July 13th, 2009
Rochelle native Joan Allen in Mann’s MANHUNTER
Matt Zoller Seitz, who created a series of short films about the work of Wes Anderson not long ago, now turns his perceptive critical eye toward Michael Mann, director of PUBLIC ENEMIES (along with a lot of other movies). His latest pieces, “I’m Looking at You, Miss: The Women of Mann,” has just been posted here, and you can find links to the two previous installments at the same sight. And there are two more to come.
They’re well worth watching. Seitz has a real knack for taking a film apart to see what makes it work.
July 13th, 2009
From Sci Fi Squad.com….
 In an effort to do something unexpected and pretty cool, tech-geek Casey Pugh has assembled a project that will allow hundreds of fans to take part in a giant fan-made Star Wars remake, DIY style. Pugh has broken up Star STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE into 15-second clips, and asked folks to claim up to three clips per person. Once fans have selected their clips, it’s off to the races — with each person (or group) responsible for re-creating their 15-second clip in any way they see fit. Once all the clips are done and sent to Pugh, he’ll piece them together into one final (and probably hilarious) finished film.
It’s too late to claim a clip — they’ve all been taken – but Pugh says he’s working out a way to get everyone involved who wants to be. Sure, this could be a fan-fueled mishmash of bad sci-fi filmmaking, or it could be the greatest movie ever made. Just like the original one was, 32 years ago.
