I recently came out of my own PTSD (that’s Post-Tribeca Stress Disorder) and have been trying to get back to “work.” What that means — since I do not only refer to job-related activities — has been a bit complicated. I’ve definitely had this hardcore writer’s block, in the sense that whenever I’ve been inspiredContinue reading “Random Thoughts Upon a Return”
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Go Behind the Screens (and Under Our Skin) at Tribeca
That’s right … I disappear for two months and then come back with what some might think is a slightly self-serving post promoing the work gig. But really, this is not self-serving; this is you-serving. Or something. But I want to share with you a really special program that we’re introducing this year at TribecaContinue reading “Go Behind the Screens (and Under Our Skin) at Tribeca”
Recap: Do They Make Anything for Oscar Reflux Syndrome?
Well, my predictions were right for the major awards — not such a feat this year. But in considering upon yet another year where the actual Best Picture did not take home its prize, I found myself most startled by reflecting upon one of the several tedious and useless montages provided to us by tediousContinue reading “Recap: Do They Make Anything for Oscar Reflux Syndrome?”
For the Record: It’s Oscar Night — When the Stars Come Out to Shine (Gotta Love That Line … or something)
Watching a few hundred Tribeca submissions has precluded me from doing my normal year-end round-ups and catch-ups. I don’t mean writing, I mean actually catching-up on nominated films for the Oscars, Spirit Awards, Razzies, etc. Other than Cloverfield, I haven’t had a chance to see any regular theatrical films since early January. My new TiVosContinue reading “For the Record: It’s Oscar Night — When the Stars Come Out to Shine (Gotta Love That Line … or something)”
Monday Miscellaneous Miscellany: Awards and Stuff
I’ve spent the whole weekend (yet again) holed up in my apartment encountering only those I had beckoned to bring me food, watching submission-after-submission, with intermittent breaks for news, a few episodes of Friday Night Lights and watching Broken English on DVD and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days on IFC in Theaters. (That’sContinue reading “Monday Miscellaneous Miscellany: Awards and Stuff”
R.I.P. HEATH
I was sitting in a programming meeting today. It was around 4:45 or so, and two of my colleagues at the other end of the table was showing his blackberry to someone else. A few minutes passed, and she showed hers back to him, and one of them said, “Heath Ledger was just found dead.”Continue reading “R.I.P. HEATH”
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Oscar again presents the race for most overrated
As usual, subjecting myself to 15 minutes of E! feels like way too many brain cells have died, but it’s the sacrifice I make on Oscar nomination morning. I still need to digest and look at the full list of nominees, but here are some quick thoughts: The Good: If there is any justice inContinue reading “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Oscar again presents the race for most overrated”
Cloverfield: A Monster Movie for the New Millenium
The biggest surprise about Cloverfield — the new monster thriller opening today from Alias and Lost creator-producer J.J. Abrams, directed by his former partner on Felicity Matt Reeves — is that for the first time in recent memory (if not ever), a January release doesn’t royally suck. In fact, Cloverfield is surprisingly (to me, atContinue reading “Cloverfield: A Monster Movie for the New Millenium”
The Business of Being Born: A Quick Plug for a Festival Fave
One night during last year’s Tribeca, I was hanging out at the AMC Kips Bay supervising my staff and doing some introductions of films. I was scheduled to intro one documentary which coming into the festival was one of my favorites. I had met the filmmaker briefly at our office one day, but not theContinue reading “The Business of Being Born: A Quick Plug for a Festival Fave”
It’s about time: The Rent is more than paid up
Don’t cry for Rent on Broadway. It’s about time. In reality, few shows — if any — can aesthetically sustain a five-year run, much less a 12-year one, and part of the reason why Broadway has not seen a greater collection of outstanding new work over the past decade-plus is because the economics have becomeContinue reading “It’s about time: The Rent is more than paid up”
Out of Focus 