At about the hour mark, I was very glad to see the filmmakers and subjects of Flames, Zefrey Throwell and Josephine Decker, had entered some kind of counseling even if may also be, in part, a performance. Then again, what isn’t? Simultaneously, it appears they’re also in the editing room with an unnamed assistant cutting this brief film. Later they, of course, fight about what’s transpired and who has ownership of the film. It takes a certain amount of narcissism to make a film about one’s relationship and expect folks you don’t know to care. Flames is an attempt to capture such intimacy, yet it’s missing much of an emotional core. To put it into simpler terms: one evening I was at a concert with a fighting couple; it wasn’t a fun experience for any of us.
Framed by screenprints created by an unseen hand,...
Framed by screenprints created by an unseen hand,...
- 5/3/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
It was supposed to be their crowning jewel. The moment that would solidify the years of anguish they'd put into a project that thrust them into debt and split them up romantically. A project born outside the establishment. It had become the poster child of the burgeoning Diy filmmaking movement. Finally, they could cash in. On April 29, 2008 Arin Crumley and Susan Buice's "Four Eyed Monsters" was to be released on a two-disc DVD by IFC and sold exclusively through Borders Bookshop, the film's first legitimate release after years of being shown for free. But when the doors to Borders opened around the country that day the "Four Eyed" legion flocked to stores and found…nothing. No displays. Nothing on the shelves. Where did it all go wrong? Ten years ago this week, "Four Eyed Monsters" premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and in essence laid the seeds of the modern-day,...
- 1/21/2015
- by Jason Guerrasio
- Indiewire
Arin Crumley is an independent film director whose award-winning debut film "Four Eyed Monsters" was the first feature-length movie released on YouTube. Crumley is currently working on his second feature film which recently received a $5000 grant award from Creative District. Creative District, which Indiewire called "LinkedIn, but tailored to creatives" is building a professional network for film and media makers to collaborate. In a guest post below, Crumley writes about how to attract a crew even if you can't afford to pay them. Projects that break new ground often don't have the highly-experienced teams or proven concepts that warrant traditional financing. In these cases, securing a volunteer cast and crew can make the crucial difference of whether a project gets made or not. I've created two feature films in which not a single member of the cast or crew was paid. While the second is in its final stages of post,...
- 6/18/2014
- by Arin Crumley
- Indiewire
Chicago – The personal life of an entertainer shouldn’t be of any entertainment value, regardless of how celebrity gossip columns and the paparazzi would like to convince the general public otherwise. Who cares if two famous people have chemistry if it doesn’t show up onscreen? Yet when a real-life couple stars in a film together, it’s nearly impossible to watch them without wondering how much truth is reflected in their cinematic relationship.
That’s exactly what many moviegoers will be contemplating when they watch Nanette Burstein’s new Apatow-influenced rom-com, “Going the Distance,” which pairs two stars whose on-again, off-again relationship has been heavily publicized. Whether Drew Barrymore and Justin Long have tangible, engaging chemistry remains to be seen and judged by audiences willing to by a ticket. Until then, here is my list of the top ten real life on-screen couples: the good, the bad and the ugly.
That’s exactly what many moviegoers will be contemplating when they watch Nanette Burstein’s new Apatow-influenced rom-com, “Going the Distance,” which pairs two stars whose on-again, off-again relationship has been heavily publicized. Whether Drew Barrymore and Justin Long have tangible, engaging chemistry remains to be seen and judged by audiences willing to by a ticket. Until then, here is my list of the top ten real life on-screen couples: the good, the bad and the ugly.
- 9/2/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The next time you hear someone whining about the iPod killing film; or waxing rhapsodic about how the Internet is going to set all of cinema free: Well, you can whack them both in the back of the head with Chuck Tryon’s well-researched and thoroughly well-reasoned book Reinventing Cinema: Movies in the Age of Media Convergence. It’s a bit of a slender tome — about 180 pages — so the whacking won’t hurt so much, but the sentiments in the book should give everyone concerned with media in these new digital media times much food for thought.
Tryon successfully counters the extreme rhetoric about digital media on both sides of the aisle by debunking the popular myths trotted out and regurgitated by the doomsayers and the utopians. The ultimate lesson learned from Reinventing Cinema is that the digital revolution isn’t really revolutionizing anything. Yes, it’s true that media...
Tryon successfully counters the extreme rhetoric about digital media on both sides of the aisle by debunking the popular myths trotted out and regurgitated by the doomsayers and the utopians. The ultimate lesson learned from Reinventing Cinema is that the digital revolution isn’t really revolutionizing anything. Yes, it’s true that media...
- 4/12/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Poland-based commercial director and cinematographer who goes by the nickname Macgregor (real name, Miguel de Olaso) has released a teaser trailer for an upcoming independent aci-fi action film titled Kore. First discovered by Twitch, who compares the futuristic cityscape to "the world of Ridley Scott's Bladerunner as filtered through the grime of Neill Blomkamp's District 9." There isn't much more information on the project other than "coming some day". Four Eyed Monsters Associate Producer Mike Hedge is listed as a producer on the project. I'm guessing the teaser trailer is a test for an idea Macgregor has for a feature. I'd love to see it someday. Watch the teaser trailer embedded after the jump. I've also included some of Macgregor's commercial work. Update: /Film readers have noticed that the voiceover/score is borrowed from the trailer for the video game Prototype. I don't believe the two projects are related.
