Directors Notes

English Language (With English Subtitles) - Tim Plester

By MarBelle ⋅ June 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

English Language (With English Subtitles) (2007)
A tenderly offbeat black-and-white romantic comedy… with subtitles.
Meet Mulligan (a typically English man), Esther (his Scandinavian girlfriend), and the on-screen captions that happen to find themselves along for the ride.

DN EP 046: The Raftman’s Razor - Keith Bearden

By MarBelle ⋅ July 26, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Keith Bearden joins us to discuss The Raftman’s Razor, a film that redresses the distorted Hollywood view of teenagers in movies.
The Raftman’s Razor Materials
Script
Showlinks
The Raftman’s Razor
Festivus Film Festival
Withoutabox
Dario Argento
Werner Herzog
Jonathan Demme
John Sayles
Russ Meyer
Cargo Cult
Gilligan’s Island
Adrian Tomine
The Wonder Years
Eerie Indiana
Joel Haskard’s Moviepie Interview
Sundance Film [...]

The Raftman’s Razor - Keith Bearden

By MarBelle ⋅ July 26, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

The Raftman’s Razor (2004)
Two geeky teenage boys follow the story of a superhero who doesn’t really do much.

The Upper Hand - Lana Schwarcz

By MarBelle ⋅ July 18, 2007 ⋅ One comment

The Upper Hand (2006)
When the ordinary no longer sustains its audience, the ultimate performer will do almost anything to get them back on side.
Mistress Marvel’s Burlesque Club and MC Randy invite puppets to mingle with live humans to see Lulu Fountain (pron. FounTAINE) vs Capability Brown in a competitive strip-off that is sure to blow [...]

DN Ep 018: The Big Day - Scott Ludden

By MarBelle ⋅ January 12, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Our director de jour Scott Ludden knows how the support of a good crew can mean the difference between success or failure on a project. The crew who worked with him on his disquieting film The Big Day, were all willing to step up to the plate for the 20 hour shoot, which is good, [...]

The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light - Mark Jenkin

By MarBelle ⋅ December 29, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Anyone who’s been stuck waiting to pull out at a busy junction will sympathise with The Man in Mark Jenkin’s The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light. Based on an idea a friend had for a comedy sketch, Jenkin fleshed it out into a 10-minute script, followed by a redrafting which brought it down to [...]