Hope for Film From the Frontline of the Independent Cinema Revolutions by TedHope, Anthony Kaufman Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 2014 by Soft Skull Press ISBN-13: 978-1-61902-332-1, ISBN: 1-61902-332-6
"An inspiring, tell-all look at the indie film business from one of the industry's most passionate producers, Hope for Film captures the rebellious punk spirit of the indie film boom in 1990s New York City, its collapse two decades later and its current moment of technology-fueled regeneration. Ted Hope, whose films have garnered 12 Oscar nominations, draws from his own personal experiences working on the early films of Ang Lee, Eddie Bu ..."
"It's really hard to get your movie made, and more than 90% of the movies that get made never get seen. What's a filmmaker to do? This book rides to the rescue as your trusted guide. You'll discover insider secrets, step-by-step instructions, and time-saving shortcuts-everything you need to approach financiers, actors, agents, and distributors like a savvy professional. Written in straightforward, everyday language by media expert Adam L ..."
"A double dose of the comedy-horror Ghoulies films for nostalgic fans. Ghoulies Jonathan (Peter Liapis) begins to dabble in the occult after moving in to a mansion he has inherited. It isn't long before he unleashes a flurry of nasty supernatural creatures - and accidentally resurrects his dead father. Ghoulies 2 The demonic, toilet-dwelling creatures return in 'Ghoulies 2'. To begin with, they put some spice into Larry's (Damon Martin) ..."
"Lust liegt in der Luft und Syliva Stickles, einer mürrischen, verbissenen Frau mittlernen Alters, gefällt das nicht. Obwohl Sylvias gutaussehender Ehemann Vaughn noch immer eheliche Bedürfnisse hat, könnte seine Frau nicht uninteressierter sein - sie hat Wichtigeres zu tun. Nicht nur dass sie die familieneigenen Geschäfte führt, sie muss außerdem ein Auge auf ihre exhibitionistische Tochter Caprice haben, die sich gerne als Gogo-Tänzeri ..."
"Olivia befindet sich an einem Punkt ihres Lebens, an dem sie nicht weiß, wo sie hin will. Sie ist Ende Dreißig, Single und hat gerade ihren Beruf als Lehrerin aufgegeben, um ihren Lebensunterhalt als Putzfrau zu verdienen. Eine Entscheidung, die nicht alle aus ihrem Freundeskreis nachvollziehen können. Olivias Freunde sind drei Paare: Jane und Aaron, beide erfolgreiche Designer, Christine und ihr Ehemann Patrick, die als Drehbuchautoren ..."
"Sean Penn and Benecio Del Toro, two of the most gripping actors around, play wildly different men linked through a grieving woman (Naomi Watts) in 21 Grams. Del Toro delves deep into the role of an ex-con turned born-again Christian, a deeply conflicted man struggling to set right a terrible accident, even at the expense of his family. Penn captures a cynical, philandering professor in dire need of a heart transplant, which he gets from ..."
"An der Küste von Long Island leben der erfolgreiche Kinderbuchautor Ted Cole und seine Frau Marion und ihre kleinen Tochter Ruth. Das augenscheinliche Familienidyll täuscht - denn seit ihre zwei Söhne bei einem Verkehrsunfall ums Leben gekommen sind, versuchen Ted und Marion verzweifelt, mit dem Verlust fertig zu werden. Während sie sich vollkommen ihrer Trauer ergibt, hangelt sich Ted von einem Seitensprung zum nächsten. Dann zieht der ..."
"Man sagt, dass 21 Gramm das Gewicht ist, das wir verlieren, wenn wir sterben. Das Gewicht von fünf Fünf-Cent-Stücken. Das Gewicht eines Kolibris. Das Gewicht eine Stücks Schokolade. Und vielleicht auch das Gewicht der Menschlichen Seele. 21 Gramm zeigt das Leben dreier Personen, deren Schicksale sich durch einen dramatischen Unfall unwiderruflich verbinden. Der todkranke Paul hofft, dass ein Spenderherz sein Leben retten wird; die Ehef ..."
"Happiness, Regisseur Todd Solondzs vielschichtige Erzählung über Sex, Perversion und Einsamkeit, ist zeitweise brillant und liefert interessante Einblicke, zeitweise ist sie jedoch auch abstoßend und verlogen. Durch seine Auslotung der Tiefen menschlicher Angst und Zurückweisung gewann Solondz den Kritikerpreis in Cannes im Jahre 1998, und sein Film befand sich auf der Top-Ten-Liste beinahe jedes Filmkritikers. Es ist bewundernswert, s ..."
