Keep it in the Dark Today’s film is the 2016 short horror story, Keep it in the dark written and directed by The Cremer Brothers (Herb and Joe) and starring Grace Soriano and Melissa Malone. Keep it in the Dark tells the story of Cat (Soriano) a young girl who …
Read More »Is the sun setting on Netflix?
Netflix has grown into a behemoth in the last 20 years. It’s a massive distribution and acquisition engine and has been developing it’s own original programming for a while now. The power of Netflix has always been the convenience and it’s cultural impact has been profound on how we consume …
Read More »Gatekeepers in the Self Publishing World
Gatekeepers. Whenever I hear about people getting stuck on gatekeepers it just grinds my gears. The whole idea of having an executive assistant to someone more important decide whether or not their boss would like what I have is nonsense. I get that assistants have a better knowledge of their …
Read More »Egg (2020) – Independent Film Review
Today’s film is the 2020 British short psychological drama, Egg. Written and directed by Laurence Hills and Lucas Fabbri and starring Kit Clarke and Rosanna Adams. Egg tells the story of a young man (Kit Clarke) who is dealing with the aftermath of losing his lover (Rosanna Adams) and the …
Read More »The Haunted Hotel – Indie Film Review
The Haunted Hotel Today’s film is the 2021 Independent British horror film The Haunted Hotel presented by FILM Suffolk. The film contains Octet of horror stories set in Ipswich, Suffolk England, Shot, filmed and directed by many different and talented Independent film makers. For the purposes of this review I …
Read More »Coronavirus Films – Post Pandemic
Post-Pandemic Coronavirus Films Let’s just go ahead and put this out there: Coronavirus Films. Don’t do it. Please. I know that in the Independent Film (Hell, even in Hollywood) industry that current global trends are low hanging fruit for story. You see it all the time with the rash of …
Read More »Midsommar – Film Fervor Review
Midsommar Since I’ve been on lock-down, I’ve been watching a variety of new (to me) movies that I wouldn’t normally watch. I watched Hereditary by Ari Aster on Amazon Prime and was very much impressed. So much so that I wanted to consume more of Aster’s work. Midsummar is also …
Read More »Hereditary (2018) – Review – Film Fervor
Hereditary is a slow burning horror film that uses drama and story to ratchet up the tension rather than jump scares and horror tropes.
Read More »Mære – Daniel Hamby
I found Mære on a Reddit forum for Filmmakers and I’m just blown away. It’s about the phenomenon known as Sleep Paralysis and how the people in the story go about revealing its effects. It’s a short film so I wont go into too much detail about the plot …
Read More »Trolls World Tour and VOD
Trolls World Tour has gone straight to VOD platforms and has grossed over $100 Million in Sales. Is this the end of Theater Screenings? Maybe. Maybe not.
Read More »What is Indie Film?
It’s a good question and one that is both simple and complex to answer. In essence, an Indie Film is a production of a motion picture that is done outside of the major film studio ecosystem. Confusion happens when you start to think Independent Film = Low Budget. Luc Besson, …
Read More »Social Benefits of Film Festivals
In early 2020 the world started to suffer from the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Pandemic. Social distancing measures are now in place that have effectively obliterated the idea of film festivals in the normal sense. So, I want to talk about the social benefits of film festivals. To an outsider a …
Read More »2020 FILM FESTIVAL
WELCOME to the 2020 Indie-Film Festival! We’re putting this film festival on during the COVID-19 Crisis to #SupportIndieFilm. Our goal is to host a film festival watch-party event where we can all come together to support indie creators, watch some awesome films, and get together in an online community. If …
Read More »Film Fervor: Episode 137 – Alex Ferrari
Film Fervor: Episode 137 – Alex Ferrari So, today I have a real treat for you guys. I spoke with Alex Ferrari of Indie Film Hustle about his career in the film business, his awesome platform at Indie Film Hustle, and directing his first feature film This is Meg. Alex …
Read More »Film Fervor: Episode 136 – Hey You It’s Me
Two Women, Two Cities. Used, Abused...but Powering Through. Hey You It's Me is an awesome new web-series by Suzanne Schmidt. Definitely a cool project.
Read More »Is the the Sun Finally Setting on Hollywood?
So, Hollywood insiders are expecting to see the worst box office in 10 years this summer. I think it's time for them to start backing more indie films.
Read More »Film Fervor: Episode 135 – Repatriation
Repatriation is a film by Doug Mueller about a man named Chad returning to his hometown after serving in the military. Great interview and great people.
Read More »Film Fervor: Episode 134 – Cut to the Chase
Film Fervor: Episode 134 – Cut to the Chase with Blayne Weaver Today I spoke with Blayne Weaver about his career and his feature film Cut to the Chase. Blayne is an actor, producer, director who has been working in the business for quite some time. This is one of …
Read More »Grilled Cheese Goodness
If you're on the Keto Diet, this might be NSFW to you. Beware of the carby goodness in this video. It's kinda naughty.
Read More »Film Fervor: Episode 133 – Timo Vuorensola
Today I spoke with Timo Vuorensola of the amazingly popular Iron Sky films about the vision, direction, and future of the franchise, including Iron Sky 2.
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