Da Sweet Blood of Jesus: Spike Lee Finds Originality in a Remake
Gravitas VenturesIn 1973, the production company Kelly-Jordan Enterprises sought to fund a group of relatively inexpensive features, one being a… Read More
January 27, 2015
Kickstarter
Jemaine Clement’s Hilarious What We Do In the Shadows Needs Your Help With Theatrical Distribution
Unison FilmsOne of our favorite undistributed movies of 2014 needs help getting distributed in 2015. What We Do in the… Read More
January 16, 2015
David Cross is Letting You Pay What You Want for His Directorial Debut, Hits
Honora/KickstarterBack in 2006, David Cross was the first investor in Kickstarter. Almost a decade later, he’s gone to the crowdsourcing… Read More
January 7, 2015
The Supporting Cast of ‘The Room’ Launches a Kickstarter to Ensure It Never Goes Away, Ever
Wiseau-FilmsWhen Tommy Wiseau appeared from wherever he’s actually from (the consensus is still out on that one) and crafted the… Read More
October 24, 2014
Fund This Film: ‘Bluebird’ Wants to Break Your Heart, Come to Theater Near You
Vacationland FilmsA few days ago, I happened to walk past a small school bus in Manhattan. It was parked on… Read More
June 27, 2014
Alexandre Rockwell Is the Latest Indie Film Legend To Turn To Kickstarter
Why Not Productions“I am positive that if my mentor John Cassevetes were around today he would use Kickstarter to make… Read More
March 25, 2014
Fund This Film: Lesbian Buddy Comedy ‘The Foxy Merkins’ Needs Your Help to Get from Sundance to…
Fund This Film: Lesbian Buddy Comedy ‘The Foxy Merkins’ Needs Your Help to Get from Sundance to Theaters“Oh, it’s a merkin… Read More
January 25, 2014
Van Gogh’s Portraits Are the Talking Heads in the Ambitious Animated Documentary ‘Loving Vincent’
This could be the most ingenious mix of animation and the documentary style since Nick Park’s Creature Comforts. Is it… Read More
January 18, 2014
Fund This Film: Fred Williamson’s ‘Old School Gangstas’ is the African-American ‘Expendables’
There continues to be talk of the all-women version of The Expendables, so why not an all-black version? Actually, there… Read More
January 4, 2014