As for the film commentary we recorded for IndiePix...you are going to want to check that out. Rae, Randall, Holland, and I all sat down with a couple of beers and gave up all the inside scoops to making the film. a few "shout outs" and tips on how to make a movie this fabulous were also leaked. It will be out for download-to-own on January 29th and soon after you can download it straight to DVD. The new disk will have the new trailer (which is on our site now) the commentary and a few other things. (like a proper menu.:-)
In other movie news, IMDB is still harder to get into than Fort Knox for some reason. I've been submitting the film for almost a year now and it still comes up rejected. The reason this time? The original 2007 release date had expired because of the roll over to 2008. No shit...like I said...it's been a year for them to take us seriously. Now armed with multiple articles and a DISTRIBUTION DEAL I hope to become a member of the apparently elite group known as people who are listed on IMDB. Why do I want to be on there? Simply because they are now the standard of established, and every little bit helps...plus I'll be bonafied then...right?
On the festival side of things 2008 started off great. I got rejected from SXSW and completely lost my taste for film festivals. As I sat reading the rejection EMAIL that urged me to come to the festival even though my film will not be in the fest, AND act quick because the discount passes are almost gone; I realized something. What were my goals when making this film? To tell a story I wanted to tell...my way. (check) Get as many people to see it as possible. (check) Get other people interested in helping me make the next one. (check) Festivals are simply a way to get noticed and then get distribution...but guess what...I already have distribution through a great company...IndiePix.net. I set out to make a unique film, distribute it uniquely, and make the next one...and I have accomplished all of that. Film festivals in a way are becoming obsolete (and lucrative to every small town that dreams one up) It's time to plow through to the future and shape the way we make, distribute, and celebrate filmmaking. Not hump the dead horse of 90's independent film ideas. I saw an article damning Sundance as too Hollywood, and Robert Redford defending that Sundance is still as "indie" as it always has been. Straight up bull shit...sorry Robert I don't know what else to tell ya...straight up bullshit.
As for the next film, it will be called The Brave and the Kind. I've already started an outline and hope to be shooting Summer 2008. This weekends trip to NYC found me collecting a crew and interest from Indiepix. I will keep you updated on all that changes and develops. Now it's off to apply to DIY and Independent Boston...okay so the taste isn't completely gone. Just a few more and I swear I'll quit...besides it would be nice to go to just one.;-) Congrats to Radiohead for topping everyone's list of best album...it is...you should listen to it...the whole thing...Disk 1 AND Disk 2...which is the best one...fuck you pitchforkmedia...get a clue. And to all the critics that put M.I.A. on their list anywhere above the number 1000 mark I say what is the world coming to.
Here is a picture of holiday toonces...a thousand times crankyer than the original.
Thanks to all my friends and family for a wonderful life and great year to come. Thanks to all the people who helped make this film a reality and are still willing to help me out on the next one. Thank you to Jason and the Indiepix crew for running a great site and for looking into new ways to do things...you guys rock! Thanks to my wife that puts up with all my shit and suports me all the way.XOXO
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!Make it a good one.
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