Episode 6: A Slight of Irish Hand
Episode 3: Monitor Your Super Glue
Episode 2: Lettuce for World Peace
Episode 4: Mipsy Comes Out
Episode 7: Unemployed Zombie
For more visit: http://www.karimorris.com
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
See Thomas Ian Nicholas LIVE!!
KEITH COLLINS of UEMG Inc. PRESENTS: THOMAS IAN NICHOLAS Official New York CD release party. With an UNPLUGGED exclusive LIVE concert performance by THOMAS IAN NICHOLAS!
Debuting songs from his new cd entitled "WITHOUT WARNING" Thursday November 15th 2007 10pm
Exclusively @ RETOX (511 West 28th Street btw 10th &11th Avenues)
Complimentary Cocktails 10pm-11pm SHOW BEGINS AT 11:00PM This event is guest list only. RSVP is mandatory for entry. Please email info@thomasiannicholas.com by Thursday afternoon.
Advance copies of his album "Without Warning" will be for sale at the show.
Indie Pick O' The Day: subUrbia
The opening shot of this film reminds me of my hometown. Haphazard shots of shopping malls, parking lots, convenience stores, newly constructed townhomes, and just....land and space. Don't get much of that up here...
Anyways, Richard Linklater once again creates a film about teenage slackers unsure of who they are and what their purposes are in life. They find themselves hanging out in parking lots talking about trivial and mundane topics. On the same night, their friend, the only successful one out of the group who is now a rock star, has returned to his hometown to revisit his old surroundings.
The friends decide to hang out and talk about inane subjects, while realizing that they've been wasting their lives away doing nothing. This film has great character and story. I don't know if its a good thing or bad thing, but I can totally relate to all of the slackers in this movie.
subUrbia was actually adapted from a staged play, which you can kinda tell because the film is most set in front of a convenience store. The owner of the store was the guy in Office Space...remember Samir? Well anyways there are a lot of well known indie actors in this flick. There's of course Giovanni Ribisi, Nicky Katt (who always plays such an asshole, but I hear is a really nice guy), Steve Zahn, and our IndieSeen favorite Parker Posey. The message behind this film is about really what are our purposes in life? What were we made for on this planet? What the hell do we plan to do with our lives?
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
First Strike
Check out this film about brothers torn apart by the love of a Jackie Chan movie.
First Strike (Part 1)
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Need A Chill Venue For A Mixer?
Need a nice small intimate spot to network, talk movies, and show off your business card? How about get your drink on at the bar and chill in the spa lounge with your Christiana Vodka Flirtini and lay in a cozy jacuzzi? We did it. So can you. Check out G Spa & Lounge located inside of the Gansevoort Hotel in the meatpacking district. It's not as bourgeois as you may think...you very well can meet some cool peeps there. Stay tuned to NYIndieSeen for updates on swanky venues such as this that we will happily invite you to :) You never know who you may run into...
Hotel Gansevoort
18 Ninth Ave., New York, NY 10014 
at 13th St.
212-660-6733
Artssiren's Subculture NYC 96
This short film was directed by Nia Janeen Brown.
It was filmed in the Lower East Side back in 1996.
It was filmed in the Lower East Side back in 1996.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Call For Entries
NYIndieSeen wants your short film. NOW! You may have heard of us...you may not. But either way...we wanna HEAR YOU! We want your short film on our blog to give you as much exposure as possible. We've had over 20,000 hits on this blog since it launched early this year and our momentum and visibility is growing. That's because we want to allow your films to be heard and SEEN.
So email us and provide the EMBED code to your YouTube, iFilm, or Myspace video and we will happily upload it onto the blog.
Email us at nyindieseen@yahoo.com
Sunday, November 11, 2007
21 Grams: Mercy
This scene is with the amazing Benicio Del Toro dealing with his demons and speaking bible scriptures that validates the sins that he committed were God's will. It's a very powerful scene and speaks volumes to Del Toro's work as an actor. Excellent scene.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Writing Character-Driven Stories
Writing Character-Driven Stories
Nov. 9-11
Dissolve writing blocks and experience a creative flow
Maximize the emotional impact of your work and evoke the feelings you intended
Develop authentic characters and exciting plots by focusing on your characters' relationships
Enjoy an easy-to-follow crash-course in story structure
Acquire tools that make the revision process finite and productive
Learn how to network effectively with other writers and filmmakers, even if you're deathly shy
See detailed course description at: http://elathier.info/_wsn/page3.htmlTIME: Friday, Nov. 9, 7-9:30pmSat-Sun. Nov. 10-11, 10am-6:30pm
PLACE:New York Women in Film & TV6 East 39th Street, Suite 1200New York, NY(near all subways lines)
COST:
Standard fee: $385
Repeaters: $285
pay-what-you-can
If you earn under $40K a year and are not independently wealthy, then you qualify for the pay-what-you-can policy. Details are listed in the workshop application page of the website.
