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How Virtual Cinema Could Help Arthouses Secure Their Future in 7 Easy Steps
I wrote the following article, which ran in Indiewire on July 1st. Here it is in its entirety, with a couple of added points at the end… As a believer and crusader for the theatrical experience, the closure of movie … Continue reading
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Tagged Art House, Art Theaters, indieWIRE, Virtual Cinema
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In Memory of Milena Jelinek
We lost our beloved Columbia Film colleague Milena Jelinek to the coronavirus. Click below to read the lovely tribute to this wonderful woman in the New York Times.
Cleveland Speaks
Among the festivals that my film, “Searching for Mr. Rugoff,” was supposed to play in before the coronavirus hit, was the Cleveland International Film Festival or CIFF as it is known. I was looking forward to attending, since I hadn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged CIFF, Cleveland, Film Festivals, Searching for Mr. Rugoff
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The Rugoff Legacy Lives On
Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter just posted his post-Oscars podcast with Neon’s Tom Quinn as a guest. At one point, Tom acknowledges his debt to Don Rugoff’s Oscar campaign for “Z” and they talk about my film. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged Don Rugoff, Hollywood Reporter, Neon, Oscars, Scott Feinberg, Tom Quinn
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A Gamble in 1970 Set the Stage for a Win in 2020
Throughout this Oscar season, as I watched the smart and aggressive campaign that the folks at Neon were mounting for “Parasite,” I couldn’t help but think about the campaign that Don Rugoff orchestrated for Costa-Gavras’ film “Z” in 1970. Before … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinema 5, Don Rugoff, Hoop Dreams, Neon, Oscars, Parasite, Z
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West Coast Premiere of “Searching for Mr. Rugoff” Scheduled for the Palm Springs Film Festival
After the amazing premiere we had at DOC NYC, I’m pleased to announce that the next stop on the festival tour for “Searching for Mr. Rugoff” will be at the 2020 Palm Spring Film Festival, which will serve as the … Continue reading
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Tagged Palm Springs Film Festival, Searching for Mr. Rugoff
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World Premiere of “Searching for Mr. Rugoff” Slated for DOCNYC
Big news in my personal universe today! I’m pleased to announce that the documentary film that I’ve been working on for the last five years is completed and will be having its World Premiere at DOCNYC. The title is Searching … Continue reading
Traverse City Film Festival Panels Take On Big Issues
For the last 11 years, I’ve been attending Michael Moore’s Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan, sometimes as a panelist, sometimes as a juror, but mostly as a moderator. In addition to being a very pleasant place to visit, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Independent Film, Michael Moore, Traverse City Film Festival
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Classics of “New Queer Cinema”
In 1992, Fine Line had five films at Sundance, but by complete accident, two of those films put us in the middle of the conversation about what had just been dubbed “New Queer Cinema” by film historian and critic Ruby … Continue reading
Rediscovering “Waterland”
In 1991, Fine Line was humming on all cylinders. In our first year, we had already hit gold both commercially (My Own Private Idaho) and critically (Angel at My Table), and had a solid slate of upcoming releases. Looking forward, … Continue reading