Posts tagged mumblecore

• 22 Oct

  Episode: The Reel Good Show

  Alex Karpovsky, Paranormal Activity, Cat Videos : Reel Good Show

  Bobby welcomes filmmaker Alex Karpovsky to this show this week and the crew experiences some bizarre ParanormalActivity on set where Bobby is visited by a Halloween Ghost.  Alex talks about filmmaking, writing, his morning routine and yes, cat videos.Alex's '10-sec Self-Promotion'http://www.TrustUs

• 03 Sep

  Blog: Indy Mogul

  At 41, am I too old for Mumblecore?

  In the last few weeks, for some reason, I have been bombarded with emails from friends and colleagues regarding Mumblecore . Maybe it was because of the New York Times article a few weeks ago, or The New Talkies screenings at the IFC Center, even the cover story in Filmmaker Magazine. That is a

• 29 Aug

  Blog: Backyard FX

  Reel Q&A: Anish Savjani

  Amid the outcry over Mumblecore's overwhelming "whiteness" (until now), it seems as though Anish Savjani has been forgotten. Sure, he isn't one of the lost 20-somethings in front of the camera or the one framing shots behind it, but he has been a big part in making some of these films a reality, as

• 21 Aug

  Blog: Backyard FX

  A.D.D. Post #1

  I love finding what-if and could-have-been movie lists on the internet. They’re the perfect antidote to sitting in the office and waiting for the clock to run out. Incidentally, I just found a couple gems over at Twitch and Cracked that examine five unfilmable novels and who should direct them and

• 20 Aug

  Blog: Backyard FX

  All Abuzz: Mumblecore

  Wikipedia defines Mumblecore as “an independent filmmaking movement characterized by ultra-low budget production, focus on personal relationships between twenty-somethings, improvised scripts, and non-professional actors.” With lengthy articles appearing in both the New York Times and the Villag