TWO GUYS, A CONDO AND THEIR MOVIE

At Sundance, it’s all about selling your film. But if you want to see this dynamic duo’s movie, “take a ride out toward the city limits, past the racquet club, and locate the townhouse the duo has rented for the duration of the festivals they are not attending. Therein, you will be treated to no end of ice-cold Bud and, if no one else happens to show, a private screening of their $750,000 debut feature.” – National Post (Canada) 01/28/00

  • THE DAY OF THE NICE LITTLE MOVIE IS OVER: There are too many films, too many festivals and too many screens. “The nice little movie could flourish only in unique conditions, and those conditions don’t exist anymore. There’s no more “American Playhouse” to show them on television. There are no more independent video companies who are starved for product. There are no more art-house cinemas who can’t get enough smart movies to fill their screens.” The rules have changed. – Salon 01/28/00

REINVENTING ENTERTAINMENT

The digital age is turning TV and movies upside down. Some think the cyber-revolution will be “as radical as the shift from radio to TV. This five-part series explores how.

  • Part I: 21st Century gold rush CBC 01/24/00

  • Part II: Traditional media’s talent drain. – CBC 01/25/00

  • Part III: Old formulas and players reinvent. – CBC 01/26/00

  • Part IV: Fear of homogenizing the web with big business. – CBC 01/27/00

  • Part V: Short-attention-span TV – why net TV will take awhile to really work. – CBC 01/28/00