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Test screening questionnaires

February 28, 2008 Film Industry, Projects, QandA, Resources, Television, The Nines

DIY audience screenings help your product and save you money. Here’s what to ask.

Post-strike update

February 26, 2008 Projects, Shazam, Strike, The Remnants

Last night I went out for beers with my picketing team from the Van Ness gate. I hadn’t spoken with any of them since the end of the strike, so it was nice to catch up, and see them in clothes not specifically chosen for walking in the cold. Remarkably, it was the first conversation […]

Saturn Award nomination

February 20, 2008 Awards, Projects, The Nines

Matt Venne emailed me this morning to point out something I would have otherwise missed: The Nines just got a Saturn Award nomination for its DVD. It’s a cliché to say, “It’s an honor just to be nominated,” but really, it is. And surprising, too. The Nines isn’t an obvious choice at all. The Saturn […]

Pack-saddles to listen

February 15, 2008 Projects, The Nines

After reading this Italian blog review of The Nines, I’m convinced that the translation technology behind Babelfish is actually Icelandic singer Bjork. I confess. They are remained struck by lightning from the film The Nines, of which for other I do not have news regarding the distribution in Italy. To the foreign country it is […]

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