I still like mash-ups better (Google Wave movie reenactments)
on Nov 16, 2009 in Samuel L. Jackson technology Google Wave Good Will Hunting reenactments Pulp Fiction Just for fun Google's releasing this new internet "collaboration tool" called Google Wave.  It's like some sort of email/chat/social network/video/everything clusterfuck.  If you want a more precise explanation, read the wikipedia article. The importa...

News from the summit: Carrie Prejean's days as independent filmmaker come back to haunt her
on Nov 14, 2009 in Fox News Robert McKee Dante's Inferno Sex Tapes Carrie Prejean Cinematon Beauty Contests Sean Hannity 9/12 News long films Paranormal Activity Donald Trump The Hour TMZ It's Saturday, which marks the end of another week spent looking up at actual successful filmmakers with longing, envy, and scorn. Here are some important stories of this week in the film world, or at least some we found noteworthy.  Good new...

Blogosphere: George Lucas schools us in the value of trademarks
on Nov 13, 2009 in Droid George Lucas Verizon blogosphere trademark business As explained by Drew Magary from Deadspin: I was watching the 5,000 ads for that Droid phone they keep pimping during games, and I noticed that, in the legal copy, there was this disclaimer: "DROID is a registered trademark of LucasFilm Ltd." So,...

A Go Hard Films Stilldie: Our Doritos Commercial
on Nov 12, 2009 in Doritos commercial Video Contest King original stilldie contests Go Hard blogosphere So here's Go Hard Films' first official video release since the beginning of this site.  Fittingly, it's a contest submission.   Video after the jump!  As far as our chances of winning go, even though this is probably the b...

I Work for Toby Jones
on Nov 11, 2009 in Mike ass legal Jones daycare drugs BBQ Toby original stilldie Jagoff Big Dog Eat Child truck rental Despite the multitude of colossal failures in my life, I actually do have one success story. I happen to be the DP for the comedy group Big Dog Eat Child, who are largely responsible for the man many of you know as Toby Jones, urban entrepreneur. We,...

Festival Fodder: Fractured Lens Video Festival
on Nov 10, 2009 in Rey Villar Tony Jankowski Festival Fodder Fractured Lens Festival festivals TV Reunion Mac Eldridge Lauren Gregory John Keller Chemical 12-D So this is a couple weeks late, but as promised, I attended the Fractured Lens Video Festival last October 22, right here in Chicago.  I hate to call the event "unassuming," because that word is usually an endearing synonym for something somethi...

Announcements: new email address!
on Nov 9, 2009 in announcements reader mail Hey readers, here's a new email address for any tips or information, or to respond to the open forums: mailbag@stilldependentfilms.com Sounds official, right?  If you just want to hit up one of our writers for a more intimate email exchange...

Blogosphere: Some of the best dance scenes in non-musicals
on Nov 8, 2009 in Cinematical genres music dance musicals Just for fun Although I try to give each film a fair chance (and I do like a lot of bollywood films), I tend to absolutely despise musicals that don't involve cartoons, preferably big bears.  Song and dance numbers that are out of genre and absolutely u...

News from the summit: Nicholas Cage doesn't need financial advisors to piss away his savings
on Nov 7, 2009 in Yogi Bear documentary Doritos Birth of a Nation Cinema Eye Honors Precious contests Oprah The Cove News 2012 Nicolas Cage Roland Emmerich Armond White It's Saturday, which marks the end of another week spent looking up at actual successful filmmakers with longing, envy, and scorn. Here are some important stories of this week in the film world, or at least some we found noteworthy. "Not since The...

Low-budget film bargain alert! A site where you can hire washed up hollywood "stars"
on Nov 5, 2009 in Raven Larry Holmes celebrities tips Hollywood Pepe Serna Amber Smith Rick Searfoss Joseph Gannascoli Hollywood is Calling So you want to attach a big, recognizable, flashy name from Hollywood to your production?  It might not be as hard as you previously thought, considering that some hollywood "celebrities" are now willing to read your press releases, resumes, per...