What writers have been saying:
"I learned more about story structure in Ela's class than in ten years of working in film."ROSE VIGGIANODynamic Productions"As a literary agent, I would recommend your class to any writer who is starting out, switching mediums, or an experienced writer looking to add weapons to their arsenal and write more memorable scripts."SONIA PABLEYLiterary agent, The Gersh Agency"There are a million writing classes but only one Ela. She is a godsend to writers who need encouragement and real tools for success. Take her class and spend the rest of your life finishing good scripts!"KATE FARRELFour times Emmy-award winner, 22-years of television production"Three sessions with Ela taught me more than an entire semester of an expensive film school. I find myself wanting to write constantly."PAYAL SETHIFormer head of development, Mirabai Films"Ela's techniques turn her students into writing athletes. It's the difference between despair and glee at the keyboard."JOSEPH SPAIDDirector, Kiran Over Mongolia and Watch the Closing Doors"When I read the testimonials on Ela's website, I said to myself: 'No one is that good.' And I was right. Ela is infinitely better than good."STEVE KLAUSNERBest Screenplay, "Headspace" NYC Horror Film Festival Testimonials
The Writers' Guild of America, an organization of 12,000 members, has unanimously voted to go on strike:
WGA 2007 contract proposal:
http://www.wga.org/contract_07/proposalsfull2.pdf
If you only read one thing about the strike, read the first couple of items on this list for a healthy picture of what the strike is about.
Strike rules and info:
http://www.wgaeast.org/index.php/articles/1001?wgra=1#stop%20writing
If you're not a guild member, you should still not be writing, negotiating or even having discussions with a struck company. Besides it being unethical, you would be jeopardizing possibility of future membership in the Writers' Guild.
Strike-related articles:
http://wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=1993
New-York-based writers: if you can, join me and fellow writers on the picket line from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., around Rockefeller Plaza on 49th St. Visit http://wgaeast.org for details and updates.
Nov. 9-11
Dissolve writing blocks and experience a creative flow
Maximize the emotional impact of your work and evoke the feelings you intended
Develop authentic characters and exciting plots by focusing on your characters' relationships
Enjoy an easy-to-follow crash-course in story structure
Acquire tools that make the revision process finite and productive
Learn how to network effectively with other writers and filmmakers, even if you're deathly shy
See detailed course description at: http://elathier.info/_wsn/page3.htmlTIME: Friday, Nov. 9, 7-9:30pmSat-Sun. Nov. 10-11, 10am-6:30pm
PLACE:New York Women in Film & TV6 East 39th Street, Suite 1200New York, NY(near all subways lines)
COST:
Standard fee: $385
Repeaters: $285
pay-what-you-can
If you earn under $40K a year and are not independently wealthy, then you qualify for the pay-what-you-can policy. Details are listed in the workshop application page of the website.
What writers have been saying:
"I learned more about story structure in Ela's class than in ten years of working in film."ROSE VIGGIANODynamic Productions"As a literary agent, I would recommend your class to any writer who is starting out, switching mediums, or an experienced writer looking to add weapons to their arsenal and write more memorable scripts."SONIA PABLEYLiterary agent, The Gersh Agency"There are a million writing classes but only one Ela. She is a godsend to writers who need encouragement and real tools for success. Take her class and spend the rest of your life finishing good scripts!"KATE FARRELFour times Emmy-award winner, 22-years of television production"Three sessions with Ela taught me more than an entire semester of an expensive film school. I find myself wanting to write constantly."PAYAL SETHIFormer head of development, Mirabai Films"Ela's techniques turn her students into writing athletes. It's the difference between despair and glee at the keyboard."JOSEPH SPAIDDirector, Kiran Over Mongolia and Watch the Closing Doors"When I read the testimonials on Ela's website, I said to myself: 'No one is that good.' And I was right. Ela is infinitely better than good."STEVE KLAUSNERBest Screenplay, "Headspace" NYC Horror Film Festival Testimonials
The Writers' Guild of America, an organization of 12,000 members, has unanimously voted to go on strike:
WGA 2007 contract proposal:
http://www.wga.org/contract_07/proposalsfull2.pdf
If you only read one thing about the strike, read the first couple of items on this list for a healthy picture of what the strike is about.
Strike rules and info:
http://www.wgaeast.org/index.php/articles/1001?wgra=1#stop%20writing
If you're not a guild member, you should still not be writing, negotiating or even having discussions with a struck company. Besides it being unethical, you would be jeopardizing possibility of future membership in the Writers' Guild.
Strike-related articles:
http://wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=1993
New-York-based writers: if you can, join me and fellow writers on the picket line from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., around Rockefeller Plaza on 49th St. Visit http://wgaeast.org for details and updates.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
I See Celebrities
Joaquin Phoenix was spotted on 31st and 5th Ave with a chick gettin his smoke on. Cigarettes that is...
Owen Wilson on 7th Ave and Charles St a post rehab looking Owen was in very high spirits walking around with a blonde who was NOT Kate Hudson. Perhaps her stunt double?
Ryan Gosling at 14th St and 8th Ave looking hot as hell with his new shaved haircut. On the prowl for the ladiez obviously.
Wes Anderson was caught chillin over East Houston and 2nd Ave. Passing an ad for Darjeeling Limited nearby. That's gotta be so cool to see your movie ads on the street. You know he thinks he's the shit.
Ethan Hawke lookin a lil fug at 20th St and 8th Ave. Is it true he's still living in Hotel Chelsea? Yikes. I guess that's what happens with life after Uma Thurman.
Alec and Stephen Baldwin seen dining out at 1 Central Park West at Trump Plaza. Where was Billy? What about the fugly one Daniel? He's still alive right?
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