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The annual "Movies I need to see" list is released


Published Feb. 2, 2010 at 10:47 a.m.


The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, has released the full Oscar nominations list for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.

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Milwaukee Film launches "Winter Edition" of festival


Published Jan. 28, 2010 at 11:36 a.m.


"Milwaukee Film Festival -- Winter Edition" will be miniature version of the larger fest with nine films shown during the week of March 12-18 at Marcus North Shore Theaters, 17000 N. Port Washington Rd.

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Black metal documentary misses out on music


Published Jan. 21, 2010 at 4:18 p.m.


At the start of "Until the Light Takes Us," a documentary about the black metal scene in Norway, viewers may wonder why the background music is a sort of pop electronica, rather than some Norwegian black metal. As the 93-minute digital film unreels itself, it becomes clear why.

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"Up in the Air" is well worth the trip


Published Jan. 19, 2010 at 10:04 a.m.


I'd heard little to nothing about "Up in the Air" before I saw it, but I must say that I enjoyed it immensely. It's charming, touching and oddly upbeat.

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What Makes A Good FIlm ‘Package’?


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Published Jan. 14, 2010 at 1:05 p.m.

If you’ve ever gone out and tried to raise financing for your film before you know how important your film’s ‘package’ can be. Packaging a script for financing is a big BIG job and often takes the work of more than one person on your team (and the task is often outsourced to a consultant). [ ... ] ...

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Budgeting For Your Film In Today’s Marketplace


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Published Jan. 10, 2010 at 12:22 a.m.

Over the last couple of years Budgeting has become a very hot topic of independent filmmaking. Why? Well mostly because most indies can no longer justify the $5 million budget that they used to. There was a time when these higher budget indies could be justified because buyers were acquiring them for up to $10-$15 [ ... ] ...

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Reverse Engineering Distribution (clarified)


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Published Jan. 4, 2010 at 1:09 p.m.

My last post entitled “Distribution Backwards?” really ignited something… ... I got some messages on Twitter as well as feedback on the Film Specific Facebook page that indicates people do NOT like the idea of:1. reverse engineering WRITING since all you’ll get is focus group ideas/formula, and2. following a ‘trend’ too closely because by the time [ ... ] ...

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Sneak peek at "Garbage Dreams" this Thursday


Published Jan. 4, 2010 at 10:13 a.m.


This Thursday, Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Dr., hosts a screening of the film followed by a panel discussion featuring Rick Meyers, Recycling Specialist for the Milwaukee Department of Public Works and George T. Stone, MATC professor and co-chair of MATC's District Sustainability Committee. The discussion will be hosted by MPTV General Manager Ellis Bromberg.

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To FREE or not to FREE


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Published Dec. 28, 2009 at 10:56 a.m.

Wow, there’s quite a discussion going on over at the Film Specific Facebook page on giving films away for FREE. Yes, that’s F.R.E.E. All prompted by a Time Magazine article I posted about the indie movie “Star Wreck” and the filmmaker Timo Vuorensola who gave his film away for free and then made money (a [ ... ] ...

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Case 39 opens January 1st, 2010 (wide)


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Published Dec. 28, 2009 at 3:13 a.m.

Renee Zellweger hasn't starred in a horror film since the beginning of her career, but she makes a return to the genre with this creepy thriller. The Oscar-winning actress plays a social worker whose attempts to save a young girl (Jodelle Ferland, TIDELAND) from abuse may be misguided ...

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