Pat McDonald on Microbudget Tips
I’ve always looked to Pat McDonald not only as a friend and fellow critic for HollywoodChicago.com, but also as somewhat of a father figure. When we rehearsed our presentation at […]
I’ve always looked to Pat McDonald not only as a friend and fellow critic for HollywoodChicago.com, but also as somewhat of a father figure. When we rehearsed our presentation at […]
I have always been fond of the “Duplass Brothers,” Mark and Jay Duplass. Their indie comedies fuse scruffy charm with raw insight so spot-on that it’s occasionally painful. Case in […]
Few film sites have a title as tuneful (or appropriate) as Chicago film critic Sawyer Lahr’s GoOverTheRainbow.com, a self-dubbed “start-up online arts & entertainment periodical for the review of LGBTQIA and […]
Two of the finest indies I’ve seen this year are remarkably similar–particularly in regards to their length (clocking in around an hour) and content. In my ideal world, these pictures […]
What exactly constitutes “Another Steven Soderbergh Experience?” That is the question Nick Allen of TheScorecardReview.com and I explore in this podcast as we delve into the career of a wildly […]
Every once in a while, an actor comes along who absolutely floors you. Though some actors are singled out primarily for their ability to leave their teeth-marks all over the […]
Dan Rybicky is one of the most passionate people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. He doesn’t just teach film or make films–he exudes film through his very pores. […]
There is perhaps no figure in American film more polarizing or fascinating than Paul Thomas Anderson. While some moviegoers dismiss his work as pretentious or unpleasant, others embrace it as […]
From caped superheroes to male strippers, June 2012 offered a great deal of thrills for audiences at the multiplex. My friend and colleague, Matt Sheehan of HollywoodSnitch.com, visited my Indie […]
Suzy: “Was he a good dog?” Sam: “…Who’s to say?” This is sample dialogue from Wes Anderson’s latest whimsical charmer, “Moonrise Kingdom,” a film that did boffo business in limited […]