Filmmaker's look at upcoming DVD releases.

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA

JCVD

REES' EVENTUAL SALVATION EMERGES AT BAM'S AFRO PUNK

Brandon Harris
Once again channeling the spirit of revolution this holiday weekend BAMCinematek, hot off its inaugural BAMCinemaFEST, hosts the fifth annual Afro-Punk Festival, which will feature some filmmakers familiar to Filmmaker Magazine readers. Bookending the repertory film portion of the event, which also encompasses concerts, a skate park and a closing weekend block party, are films by a pair of last [continue]

NEW SODERBERGH TRAILER: THE INFORMANT

Scott Macaulay

HOW DO YOU SEE CHINATOWN?

Scott Macaulay
Premiering tomorrow at 7pm — and on the museum's YouTube channel — is the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)'s Chinatown Film project, a collection of short films by Miguel Arteta, Patty Chang, Jem Cohen, Cary Fukunaga, So Yong Kim & Bradley Rust Gray, Amir Naderi, Sam Pollard, Shelly Silver, Rose Troche, and Wayne Wang & Richard Wong on their unique visions of Chinatown, New York. (Advance [continue]

DECLARING WAR ON INDIE FILM CLICHES!

Scott Macaulay
Ted Hope tweeted this Current TV indie film parody short this morning and it's been getting a lot of comments. Yes, it's silly, but too often accurate in parts. So, whaddaya say, let's all vow to banish these indie cliches!

WAH DO DEM, THOSE WHO REMAIN AMONG 2009 LAFF AWARD-WINNERS

Jason Sanders
An eventful day in Los Angeles found the Los Angeles Film Festival announcing its award winners amidst gatherings of far different sorts. A massive Iranian march took over much of Westwood; impromptu rallies protesting the Honduran military coup sprung up across the city, and here and there were still pockets of moon-walking, white-gloved Michael Jackson mourners. But in the relative [continue]

KEITH GORDON'S SUNDANCE DIRECTORS' CHEAT SHEET

Scott Macaulay
I was working with a young director who was very talented, but who was also prone to panic — causing her to lose her perspective and clarity (an issue I’ve had to deal with myself at times). So I wrote this ‘"cheat sheet" for the fellows to carry with them for when they felt lost. To be honest, I created it just as much for myself… The Unofficial Sundance Shooting Cheat Sheet You may [continue]

TILDA SWINTON, JULIA

In a revealing interview, Tilda Swinton talks about her new film, Julia, and how the indie-film world has changed since her days working with Derek Jarman in Britain's underground cinema.

STIMULUS PACKAGE

Fast on the heels of Che, Steven Soderbergh returns with The Girlfriend Experience, a low budget tale of a high priced escort, played by adult film star Sasha Grey, who makes her living during the brink of the global economic collapse. By Scott Macaulay
PLUS: Q&A with Sasha Grey

IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME

Following the journey of a globetrotting treasure hunter and his two elderly clients, Darius Marder's debut documentary, Loot, is a hypnotic tale of reckoning, regret, fathers and sons. By Mike Plante

THE SECRET LIVES OF OBJECTS

In French filmmaker Olivier Assayas's latest film, Summer Hours, he delves into the bittersweet lives of a French family who struggle to deal with the legacy (and belongings) of its aging matriarch. By Brandon Harris

HOW TO MARKET YOUR DVD ONLINE PART 3

In this installment, Jon Reiss looks at DIY Web marketing.

SHUTTERBUGS

Filmmakers disclose how they are shooting movies with still cameras. By Roberto Quezada-Dardon

WHAT IF THE GODS TAKE AWAY YOUR CREDIT?

If you want to be able to make that credit card-financed movie in the months ahead, read this article. By Esther B. Robinson

CULTURE HACKER

Lance Weiler explains why filmmakers are turning to torrent sites to build a community.

GAME ENGINE

Heather Chaplin highlights the duo behind thatgamecompany, creators of the popular flOw and Flower.

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By Jason Guerrasio

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