"Le scientifique Nathan Bronfman vient d'être retrouvé mort dans les bois, une balle en pleine tête. Sa compagne Lila, une femme écrivain qui souffre d'une pilosité problématique, est arrêtée et passe aux aveux, tandis que Puff, le sujet des expériences passées du couple de chercheurs, confie son incroyable histoire devant une commission d'enquête. Comédie décalée et cruelle sur l'identité et les relations entre les être humains, Human N ..."
"Filmmaker Hal Hartley is something of an acquired taste. But if you can get on his oddball, deadpan wavelength, you can't help but enjoy his films--and this is one of his best. Isabelle Huppert plays a former nun who now works as a pornographer. She connects with Martin Donovan, playing a fellow who's lost his memory, but whose past may contain particularly nasty stuff. As they look for a way to get away from that past (which includes a ..."
"Todd Solondz, Regisseur des hochgelobten Willkommen im Tollhaus, sowie des umstrittenen Happiness, präsentiert mit dem mitleidlosen und beiläufig grausamen Storytelling, seine bisher unbarmherzigsten Satire über spießige Selbstgefälligkeit. Gesplittet in zwei Kapitel ohne Zusammenhang, verfolgt "Fiction" das Schicksal der Studentin Selma Blair und einer erniedrigenden Begegnung mit ihrem verärgerten Literaturprofessor (Robert Wisdom). ..."
"Bette Gordon, who made her directorial debut in 1983 with Variety, returned 15 years later with this adaptation of Scott Bradfield's novel The History of Luminous Motion about an alcoholic mother. "Only two things mattered to me — being with my mom and being in motion," says ten-year-old Phillip (Eric Lloyd), who teaches himself physics and biology as he's driven about by his mother Margaret (Deborah Kara Unger). After a car crash, they ..."
"Surviving Desire is actually three short films, two of which--"Theory of Achievement" and "Ambition"--demonstrate writer-director Hal Hartley at his most quirky and abstract. They consist mostly of a series of dialogues, presented out of context, about things like Brooklyn real estate, nonlinear art, and contrasting male and female approaches to suicide. Fans of Hartley will enjoy them; newcomers will probably find them baffling. The ..."
"Ten-year-old Phillip (Eric Lloyd) and his mother (Deborah Kara Unger of Crash and The Game) travel constantly from town to town, stealing enough money from obnoxious men to keep them in food and gas. A car crash lands them in Jersey suburbia, where Mom decides to settle down with Pedro, the man who rescued them from the wreck. Phillip doesn't agree, and after he takes a rash step, they're in flight once again--but now Mom is realizing s ..."
"Great period pictures make you feel as if you've stepped into another era, heard its language, breathed its spirit, and come away with a fresh perspective on that time as well as your own. Ride with the Devil is one of those special films--why wasn't it more widely embraced by reviewers and filmgoers? Did it rely too much on our patience for slow accumulation of unforced rhythms and meanings (as opposed to The Patriot, which "moved ..."
"Great period pictures make you feel as if you've stepped into another era, heard its language, breathed its spirit, and come away with a fresh perspective on that time as well as your own. Ride with the Devil is one of those special films--why wasn't it more widely embraced by reviewers and filmgoers? Did it rely too much on our patience for slow accumulation of unforced rhythms and meanings (as opposed to The Patriot, which "moved ..."
"Great period pictures make you feel as if you've stepped into another era, heard its language, breathed its spirit, and come away with a fresh perspective on that time as well as your own. Ride with the Devil is one of those special films--why wasn't it more widely embraced by reviewers and filmgoers? Did it rely too much on our patience for slow accumulation of unforced rhythms and meanings (as opposed to The Patriot, which "moved ..."
"Happiness, Regisseur Todd Solondzs vielschichtige Erzählung über Sex, Perversion und Einsamkeit, ist zeitweise brillant und liefert interessante Einblicke, zeitweise ist sie jedoch auch abstoßend und verlogen. Durch seine Auslotung der Tiefen menschlicher Angst und Zurückweisung gewann Solondz den Kritikerpreis in Cannes im Jahre 1998, und sein Film befand sich auf der Top-Ten-Liste beinahe jedes Filmkritikers. Es ist bewundernswert, s ..."
Hope For Film(Reprint) From the Frontline of the Independent Cinema Revolutions by TedHope Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by Soft Skull Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59376-609-2, ISBN: 1-59376-609-2
"An inspiring, tell-all look at the indie film business from one of the industry's most passionate producers, Hope for Film captures the rebellious punk spirit of the indie film boom in 1990s New York City, its collapse two decades later and its current moment of technology-fueled regeneration. Ted Hope, whose films have garnered 12 Oscar nominations, draws from his own personal experiences working on the early films of Ang Lee, Eddie Bu ..."