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A Beautiful Life

Deborah Calla | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Victims, Rape, Filmmaking, Incest, Survivors, Film, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Roman Polanski, Living News
Deborah Calla

I worry about people who are abused who are silent and surrounded by others who continue to blame them for their role as "victims" and perpetrate another painful form of abuse: the malice of ignorance.

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Artist As Citizen: Judge Our Climate Contest

Richard Reiss | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Art, Education, Filmmaking, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Sculpture, Design, Artists, Climate Change, Photo Essay, Global Warming, Artist as Citizen, The Future, Risk, Communication, Mit, Green News
Richard Reiss

Over the summer, we set a couple of dozen creative students the task of describing the risk from climate change, as framed in the most recent IPCC and MIT reports.

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Oh No, Not Another Film About Climate Change

Franny Armstrong | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Film, Women Filmmakers, Pete Postlethwaite, Mclibel, Healthy Eating, Food, Oil, Green, Global Warming, Independent Media, Climate Change, Environment, Al Gore Global Warming, The Age of Stupid, Filmmaking, Copenhagen-Climate-Council, Green News, McDonald's, Entertainment News, Franny Armstrong, John Battsek, Extinction, Independent Film, Green News
Franny Armstrong

If you have a burning idea you need to communicate -- uncensored -- with maximum possible emotional punch and a potential audience of tens of millions, a doc's the way to go.

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The Age of Stupid Gives a Coin-Flip Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

Franny Armstrong | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Al Gore Global Warming, Pete Postlethwaite, Green, The Age of Stupid, Film, Copenhagen-Climate-Council, Independent Film, Filmmaking, Women Filmmakers, Extinction, Oil, Environment, Climate Change, Entertainment News, John Battsek, Franny Armstrong, Global Warming, Independent Media, Mclibel, Green News
Franny Armstrong

We are the most intelligent creature ever to evolve and yet we are about to make the stupidest mistake in all of geological time

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What Hollywood is Not Letting You See

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Ageism, Filmmaking, Hollywood Ageism, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Robert J. Elisberg

Your favorite movie could likely be written by someone over 40. If today's Hollywood executives had their way, your favorite movie wouldn't exist.

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Khaste Nabahsheen (Don't Be Tired)

Davyde Wachell | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Documentary, Tehran, Iran, Filmmaking, Iran Film, Mousavi, Iran Election, Iran Riot, Media News
Davyde Wachell

In our first days of casting in Tehran we met a 75-year-old dervish who asked incredulously, "Why have you come here to make a film? Imagination is illegal, creativity is illegal, life here is illegal."

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Herb & Dorothy

Megumi Sasaki | Posted 07.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Energy, Filmmaking, Women Filmmakers, National-Gallery-of-Art, Entertainment News
Megumi Sasaki

Herb and Dorothy still live in the same apartment in New York with 19 turtles, lots of fish, and one cat. They've refilled it with piles of new art they've acquired.

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Why I Support First-Time Filmmakers and the Importance of Celebrating Their Work

Trudie Styler | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Guy Ritchie, Independent Film, Filmmaking, Tribeca, Sundance, Film, Xingu Films, Tribeca Film Festival, First Time Filmmakers, Dito Montiel, Movies, Entertainment News
Trudie Styler

I hope you'll take some chances on movie night and see some independent films - these are the hidden jewels of the film industry, and the showcases for the future greats of cinema.

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Can Hollywood Recover From the SAG Strike that Wasn't?

Earnest Harris | Posted 05.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sag, Filmmaking, Amptp, Screen Actors Guild, Earnest Harris, Producers, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Actors, Entertainment News
Earnest Harris

The toll of this month's long semi-strike, the 100 day long writer's strike, and the Director's Guild and AFTRA negotiations in 2008, has impacted and hurt not only our wallets, but our hearts as well.

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The Holocaust Revisionism of Hollywood

Rod Lurie | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Julius Streicher, Shoah, Jews, Marc Frydman, Kate Winslet, Holocaust Movies, Holocaust, Heinrich Himmler, Judaism, Stephen Daldry, Film, Holocaust Films, Bishop Richard Williamson, Filmmaking, Nazis, Holocaust Deniers, Rod Lurie, Primo Levi, Entertainment News
Rod Lurie

It never crossed my mind that I would ever speak or write negatively about the work of a fellow filmmaker. I am sure the makers of The Reader are not deniers. But they are helping those who are.

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Afghan Stars at Sundance

Havana Marking | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Dauoud Seddiqi, Ryan Seacrest, Sundance Film Festival, Afghanistan, Jubilation, Kabul, Documentaries, Film Festivals, Film, British, Movies, Happiness, Filmmaking, Sundance 2009, Documentary, American Idol, Sundance, Excitement, Afghan Star, Music, Teenagers, Singing, Entertainment News
Havana Marking

Last Saturday night, we were presented two awards by the good people of Sundance. it was the first time an Afghan film had made it there, and the people of Afghanistan were over the moon.

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Paul Newman: Favorite Story to Tell

Jon Chattman | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul Newman, Jon Chattman, Robert Benton, Cheerleader, Joanne Woodward, Stamford Film Festival, Stamford, Nobody's Fool, Filmmaking, Film Journalism, Entertainment Journalism, Parenting, Celebrity Journalism, Journalism, Celebrity Interviews, Director's View Film Festival, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

Newman was my first real movie star interview, but it was so much more than that. For me, it made me realize just how far I had come at the time.

