On Thursday, “Yalies in Entertainment” launched with a special guest: two-time Academy Award–winning filmmaker Bill Guttentag. “YiE,” small community of young alums in media and the arts, took form with this kickoff event in SoHo, where a mixer preceded a selection of clips and conversation with Guttentag. Alongside his documentary and narrative endeavors, Guttentag has [...]

To be an emerging artist in New York is to operate within an industry that values appearances, within a city that values professionalism. Many are discovering Google Voice and setting up personal websites in hopes of providing their art with the veneer of legitimacy they deserve—and I am no different. Lately, friends have been asking [...]

Congratulations to David Tracey, whose photography exhibit will open on August 13 at the Rio II Gallery in Harlem. See below for details and a short description by the artist himself. August 13, 2010 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Rio II Gallery 583 Riverside Drive, 7th Floor New York, NY 10031 (Corner of 135th Street) [...]

Does the current 3D “boom” stand a chance? History, business, and aesthetics shape the debate surrounding this unresolved trend in postmillennial cinema. It would be naïve to think that the filmic image tends toward total identification with the universe that it copies, through the successive addition of supplementary properties from that universe. Perception, on the part [...]

Now that the main slate has been announced, I can finally point out some press screenings I’ll mark on my calendar as I cover this year’s festival: Les Herbes Folles (Wild Grass) New Wave filmmaker Alain Resnais (Night and Fog, Last Year in Marienbad) is one of those old French guys you study in film [...]

Great news! I just found out today that I’ll be covering the New York Film Festival for work this year. As it turns out, our programming director and senior programmer will be scouting at Toronto in mid-September, just before NYFF. Timing works out perfectly. The festival ends October 14. Rather than enter the fest totally [...]

Once in a while, I get a message on YouTube asking whence came the original soundtrack of Everyone Who Has Ever Lived Here, and/or where to find it. Aside from a truncated version of “Eddie’s Song” (performed by the impeccable Sam Tsui) that plays during the trailer reel, there has not been a file available [...]

Friday’s screening at Anthology Film Archives was a success! Everyone Who Has Ever Lived Here premiered in Manhattan to positive reviews from audience members and fellow filmmakers alike. A collection of eight films—all markedly different in narrative and aesthetic—played in the “New Filmmakers” summer festival. Several crewmembers and friends traveled to New York for the [...]

Another project for which I was contracted: an accompaniment to a series of articles about the Machal entitled “Writing in my Father’s Footsteps.” It appeared in The Forward, a weekly Jewish newspaper founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily, which entered the din of New York’s immigrant press as a defender of trade unionism and [...]

As of late, Correction Fluid Film has been contracted for several web projects, including two seasons of MNN.com’s “On the Streets with Jonathan Kesselman.” MNN.com, which currently owns the rights to The Adventures of Captain Planet, is an environmentalist site with blogs, videos, and a host of news feeds. Kesselman—best known for his directorial debut, [...]

(“The Women I’ve Met”)           “El macho latino es solamente macho para las mujeres,” said Carolita, pausing to draw in the white of her cigarette. “No para nosotras.”[1]           She was 6’3”, platinum blonde, matching eyebrows. She was usually pretty good at blowing smoke rings, but the wine had been too much, and instead the smoke was [...]

“Everyone Who Has Ever Lived Here” is officially an award-winning film! ~Howard Lamar Prize in Film and Video~ (Best work in film.) ~2008 GALA Award~ (For the work most relevant to BGLT issues.) UPDATE: ~Official Selection~ Chesapeake Film Festival Information about these prizes can be found here.

The DVDs have finally arrived! Each DVD comes with two playable options: “Play” (for full-screen projections and computers) and “TV Safe” (which corrects for the borders of standard televisions). Also included are the original trailer and the complete version of “Eddie’s Song.” You can order one by following the “Buy Now” link below.

The final paragraph really brings it home: “As the film progresses and unravels the tenants’ intertwining lives, the split-screen and masterful juxtaposition of scenes create mystery and drama. The individual scenes are shot beautifully and impressive if shown independently. While the simultaneous presentation of scenes occasionally detracts from an individual scene’s effectiveness, the film overall [...]

There is little time to blog, but I assure you, a movie is coming to a theater near you! Well, if you’re in the NY/CT/NJ tri-state area, it’ll be near. Otherwise, you might have to travel to see it.

I touched down in Madras just as the sun was coming up.