Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Sundance Film Festival kicks of January 20th and with it a batch of more than 120 films will be screened throughout the 10 day festival. In that batch, the film “Bass Ackwards” will be screened in the Sundance NEXT … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/happening_now/media/the-loss-of-a-teardrop-diamond/jodie-markell-discusses-the-loss-of-a-teardrop-diamond/236/950 Actress turned director Jodie Markell is passionate about theater and Tennessee Williams writing, which explains why she chose Williams unpublished, unproduced screenplay "The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond" for her first feature film. In this exclusive interview with … Continue reading →

Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber discuss the influence of music (link): http://makingof.com/vault/media/-scott-neustadter-and-michael-h-weber/939 Today MakingOf.com revealed the final mix tape created by Tom for Summer in "(500) Days of Summer," which is out on Blu-Ray and DVD now. Take … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/happening_now/media/everything-must-go/wyck-godfrey-discusses-everything-must-go/233/943 Today MakingOf debuts a new segment from our exclusive interview with Wyck Godfrey. The "Twilight Saga" producer sat down with us and revealed production details for his next project – the independent film "Everything Must Go." In March … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/happening_now/media/up-in-the-air/production-featurette/99/934 MakingOf secured exclusive footage with the team that collaborated directly with director Jason Reitman to bring his vision for "Up in the Air" to the screen. This feature highlights interviews with some of the crew including: Producer Ivan … Continue reading →

Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber discuss the influence of music (link): http://makingof.com/vault/media/-scott-neustadter-and-michael-h-weber/939 Today MakingOf.com revealed the second mix tape created by Tom for Summer in "(500) Days of Summer," which is out on Blu-Ray and DVD today. Take … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/happening_now/media/the-imaginarium-of-doctor-parnassus/-imaginarium-featurette/109/931 MakingOf sat down with writer-director Terry Gilliam, actress Lily Cole and actor Verne Troyer to discuss their film “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus." This feature highlights our interviews with them as well as showcases the spectacular "Imaginarium" themed … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/happening_now/media/percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/craig-titley-discusses-percy-jackson/231/932 Craig Titley sat down with Making Of to talk about adapting the anticipated "Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightening Thief" story. During this interview, he shares that each day his goal is to either write for 5 … Continue reading →

link: http://makingof.com/happening_now/media/crazy-heart/robert-duvall-discusses-crazy-heart/212/933 Robert Duvall has been acting in and most recently producing films for more than 40 years. During this time he has starred in classics such as "The Godfather," "The Godfather: II," and "Tender Mercies." This weekend his latest … Continue reading →

 If you’ve seen "(500) Days of Summer," then you might know it’s screenplay is highly unusual. There’s a non-linear structure, an omniscient narrator, a dance number, a sequence entirely unfolding in split-screen, and huge block letters in 20 point font. … Continue reading →