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De Niro Expands Tribeca Film Festival To Doha, Aims To Break Down Stereotypes

Diane Tucker | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Movies, Tribeca Film Festival, Filmmaking, Museum of Islamic Art, Abu Dhabi, Middle East Media, Robert De Niro Hotel, Tribeca Film Festival Doha, Al Jazeera, Diane Tucker, Qatar, Craig Hatkoff, Jane Rosenthal, Dubai, Robert De Niro, Middle East, Entertainment News
Diane Tucker

Craig Hatkoff: We'd like to see Doha become part of a larger hub -- a network that underscores the potential of the region.

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Third Screen: Conrad Fink on Making Movies for Grown-Ups

Vickie Karp | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Tabletop, Filmmaking, Broadway, Plays, Tabletop Film, Conrad Fink, Movies, Rob Ackerman, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

How do movies get made? I spoke with first-time producer/director Conrad Fink about his recent purchase of the option on a play called Tabletop.

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Reel Ramallah: Filmmaking In The West Bank

Daniel Blackman | Posted 11.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Youth, Ramallah, Filmmaking, West Bank, Media News
Daniel Blackman

Working with the US Consulate, I arrived in Jerusalem earlier this week to pilot a filmmaking workshop, designed to provide Palestinian youth with media experience and economic opportunities.

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Wall Street Debacle Holds Lessons For Net Neutrality

Art Brodsky | Posted 10.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Media Consolidation, Fcc, Filmmaking, Economy, Net Neutrality, Media News
Art Brodsky

We're seeing a grim scenario play out now on Wall Street, as firms acted unwisely with no government oversight, and the public ends up losing. We don't want to see it play out online as well.

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We Are Winning: An Interview With Battle In Seattle Director Stuart Townsend

Brad Listi | Posted 10.16.2008 | Home

Read More: New Releases, WTO Riots, Third World, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Michelle Rodriguez, Presidential Election, Global Trade, Imf, Sean Penn, Woody Harrelson, Seattle Riots, Stuart Townsend, Battle in Seattle, Movies, Barack Obama, Cinema, Celebrity Endorsements, Patriotism, Seattle, Brad Listi, World Trade Organization, Filmmaking, Ray Liotta, Make Trade Fair, Channing Tatum, Andre Benjamin, Charlize Theron, Wto, Home News
Brad Listi

A lot of people feel like they've lost their voice during the last eight years. This movie is a clear illustration of the fact that you do count... Things can be different. If Obama runs the country like he's run his campaign, we're in good shape.

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Bombs Over Baghdad

Juli Weiner | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Iraq War, Baghdad High, Filmmaking, HBO Documentaries, Baghdad, Documentaries, Iraq, Entertainment News
Juli Weiner

The decision to give cameras to four Baghdadi teenagers is inspired; the boys document school and warfare with neutral equality, and it's thanks to this blind prioritizing that the film is able to capture the interiority of its subjects.

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Joe Lieberman's Fake Son, Terrorism, Charlie Rose, Situationist International and BJ's

Sam Seder | Posted 07.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sarah Silverman, Satire, Filmmaking, Afghanistan, Sam Seder, Marc Maron, Janeane Garofalo, American Idol, Netroots Nation, David Cross, Comedy, Entertainment News
Sam Seder

Sometime around the inauguration of Bush in 2000, I began to notice that there was not the slightest hint of outrage expressed in or by the media.

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Searching for Screenwriters in the South of France

Jonathan Handel | Posted 07.14.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Cannes Film Festival 2008, Screenwriting, Independent Film, Filmmaking, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Entertainment News
Jonathan Handel

Not surprising for the country that originated the auteur theory, screenwriters are not the stars of Cannes. But if screenwriters don't garner the glamour, they nonetheless can be found with a bit of searching.

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A People's Festival

Pablo Ganguli | Posted 07.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sienna Miller Edinburgh, Keira Knightley Sienna Miller, Filmmaking, Keira Knightley, Film Festivals, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Film Festival, Sienna Miller, Kiera Knightly Edinburgh, Entertainment News
Pablo Ganguli

Anybody mildly interested in the arts in this country will tell you that Edinburgh is the king city of festivals. It's August programme dominates the galaxy of festival-making.

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The Vision Behind Visioneers

Jared Drake and Brandon Drake | Posted 06.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Movies, Hollywood, Young Filmmakers, Movie Business, Directors, Filmmaking, Entertainment News
Jared Drake and Brandon Drake

After graduating, the film industry had one thing to offer us: a P.A. job at a production company. Instead, we scrapped together 20k from friends and family. Then, we wrote a script we could shoot for 20k.

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Miracle at St. Anna: A Preview of Spike Lee's Upcoming Film

Karin Badt | Posted 05.30.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Directors, Filmmaking, Racism, Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna, World War II, Barack Obama Race, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Karin Badt

Spike Lee presented an eight minute clip of his upcoming movie Miracle at St. Anna yesterday, and stayed to answer questions about this film and filmmaking in general.

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Life in Flight Takes Flight

Tracey Hecht | Posted 05.29.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Female Directors, Creativity, Directors, Filmmaking, Artists, Life in Flight, Moviemaking, Movies, Women Directors, Hollywood, Entertainment News
Tracey Hecht

The really amazing thing about making Life in Flight was watching it go from a private experience of conceptualization to a hugely collaborative experience.

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Inspiring Lessons From "Up With Me"

Greg Takoudes | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: South by Southwest, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, SXSW 2008, Up With Me, Entertainment News
Greg Takoudes

The most thrilling and frightening moments in directing Up With Me were those when I had to relinquish some creative control of the film, and learn to trust the creative instincts of my teen actors.

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