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RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (April 3, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Quite the week around these parts. We added a couple of thousand new members to the community, had a spirited 3 hour On Stage With RB (On Demand soon) with actor Omar Leyva and manager (and Stage 32 educator) Jairo Alvarado, made some site improvements, launched an initiative with the Producers Guild of America and recorded a couple of podcasts. And that’s just for starters. You can read more of what’s been happening on the site and what&r…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (March 27, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. In this edition of the Weekend Blog, under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: The SEC finally sets the parameters for equity crowdfunding in the U.S. I have all the details. Also in that section: speaking of crowdfunding, meet the producers behind Indiegogo’s highest-funded film; the 13 breakout films from SXSW; the cameras used by the 2015 SXSW filmmakers; 46 directors talk filmmaking; why filmmakers shooting on film need to preserve their work; Ed Asner speaks…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (March 20, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Spent a terrific week down at SXSW. It was great to meet and reconnect with so many Stage 32 members throughout my time down there and especially at the Pond5 / Stage 32 Filmmakers Lounge. The dominant conversation on the SXSW film side of things was all about distribution. The indie film community is abuzz from all the latest news regarding new streaming and online opportunities for indie content providers. Mark Duplass shook the foundations from …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (March 13, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend everyone. I’m down at SXSW mentoring and gearing up for our panels and party with Pond5. If you’re in town, be sure to stop by. Information under STAGE 32 NEWS. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS this week: Big loss as Simpsons co-creator and animal activist Sam Simon passes at 59; the Midnight Rider sentencing is finally upon us – I have all the coverage; Christopher Nolan goes to bat on behalf of film; an Oscar winning screenwriter rings in on why h…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (March 6, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Before we get started, a big virtual hug to all who have already taken the time to participate in our member drive and, by doing so, help us assist filmmakers under 18. I had the pleasure of spending time with Elizabeth who runs U+ up at the Cinequest Film Festival this week and I can tell you she’s excited and beyond grateful. If by chance you have no idea what I’m talking about, click here. Remember, every member counts and the more…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 27, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. In this edition of the Weekend Blog, I have all the Oscar post mortem articles including a thought provoking article on whether an Oscar speech can provoke social change, a look at how to fix the Oscar telecast, why Birdman was triumphant over Boyhood, 50 great films that didn’t receive a single Oscar nom, 20 awesome directors who never won an Oscar, and, if you can believe it, a look at the leading Best Picture candidates for 2016. Yup. Also…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 20, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. An Introduce Yourself Weekend and an Oscar weekend at that! Before we get started, a quick word about David Carr, the brilliant New York Times reporter and one of my writing heroes, who died suddenly last Friday at the all too young age of 58. As a writer, Carr entered my orbit while writing for the Atlantic Weekly, New York Magazine and Inside.com. I was taken by his brash, straight forward, no holds barred style of reporting. I was thrilled when …
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 13, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. It’s been quite a week here at Stage 32. We’ve had thousands of new members join the site and our success stories have been accelerating at a staggering rate. We highlighted quite a few of them earlier this week on the blog. You can view them here. Our congratulations to all who have found success through Stage 32. Speaking of success, our dear friend David Rountree, premieres his film CUT! tonight in Hollywood. David used 30 Stage 32 membe…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (February 6, 2015)
Another week in the books…Welcome to the weekend, everyone. It was a terrific 10 days or so up at the Sundance Film Festival. The buzz all over town was about the resurgent independent film scene. Sales were brisk and passion was high. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, I have full coverage of the event including all the winners, which films sold and for how much, the movies from the fest which will have an impact on next year’s Oscars, the creative minds who stole the show and…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (January 30, 2015)
Greetings from balmy Park City and the Sundance Film Festival. Hope you all had a wonderful week and are gearing up for the weekend! In this edition of the Weekend Blog, I have a ton of Sundance news including Robert Redford ringing in on what he views as “Hollywood’s diversity problem”. This while a new poll from The Hollywood Reporter claims that 7 of 10 in the industry believe that Hollywood is not biased against minorities. I can tell you straight out, this has bee…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (January 23, 2015)
Greetings from the Sundance Film Festival and welcome to the weekend, everyone. This week Amazon announced they were getting into the movie business and if you happened to attend this month’s On Stage With RB, you know my feelings on the subject. I keep saying it’s an exciting time to be a creative and it seems that each week there’s fresh news supporting my theory. Under ENTERTAINMENT NEWS this week, I have all the 411 on the Amazon move including a great piece by A…
RB's Stage 32 News, Notes, Discussions and Other Fun Stuff (January 16, 2015)
Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Before we get started, a quick word of thanks to Stage 32 Marketing Manager, Shannon Stegall, who assisted greatly with the Stage 32 Blog while I was traveling. She kept the machinery oiled, and I’m very thankful. The Oscar nominations were released this week. I have the full list of nominees, a look at some snubs and an article from our friends at Indiewire who opine that announcement day this year represented a dark day for women? What say you?…
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