- 2/6/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
"These two are f**king brilliant, and we here at Cinematical wish them all the luck in the world moving forward." Erik Davis, our editor in chief, wrote those words last year in reference to Arin Crumley and Susan Buice, the two creative, enterprising filmmakers behind Four Eyed Monsters; he also detailed what they'd done to connect their wild, resolutely original flick with audiences in the most unexpected places. Now Arin Crumley has indeed moved forward, and he's ready to tell the world about it.
He's especially interested in reaching filmmakers who've completed their latest masterpiece but don't know how to reach their intended audience. Crumley has joined with Kieran Masterton to develop a new web resource called OpenIndie. As explained in detail by Eric Kohn at indieWIRE, Crumley and Masterton are hoping to raise $10,000 from filmmakers by October 29 to fund the project. The idea is to build awareness for a movie through social networking.
He's especially interested in reaching filmmakers who've completed their latest masterpiece but don't know how to reach their intended audience. Crumley has joined with Kieran Masterton to develop a new web resource called OpenIndie. As explained in detail by Eric Kohn at indieWIRE, Crumley and Masterton are hoping to raise $10,000 from filmmakers by October 29 to fund the project. The idea is to build awareness for a movie through social networking.
- 10/4/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
“Four Eyed Monsters” co-director Arin Crumley and U.K.-based film school graduate Kieran Masterton are developing a new web resource called OpenIndie to provide filmmakers with the opportunity to reach audiences around the globe. Crumley and Masterson premiered a video today outlining their concept on the fundraising site Kickstarter. They hope to raise $10,000 for the project from a total of 100 filmmakers by October 29. As explained in the video, OpenIndie.com …...
- 10/1/2009
- Indiewire
Lrff organizers say attendance numbers have more than doubled over last year's festival. Part of the reason has to be the high quality of films screening. Here are some of my favorites.
Daryl Wein (Breaking Upwards) & Logan Miller (Touching Home) at Lrff Picnic
Touching HomeThink about this scenario: You've never written a screenplay. You've never directed a film. You've never acted in a film. Heck, you've never even been a grip. Try taking that resume and making a film with it, starring veteran actor Ed Harris. That is exactly what co-directors Logan and Noah Miller have done with Touching Home. Based on the true story of the Miller Brothers' relationship with their alcoholic father (played by Harris) the twin brothers play themselves and are surprisingly good. Filmed at and around their home in Marin County, north of San Francisco, the story focuses on the boys' attempts to become professional baseball...
Daryl Wein (Breaking Upwards) & Logan Miller (Touching Home) at Lrff Picnic
Touching HomeThink about this scenario: You've never written a screenplay. You've never directed a film. You've never acted in a film. Heck, you've never even been a grip. Try taking that resume and making a film with it, starring veteran actor Ed Harris. That is exactly what co-directors Logan and Noah Miller have done with Touching Home. Based on the true story of the Miller Brothers' relationship with their alcoholic father (played by Harris) the twin brothers play themselves and are surprisingly good. Filmed at and around their home in Marin County, north of San Francisco, the story focuses on the boys' attempts to become professional baseball...
- 5/20/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
The technologically progressive “Four Eyed Monsters” looks like a downright period piece compared to the social media content in Daryl Wein’s “Breaking Upwards.” The story of a New York couple experimenting with an open relationship, the movie contains innumerable references to Facebook, Gchat, JDate, camera phones, you name it. In some cases, a filmmaker’s attempt to constantly remind viewers that their plot unfolds in the present can have excruciating results (remember …...
- 3/15/2009
- Indiewire
NEW YORK -- Digital coverage of the Sundance Film Festival has reached new heights this year, with a new YouTube Sundance Channel Video Blog Festival, shorts for sale on iTunes, official blogs from the network and fest sponsors, an avatar community on Second Life, offerings from MySpace and countless independent Web sites covering the fest.
Through its first collaboration with the Sundance Channel, YouTube will post daily videos from Four Eyed Monsters directors Arin Crumley and Susan Buice, who developed their autobiographical feature after meeting online. The pair will interview filmmakers and travel to screenings, panels and parties around Park City.
"They provide a unique perspective of Sundance as filmmakers and chronicle from the festivalgoer perspective as well," said Christopher Barry, vp digital media and business strategy at the Sundance Channel.
Another unique new venture taken by Sundance Channel is creating an "island" on Second Life, a virtual environment where computer users engage with each other as Sims-style avatars. After downloading the free Second Life software and registering, visitors can attend screenings and virtual parties.
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Lynn Hershman-Leeson will host an invitation-only screening of her ecological docu feature Strange Culture, co-hosted by an online avatar of Tilda Swinton, on her own Neware island. A limited number of Second Life members can attend a Q&A about the film, hosted by notable community avatars, Jan. 22. The film premieres in actual reality Friday at Sundance.
