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Why it’s called “Go,” and not “Call”

July 29, 2008 Go, Projects

IMDb has message boards for every film and every filmmaker. I would strongly advise you to never read them, and in particular, don’t read them for any film you’ve worked on. You will walk away feeling a little worse about yourself and humanity. But today, while looking up the name of an actor in Go, […]

A look back at Go

July 15, 2008 Asides, Go, Projects

This Distracted Globe has a new look back and review of my first movie, Go.

How to cut pages

June 18, 2008 Big Fish, Charlie's Angels, Dead Projects, Formatting, Go, How-To, Words on the page

Just as important, what NOT to do when trying to cut length. Don’t cheat.

Music of The Nines

February 1, 2007 Go, Projects, The Nines

Alex Wurman, the composer for The Nines (as well as many other great scores, including March of the Penguins and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) has posted five tracks from the movie on his website. Of them, “Cold Turkey” is probably the most interesting without a visual to go with it. The “Knowing Theme” is […]

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