On May 11th, 2010 film producer Ted Hope posted on this blog 38 More Ways The Film Industry Is Failing. This should be considered, amongst other things, to be a direct response to that article.

Our primary goal in this column is to argue that independent filmmakers have a thing or two to learn from pornography. Tons and tons of porn directors, actors and actresses put out content and get paid (well) every year. This is exactly what indie film directors want. At this point, it seems like the lessons [...]

There are a lot of independent films out there that try really hard to go for a polished Hollywood look and feel at the expense of their story. J.A. Steel’s indie endeavor “Denizen” eschews a lot of production value in favor of an engaging story about a violent creature terrorizing a small town. It’s one [...]

First-time director Jimmy Johansson’s movie about a 23-year old shiftless and unemployed Brunkaby town-y is reminiscent of Richard Linklater’s early work “Slacker”. “Arkusan Martinsson” is the story of repressed and wandering youth. His titular character really has nothing better to do than wander around his hometown talking with his friends and showing us the boring [...]