October 16, 2012 - 10:40am
Americans love underdog stories. Hell, the very formation of our country is touted as just such a thing – the ragtag group of under-prepared misfits squaring off against the organized and sinister Redcoats and emerging triumphant despite all the odds. This is 'Murica, dammit! We're...
October 12, 2012 - 11:55am
Get your pants scared off - not literally.
'Tis the season – for monsters and mayhem! Already halfway through October, Halloween is weeks away – but, like Derby, it's a celebration that lasts all month. Decorations, pumpkins, scary movies, and, most importantly, haunted houses. Louisville is graced with the presence of...
August 27, 2012 - 11:47am
Your chance to be in the movies! Try out for a part in local film "Mild and Lovely."
The local film scene continues to thrive, proving what I always tell my out-of-town friends: that Louisville is a city which is very good at fostering its creative types. Anyone with a creative vision and a drive to make it happen can find an audience.Of course, filmmaking is a more collaborative...
August 22, 2012 - 9:13am
It's a local film quintuple-feature, with proceeds going to charity.
It used to be that one had to work really hard if they wanted to see independently created film. Experimental and underground filmmakers would distribute their work amongst themselves and the true connoisseurs of the medium. However, acclaim of low-budget film is on the rise, and it is now...
July 29, 2012 - 8:06pm
After two days of sleep deprivation, many local filmmaking teams produced a short film in record time, all of which will be screened tonight and tomorrow at Village 8.
Currently in the midst of making my first serious short film, I now have some insight into what it takes to create a low-budget movie. It takes longer than one would expect – we’re shooing a throwaway scene, I think, which will maybe end up as a minute of footage in the final product;...