a group of friends in 1995, Slamdance is one of many premiere festivals...
In ‘Still Alice,’ losing farther, losing faster
Photo courtesy of Jojo Whilden/ Sony Pictures Classics Julianne Moore is one of the most vanity-free of working actors, sometimes to a fault. Few of her peers, male or female, seem so willing to push into the discomfort zone and flesh out characters who are needy,...
What Filmmakers Can Learn From The Duplass Brothers
Versatility and innovation are the keys to success. Photo courtesy of HBO. Ever since the premiere of The Puffy Chair at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, Mark and Jay Duplass have been one of the most prominent filmmaking team on the independent circuit, turning out...
Slamdance Film Festival Selects Jury Members (EXCLUSIVE)
The 21st Slamdance Film Festival has selected jury members for its documentary, narrative and shorts competitions at the festival, which runs Jan. 23-29. Narrative feature jury members: Richard Lorber, CEO of Kino Lorber; Todd Looby and Emily Upzcak. Documentary just...
Come meet The Audience Awards & Fusion Doc Challenge at Slamdance!
The Audience Awards and Fusion Doc Challenge will have a large presence in Park City this year. Fusion Media, Doc Challenge (powered by The Audience Awards) and Pond 5 co-host the 2015 Slamdance Film Festival party on Sunday, January 25th at 10:00 pm at 250 Main...
Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2015: Top Five Towns
We decided to republish this Movie Maker Article because it features Missoula, MT, where The Audience Awards lives! All this week, we’re releasing the 2015 edition of our annual Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker list, in three parts: the Top Five...
‘Sniper’ Rules Weekend Box Office
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is prone to superlatives, but this one is truly jaw dropping: “American Sniper,” which arrived in wide release on Friday, is expected to sell about $105.2 million in tickets in North America over the four-day holiday weekend. While America’s...