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Andrew Robinson: Zach Braff Owes Everyone a Dollar—A Kickstarter Rant
Did you hear? Zach Braff joined Kickstarter and just raised a butt-load of money. Nearly three million dollars as of this writing. What a visionary. Because of Braff, real folks like you, me, and your...
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Michael Gaughn: Zach Braff’s Cool 3 Mil & My 2 Cents
Now, let me get this straight: There are Web sites where people give other people money so those other people can make a profit, but those other people are under no obligation to give the people who...
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Andrew Robinson: First-run Movies For Everyone—How Every Friday Night Can Be...
A little while back, I wrote about why I believed Hollywood collapsing release windows for all its titles and effectively opening the floodgates for day-and-date would be a good thing. Then fellow...
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Pierce O’Toole: Playing with Genre—The Films of Ben Wheatley
I love genre. Why? Because genre is a very powerful tool for filmmakers. It has set up rules that are expected touchstones for an audience. In an action movie, you expect the hero to complete herculean...
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Andrew Robinson: Can Hollywood Survive It’s Own Technical Revolution?
There has been a lot of talk on this site recently about the fall of Hollywood as we’ve come to know and love it. The topic was spurred by none other than Steven Spielberg when he proclaimed to a group...
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Movie Review: “Compliance”
Let’s start with some context. In 2004, a call was made to a McDonald’s in Mount Washington, Kentucky. The caller claimed to be a police officer investigating one of the employees for theft. After the...
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Andrew Robinson: The Allure of LA and Why It’s The Least Creative Place on...
I moved to Los Angeles roughly 13 years ago for college. In truth—well, following the news that I would never be a fighter pilot—LA was the only place I ever saw myself living. A lot has happened over...
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Andrew Robinson: Flaws and All—Using Old 35mm Film Lenses in a Digital World
I’ve been doing a lot of filming lately. Maybe not of the feature-length, cinematic variety, but filming nonetheless. In my humble opinion, any day that involves taking out one’s camera and fixating it...
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Andrew Robinson: Why “Upstream Color” Is So Important
I’ve been on a bit of a tear recently about the current state of Hollywood and what I see as the future of cinema. Five years ago, I can remember taking meeting after meeting with studios, agencies,...
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