News from New York City: the Mayor’s office has declined to enact the proposed filming restrictions, and is going back to the drawing board. That’s very good news. You can read more about the decision, and the road ahead, at Picture New York.
The trailer for The Nines
It’s up. IGN has an exclusive first look. Stop reading and…
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Then come back and tell us what you thought. Or better yet, check out the Forum at lookforthenines.com.
Update
There’s a YouTube version as well. Not as big or sharp, but handier.
Student Films Across America
Tonight, I attended the LA screenings of Student Films Across America, a traveling film festival that highlights great shorts made by film students nationwide. I was one of the judges this year — months ago, I watched a bunch of screeners. So it was nice to see the final results.
And here’s where I beg forgiveness. After arriving late, waving hello, and watching Kathy Huang’s keenly observed doc Miss Chinatown, U.S.A., I got sucked into a Hollywood vortex of lawyer/agent/studio phone calls, which forced me into the hallway, and ultimately out the door. So I never got to shake hands and congratulate the filmmakers. I’m doing that now.
Sorry. Congratulations. And the reason for my absence will hopefully become clear soon. (It has nothing to do with The Nines, for a change.)
Getting shot
I have another post up at EW.com, this time about being photographed for the New York Times, and the parental decisions therein. You can check it out here.