The International Spy Museum in Washington, DC has a series of brain teasers up on their website to get you prepared to be a young James Bond. And they are a lot of fun!
(hat tip to Caitlin McCarthy for this one!)
Author: Ted Hope
My favorite film of last year was BLU’s building piece. It may well be my favorite internet viewing of all time. My stomach’s been growling for something new from him to consume. What a delight to wake up and find this on my plate.
Got get some giggles over your cornflakes this morning? Put this diaper dude into your bowl. Forget the milk.
Of all the songs that lodge in my head, THE LETTER is one that I hope never escapes. Granted my attempts to sing it are miles from that of Mr. Chilton’s, but some how his mix of cool and sadness covers all my inabilities. His vocal swims through my ears blocking out my geese-like honking.
Although The Box Tops are not what Big Star would go on to be (making one of my top ten albums of all time), but you have to love how much they are into not being into being there here on this video:
1. Toronto Wrap: Indie Bloodbath – by Anne Thompson
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2009/09/19/toronto_film_festival_winners_and_losers/
2. 18 Actions Towards A Sustainable Truly Free Film Community – by Ted Hope
http://trulyfreefilm.blogspot.com/2009/09/18-actions-towards-sustainable-truly.html
3. Exploring New Routes to the Indies – by A.O. Scott & Manohla Dargis
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/movies/13darg.html?_r=1&ref=movies
4. Declaration of Independence: The Ten Principles of Hybrid Distribution – by Peter Broderick
http://www.indiewire.com/article/declaration_of_independence_the_ten_principles_of_hybrid_distribution/
5. Movies, Now More Than Ever – by Eugene Hernandez
http://www.indiewire.com/article/eugene_hernandez_movies_now_more_than_ever/
6. Toronto Festival Challenges Indie Film to Evolve – by Anne Thompson
http://www.thewrap.com/article/toronto-brings-chance-indie-film-evolution_6718
7. Roundtable: Indie film marketing specialists – By Stephen Galloway and Matthew Belloni
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i34ed7d659fd02963dc0e951b9b59b4af
7. Roundtable: Indie film marketing specialists – By Stephen Galloway and Matthew Belloni
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i34ed7d659fd02963dc0e951b9b59b4af
8. How To Survive Indie Producer Hell – By Ted Hope
http://trulyfreefilm.blogspot.com/2009/09/ten-steps-plus-one-for-how-to-survive.html
9. Indie Alert Level: Severe – By Roger Ebert
Required Reading:
A new model is emerging and Peter Broderick is here to explain it all for you:
Writer/Director/Blogger John August endorses Peter’s approach with examples of what he encountered on The Nines:
(thanks @andrewbrotzman)