Hershman-Leeson said the idea came shortly after Sundance programr Shari Frilot let her know Culture was accepted at the fest. "She's involved in New Frontiers, which specializes in new technology and experimental cinema," Hershman-Leeson said. "Sundance is one of the only festivals that really acknowledges the shifts in nontraditional filmmaking."
John Cooper, who has led Sundance in new directions as director of programming, looked to filmmakers to see what was next for the festival. "They wanted to sell their films and brand them as Sundance," he said. "There's so much content out there that it creates such a need for a filter."
This led to a deal with the fest and channel to sell 32 short films at Apple's iTunes Store for $1.99 each. The films also will stream for free on Sundance's Web site along with 14 others from this year's selection.
Along with bringing Sundance films to people's homes, the Web offers a multitude of ways for anyone to get an insider's view.
Through its first collaboration with the Sundance Channel, YouTube will post daily videos from Four Eyed Monsters directors Arin Crumley and Susan Buice, who developed their autobiographical feature after meeting online. The pair will interview filmmakers and travel to screenings, panels and parties around Park City.
"They provide a unique perspective of Sundance as filmmakers and chronicle from the festivalgoer perspective as well," said Christopher Barry, vp digital media and business strategy at the Sundance Channel.
Another unique new venture taken by Sundance Channel is creating an "island" on Second Life, a virtual environment where computer users engage with each other as Sims-style avatars. After downloading the free Second Life software and registering, visitors can attend screenings and virtual parties.
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, Lynn Hershman-Leeson will host an invitation-only screening of her ecological docu feature Strange Culture, co-hosted by an online avatar of Tilda Swinton, on her own Neware island. A limited number of Second Life members can attend a Q&A about the film, hosted by notable community avatars, Jan. 22. The film premieres in actual reality Friday at Sundance.
Hershman-Leeson said the idea came shortly after Sundance programr Shari Frilot let her know Culture was accepted at the fest. "She's involved in New Frontiers, which specializes in new technology and experimental cinema," Hershman-Leeson said. "Sundance is one of the only festivals that really acknowledges the shifts in nontraditional filmmaking."
John Cooper, who has led Sundance in new directions as director of programming, looked to filmmakers to see what was next for the festival. "They wanted to sell their films and brand them as Sundance," he said. "There's so much content out there that it creates such a need for a filter."
This led to a deal with the fest and channel to sell 32 short films at Apple's iTunes Store for $1.99 each. The films also will stream for free on Sundance's Web site along with 14 others from this year's selection.
Along with bringing Sundance films to people's homes, the Web offers a multitude of ways for anyone to get an insider's view.
- 1/17/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The experimental romantic comedy Four Eyed Monsters won the 2006 Sundance Channel Audience Award at this year's "indieWIRE: Undiscovered Gems" film series. The autobiographical film, in which director/stars Susan Buice and Arin Crumley blend fact and fiction to document their developing relationship, won a theatrical release through Emerging Pictures and a television premiere on Sundance Channel. Monsters recently nabbed two 2007 Independent Spirit Award noms for best cinematography and the John Cassavetes award for the best feature made for less than $500,000.
- 12/17/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- It comes as no surprise that leading this year’s pack of nominees are Little Miss Sunshine and Half Nelson, but this year’s mix of contenders are a mixed breed coming from films that were showcased a little everywhere – including this year’s Sundance. And the 2007 Independent Spirit nominees are...Feature (Award given to the Producer)"American Gun," Ted Kroeber, producer"The Dead Girl," Tom Rosenberg, Henry Winterstern, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, Eric Karten, Kevin Turen, producers"Half Nelson," Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden, Rosanne Korenberg, producers"Little Miss Sunshine," Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, producers"Pan's Labyrinth," Bertha Navarro, Alfonso Cuaron, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin, Guillermo Del Toro, producersFIRST Feature (Award given to the director and producer)"Day Night Day Night," Julia Loktev, director; Julia Loktev, Melanie Judd, Jessica Levin, producers"Man Push Cart," Ramin Bahrani, director; Ramin Bahrani,
- 11/29/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
- I love this yearly piece from the folks @ IndieWIRE – it highlights the films that unfortunately find themselves by the waste side, that don’t get picked up, but that deservingly need to be seen. I’ve had the chance to catch a couple of these features - Three Times will most likely finds its way on my top 20 of the year (results published in February in 2006). Undiscovered Gems is a list from indieWIRE staffers and writers: Eugene Hernandez (editor-in-chief), Brian Brooks (associate editor), James Israel (administration and marketing), and contributors Erica Abeel, Howard Feinstein, Anthony Kaufman, Michael Koresky, Jonny Leahan, Lily Oei and Steven Rosen. Here is their Top 10 Films of 2005 Without U.S. Distribution: Chain - Jem Cohen C.R.A.Z.Y. -Jean-Marc Vallee Four Eyed Monsters - Susan Buice & Arin Crumley I Am a Sex Addict - Caveh Zahedi John and Jane - Ashim Ahluwalla
- 1/3/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
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