Last summer I signed on to produce a movie called Layover, an indie film I saw at the Seattle International Film Festival. I had a number of reasons for wanting to work on the film, but one of them was to learn the ins-and-outs of self-distribution, which is something that I felt was (and still is) a…
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David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss why Michael C. Hall's crotch was in Devindra's face last week, Jeff's fascistic views on trailers, and when they'd consider double-dipping a Blu-Ray. Plus, Jeff shares his thoughts on Layover, the film David produced. You can buy Layover for $6 right now using promo code "filmcast". You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and…
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This year at the Seattle International Film Festival, I saw a movie called Layover, which tells the story of how a young Parisian named Simone gets stuck in LA on an extended layover and ends up learning more about her hopes and dreams than she had anticipated. Not only was I impressed with the film, I…
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David and Devindra welcome Jeff Cannata to the /Filmcast! This week, we break down some new Star Wars news, plus Dave reports from the Seattle International Film Festival. Be sure to check out David's interviews with the filmmakers behind Layover and Time Lapse. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play…
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This weekend, I saw a movie at the Seattle International Film Festival that had a budget of $6,000. Joshua Caldwell's Layover, which had its world premiere here, was shot in 11 days in Los Angeles and takes place during the course of a single evening, as a itinerant frenchwoman Simone (played by Nathalie Fay) re-connects with a…
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Writing about screenplay buys can be difficult -- there isn't often a lot of detail about a story and without creative talent beyond the writer and producer, we're often left to do little more than speculate about what the finished product might be like. But what the hell, we'll do it anyway. Three big script…
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Not long ago we heard that John Singleton would be in full-on director for hire mode as head of the Taylor Lautner action thriller Abduction. Everybody's got to eat, right? And if Lautner really is going to be as huge as studio execs believe, that could buy a hell of a banquet for Singleton. Now…
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